What we put as food in our body everyday has also has to change, if we want our brain training to do its work well. There is enough scientific evidence showing Mediterranean diet can help our brains.
New research confirms what we’ve known for a while: A diet rich in lean protein, healthy fats, and fruits and vegetables is good for your brain. In a review published in the journal Epidemiology, researchers examined 12 studies and concluded that strong adherence to a Mediterranean-style diet was associated with better cognitive function, lower decline in brain activity, and a reduced risk of Alzheimer’s disease.
I would like to mention the most important points to keep in mind during your experience with Yoga4Brain:
1. Food that is rich in omega 3 fatty acids, vitamin E, all the colourful veggies and fruits, almonds, walnuts, beans, whole grains, olive oil and seeds, Fish and sea food
2. No alcohol, less meat and very limited ( only one cup a day) dairy, no sugar and much less salt
3. It is very important to Lower our calorie intake. It is very important to keep our calorie intake at a moderate level to protect our brain against oxidative damage and regeneration of nerve cells and new connections in our brain
4. Avoid eating processed food or highly refined foods
- Mediterranean diet can help
- Mediterranean diet can help
Foods for memory
- Saturated and trans fats are NO NO
- Mono- and polyunsaturated fats may be the heroes in the dietary battle to preserve memory. In particular, the Mediterranean diet, with its menu of foods that are high in healthy unsaturated fats (olive oil, fish, and nuts) has been linked to lower rates of both dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease and mild cognitive impairment (MCI)—the stage of memory loss that often precedes dementia.
The Mediterranean diet includes several components that might promote brain health:
- Fruits, vegetables, whole grains, fish, and olive oil help improve the health of blood vessels, reducing the risk for a memory-damaging stroke.
- Fish are high in omega-3 fatty acids, which have been linked to lower levels of beta-amyloid proteins in the blood and better vascular health.
- Moderate alcohol consumption raises levels of healthy high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol. Alcohol also lowers our cells’ resistance to insulin, allowing it to lower blood sugar more effectively. Insulin resistance has been linked to dementia.