25 Best foods for thought

There really are foods that help stimulate your brain and help you have better thinking power.  These 25 foods for thought could help you stay more alert and give your brain’s memory card a full charge. 

1. Raw carrots: Raw carrots will provide you with a steady level of blood sugar for your brain.
2. Cashews: Cashews are high in magnesium, which can give more oxygen-rich blood to your brain.
3. Pumpkin seeds: Pumpkin seeds are full of brain nutrients, like zinc and fatty acids.
4. Water: Get up to 2 liters of water a day to keep your brain hydrated.
5. Blackberries: Get your oxidation stress-preventing anthocyanins from blackberries.
6. Eggplant: Keep your brain sharp with eggplant, particularly the skin that keeps your brain sharp with the nutrient nasunin.
7. Meat: Meat will help your brain create neurotransmitters to send messages from neuron to neuron.
8. Seeds: By eating seeds, you can get your essential fatty acids.
9. Canola oil: Canola oil offers a good serving of Omega-3s.
10. Pecans: Eating pecans can provide you with choline, which is essential for optimal brain function.
11. Lean beef: Eating lean beef can help you get the iron you need for cognitive functioning.
12. Fish: Fish is high in protein, which offers a great source of amino acids.
13. Whole wheat bread: Whole wheat bread offers a less sharp spike in glucose levels.
14. Strawberries: Antioxidant-rich strawberries can boost your cognitive functioning.
15. Broccoli: In this super food, you’ll find lots of vitamin K to enhance brainpower.
16. Scallops: Load up on scallops to get your essential fatty acids.
17. Tuna: With tuna fish, you’ll get Omega-3s that can help nerve signals move.
18. Nuts: Nuts are a great source of essential fatty acids like Omega-3s.
19. Yogurt: In yogurt, you’ll find improved neurotransmitters.
20. Cranberries: In cranberries, you’ll find a high concentration of antioxidants that can help prevent braincell damage caused by free radicals.
21. Romaine lettuce: Romaine lettuce offers a good amount of Omega-3s and protein.
22. Hot cocoa: Pure cocoa powder packs an incredibly strong antioxidant punch.
23. Cheese: Eat cheese to provide your brain with the amino acids it needs.
24. Berries: Berries are high in complex carbohydrates which can offer you sustained brain energy.
25. Olive oil: Olive oil will give you a dose of potent antioxidant polyphenols

Many of these products can be purchased locally in Raleigh at Kroger  or the NC Farmers Market. Keep your thinking power in top notch shape with these 25 foods for thought.

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