Popeye and Olive were right
Solving crossword puzzles and sudokus may help to keep the brain alive, but they are not the whole answer. So, what will protect the brain from ageing? You have to eat the right
foods. We’ve all been told by our parents to eat
fish because that is brain food. Our parents were not wrong, but eating certain fish is better for the brain than any old fish. Another advantage to eating food that is good for the brain is that it is also good for the heart. Besides fish, what else should be eaten that will protect the delicate nerve cells and blood-vessels from the damage that often goes hand in hand with ageing? Why not include the foods listed below in your
daily diet?
Fish – What fish?
Herring, sardines and salmon are all oily fishes. The oil we get from these fishes is full of
omega 3 fatty acids. Therefore, the more
omega 3 there is in the blood the higher the level of serotonin.
Serotonin is a mood enhancer. It can give you that feel-good feeling. In a test run by the Rush Institute for healthy ageing in Chicago, USA it was found that people who had a fish meal even only once a week are less likely to suffer with
Alzheimer’s Disease than those who don’t eat fish.
Eat your vegetables
Homocysteines are chemicals that are a normal part of
protein metabolism. But too much homocysteine is not good for you. It brings on dementia and also increases heart disease. How can you keep
homocysteines at a reasonable level? By eating dark-green vegetables for example Broccoli and Curly Kale.
Fruit can also be good for you and your brain
Sweet wild blueberries are full of
anti-oxidants. Anti-oxidants are the good guys that get rid of the free radicals in the body. How do these free radicals get into the body? You don’t have to be a smoker to inhale passive nicotine. If you walk in the street, cars, buses and motorbikes are giving off petrol or diesel fumes. And as you breathe in, you are breathing in pollutants that are not good for your health. There are some chemicals in blueberries that help keep the arteries in good condition; this in turn can prevent
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