The foods you eat play a role in keeping your brain healthy and can improve specific mental tasks.
Following food can help boost your brain:
- Fatty Fish: About 60% of your brain is made of fat, and half of that fat is the omega-3 kind. Fishes s/as salmon, trout and sardines, etc. are all rich sources of omega-3 fatty acids. In general, eating fish seems to have positive health benefits.
- Coffee: coffee has a number of positive effects on the brain, that includes increased alertness, improved mood, sharpened concentration, etc.
- Blueberries: These are rich source of anthocyanins that carries antioxidants which act against both oxidative stress and inflammation, conditions that may contribute to brain aging and neurodegenerative diseases.
- Turmeric: Curcumin, the active ingredient in turmeric, has been shown to cross the blood-brain barrier, meaning it can directly enter the brain and benefit the cells there.