Increase your mind’s potential with good brain foods

Feed your brain well with good brain foods. These will enhance your mind’s capabilities and will set the base for the upcoming mind expansion. Of course what I am saying here is to adopt a new diet which it will become a new lifestyle. If you think about it, it’s not so difficult, it’s just a decision. I have also made this decision and trust me I haven’t regretted it.

You can think your brain and your mind as the hardware and the software parts of a computer respectively. In order for the software to run smoothly and flawlessly you need good hardware. Eating good brain foods you acquire a healthy and expansion-ready brain. These are the foundations of the well trained mind.

Let’s see what the well trained mind needs for feeding.

Brain Foods

The first step to have a well trained mind is to feed well the grey matter. This doesn’t mean to eat until your stomach is full because if you want a healthy brain you better may not be fat.

Good foods are fruits and vegetables which they are rich in C and E vitamins and antioxidants. But be careful, the brain is not absolutely vegetarian because it needs vitamin B12 for its neural circuits. This vitamin is found mostly in animal foods. Without it, Hippocampus which controls memory and learning gets negatively affected.

Some good brain foods from animals are listed below:

• Eggs (reduces the danger for Alzheimer's disease)

• Cheese

• Yogurt (increases production of two very important neurotransmitters, the dopamine and noradrenalin)

• Meat

• Fish (Contains omega-3 fat which are required for the brain’s metabolism, enhance mood and help in focusing attention)

Some other than animal foods which are good for your brain are also:

• Dark Chocolate

• Walnuts (Rich in omega-3 fat and linoleic acid which improves the communications between the cells)

Can a daily pill really boost your brain power?

Unfortunately, the magic pill does not yet exist. But ongoing research has showed that some substances can improve some brain functions. Let’s see what are their advantages and disadvantages of such stuff.

Nicotine

It seems that nicotine improves memory and concentration but it is also highly addictive.

Modafinil

This is a powerful substance which can keep a person wide awake and fixed for 90 hours continuously without nervousness or stress. Its side effects have not studied yet fully.

Methylphenidate

In small doses it can increase the concentration skill, attention and memory. It is addictive.

Ampakine

Improves concentration but it is not approved yet as a drug.

Piracetam

This substance seems to improve the information flow rate between the right and left hemispheres. It also improves attention and memory.

Well, at least we can hope that one day a side effect free pill will be ready as a brain supplement. For the time being we can eat some healthy brain foods to build the foundations for a healthy super brain.

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