Nutritional supplements are useful
In the name of an attractive figure and great well-being, we are ready for a lot. Avoiding several types of food usually comes first. It is customary to put an equal sign between a proper diet and a healthy lifestyle. But the human body is more complex than a space rocket, so superficial knowledge is not suitable here. It is not enough to consider some product harmful – you need to imagine how to replace it. One of the world’s most famous nutritionists, David Perlmutter, in Food and the Brain, talks about seven daily supplements to our diet.
A bright spice from the ginger family. For several thousand years, it has been used in Indian and Chinese medicine as one of the most powerful healing agents. Turmeric cleanses the blood, tones, normalizes blood pressure and is an excellent natural antibiotic. Add orange mood to your food!
In nature, in terms of its content, mother’s milk is out of competition. Therefore, when breastfeeding, a person receives a reserve of health from birth. To top it up, Perlmutter recommends flaxseed oil, avocado, and cod liver. Bold – you say! “Better good fat than bad carbohydrate,” says the famous nutritionist.
These are beneficial bacteria that live in the intestines. They “on the spot” control the situation so that the brain receives the correct signals about the situation – in particular, about satiety and hunger. Scientists have proven such a close connection between the digestive and nervous systems that now they often say: “The intestine is the second brain.”
It is an antioxidant for brain cells, and with the prefix “super”. Modern researchers see it as a cure for stroke and many ailments of the brain. The body is able to produce it itself in the required quantities, but only with proper nutrition, therefore, Perlmutter advises a modern person to include this supplement in the diet.
Who said nerve cells don’t regenerate? It turns out that the entire central nervous system is composed of the receptors of this vitamin, and it not only keeps free radicals out of neurons, but promotes the growth of nerve cells. We know it not only as a “sunshine vitamin” (the sun is great!), But also as a component of fish oil (fish oil is tasteless!). And if you replace fish oil with delicacies such as mushrooms and cold-water fish, the effect will remain in effect, and the pleasure will increase by an order of magnitude.
As an excellent cosmetic product is known to every woman, but this oil is also a “brain superfuel”, as well as an irreplaceable ally for losing weight, since it does not participate in the deposition of fat. The long list of merits includes protecting joints, fighting fungus and viruses, adjusting the work of the gastrointestinal tract and improving immunity. Coconut oil is thermally stable, so you can cook any food with it.
Its main natural source is grapes. Everyone has heard that a glass of red wine is very useful at dinner, but not everyone knows why. It turns out that these magic molecules are contained there. In the body, resveratrol controls fat cells, blood flow to the brain, and heart function. But the most fantastic thing is that, by inhibiting the aging process, it successfully deceives the time.
Based on the book
The author is Anton Bakharev.