Brain Food Health Tip : Brain Foods

Article by P.R. Green

A healthy brain is the best brain!

However(I am not a doctor so check with your doctor) because what I am about to tell you is that if(that little word again) you really want the lowdown on one(1) of the healthiest brain foods that heads a list, I will explain.

EGGSOne approach is to go to your Super Market Pharmacy and ask for a cup of water because you don’t have any with you(don’t drink it) instead go to the egg section and take one egg out of a carton and place it gently in the water(you break it you pay for it).Next, if the egg does not appear above the water line – it is fresh – if the egg appears anywhere above the water line it is not as fresh depending on how much of the egg shows above water indicates age.

EGG AGE I was looking forward to breakfast at a friend’s home. The lady of the house cracked eggs and stated the eggs were so fresh the yolks would not stay together. Old eggs! I opted for just one and swallowed hard as not to embarass the hostess. There are many other brain foods such as a variety of fish products, vegies, fruits(I have heard fruits should be eaten on an empty stomach, I don’t know, I am not a doctor nor nutritionist).

I prefer boiled or poached eggs. Boiled: cold water,submerged egg in cold water, boil on high heat for 12 min ‘timed’. 2 or more for a photo road trip, handy! Sometimes I place shelled boiled eggs in pickle brine over night. Sure taste good to me.

Other ‘brain foods’Activities you may have heard or read about are activities should be absolutely different from what you normally do, for example, a labor-intensive work day may and probably should be followed by – focus now – exercise! Ridiculous? Not really. Someone I know ‘worked like the devil for her pay’ came home tired, exausted and just plain ‘beat’ 5 and 6 days each week. I suggested exercise, nothing heavy, just limber-types to begin with.

“What do you mean exercise? I work all day, what more exercise do I need?”

I explained: a few head turns, arm waving, foot and leg shaking, lying on the back close to a wall, raise legs, rest heels on the wall – even for a few seconds – a few minutes may be better – then take heels away from wall and shake those legs, pretend bike pedal, etc. Develops good circulation and there are many others – search the internet – good ‘brain food’.

The person referred to above did this into her 90’s – I am pushing 80.

MUSICPick up any instrument, mouth organ, guitar, keyboard, bones, bongos, to demand your brain to think other than about your work, job or normal routine. People are online so much and watching TV. To stay ‘brain-healthy’ the brain must change focus. Switch instruments often to develop brain plasticity and elasticity.

CROSSWORDSThat’s an old one but very useful, even if you are not interested, command your brain to do it as a ‘routine’. Two maybe three times each week. Your brain may not like it but persist for brain health.

ADDITIONALLY, green tea and exercise appears to be the take of the day.

BE WELL AND BRAIN HEALTHY!