Men's Health
	• Brain Food Diet and Supplements • Ideal Protein Diet for Weight Loss and Fitness • Best Diet for Men's Health Weight Loss

Your mental power and your ability to focus depend to a very large extent on the kinds of food you eat. One of the quickest things you can put into practice to perk up mental power is to adjust the carbohydrate to protein ratio of your lunch. With the majority of meals having a protein to carb ratio in excess of 4:1, the modern diet suffers from a major excess of carbs.

 

The building blocks of protein, amino acids, are also the basic raw materials the brain uses to function. They can easily cross the blood-brain barrier. The problem is that all the amino acids circulating in the bloodstream at any given time compete for passage through the “amino acid channels” in the blood-brain barrier, and passage of a specific amino acid is granted in proportion to its concentration in the blood. To be effective, amino acid supplements have to be taken on an empty stomach with water or fruit juice.

Scientists are gradually putting together a list of foods that seem to have particular influence on the health of the brain from the numerous analyses in recent years that have correlated diet to cognitive function. A reduced risk of cognitive decline, dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, as well as improvements in memory, IQ, concentration and mood, have all been shown by these studies.

 

Omega-3 fatty acids are extremely important for better brain function. The best dietary source of these omega-3 fats is fish. There are also vegetarian sources of omega-3 fats, such as:

Eating fish is good for the brain and can slow age related mental decline by three to four years. Researchers studied 3700 Chicago residents who were 65 and older. They took some simple tests of mental acuity three times in six years, and they also filled out a questionnaire about the type of food they ate. Folks who ate one fish meal a week had a 10% slower annual decline in thinking, while those who ate two fish meals a week had a 13% slower decline.

Fish, meat and poultry all work as mental and energy boosters since they contain tyrosine, the amino acid that helps produce two neurotransmitters that have been linked to increased mental alertness.

Eating lots of colorful fruits and vegetables is also important for brain health. Studies have shown that people who eat a lot of fruits and vegetables have a 70% lower chance of getting dementia when they get older. Blueberries in particular help boost brain development, improve cognitive function, and could prevent Alzheimer’s disease.

Brown rice is another food that improves the brain’s function, since it is filled with vitamins and magnesium.

 

Another way you can improve your brain health is by taking a Vitamin B supplement every day. Without enough Vitamin B in our diets, we are at an amplified risk for Alzheimer’s, in addition to other alarming diseases such as depression, Parkinson’s disease, cancer, heart attacks and stroke.

 

So be kind to your old bean and give it the nutrients it deserves and it will serve you well for all your years!