Children's brain-boosting foods

Dark leafy greens

The metabolism of protein foods produces a substance called homocysteine, which is harmless to the body in itself, but high levels can cause cognitive impairment and heart disease. Moreover, once cysteine ​​is oxidized, it will have toxic side effects on the arterial blood vessel walls. Vitamin B6 or B12 can prevent cysteine ​​oxidation, and dark green leafy vegetables have the highest vitamin content.

Fish

Fish fat contains omega-3 fatty acids, which have a protective effect on the nervous system and help to improve brain health.

Studies have shown that people who eat at least one meal of fish a week, especially salmon, sardines and herring, have a much lower incidence of Alzheimer's disease than those who rarely eat fish. Eating fish also helps strengthen the activity of nerve cells, thereby improving learning and memory.

Whole wheat products and brown rice The best way to enhance the body's ability to absorb nutrients is to eat brown rice. Brown rice contains various vitamins that are essential for maintaining cognitive ability. Among them, vitamin B6 is most effective in lowering homocysteine ​​levels.

garlic

The energy source for brain activity mainly relies on glucose. In order for glucose to play its due role, sufficient amounts of vitamin B1 are required. Garlic itself does not contain a large amount of vitamin B1, but it can enhance the effect of vitamin B1 because garlic can produce a substance called "alliamine" with B1, and the effect of alliamine is much stronger than vitamin B1. Therefore, eating some garlic can promote the conversion of glucose into brain energy.

egg

The protein contained in eggs is one of the best proteins in natural food. It is rich in amino acids needed by the human body. The yolk is not only rich in lecithin, but also rich in calcium, phosphorus, iron, and vitamins A, D, B, etc., making it suitable for people who work with their brains.

Beans and their products

This is nature's best source of plant protein. Soybeans are rich in high-quality protein and eight essential amino acids needed by the human brain, all of which help enhance the function of cerebral blood vessels. In addition, it also contains lecithin, rich vitamins and other minerals, and is especially suitable for people who do mental work. Soybean fat contains 85.5% unsaturated fatty acids, of which linolenic acid and linoleic acid are the most abundant. They have the effect of lowering cholesterol in the human body and are especially beneficial for middle-aged and elderly mental workers in preventing and controlling cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

Walnuts and sesame seeds

Modern research has found that these two substances are very nutritious, especially high in unsaturated fatty acids. Therefore, eating them regularly can provide the brain with sufficient unsaturated fatty acids with smaller molecules, such as linoleic acid and linolenic acid, to eliminate impurities in blood vessels and improve brain function. In addition, walnuts contain a large amount of vitamins, which are very effective in treating neurasthenia, insomnia, relaxing the tension of brain nerves, and eliminating brain fatigue.

fruit

Pineapple is rich in vitamin C and the important trace element manganese, which helps improve people's memory; lemon can improve people's receptive ability; bananas can provide the brain with the important substance tyrosine, which can make people energetic, concentrate and improve people's creativity.