Food and the Brain

[brainandspinalcord]

UCLA professor of neurosurgery and physiological science Fernando Gomez-Pinilla, has spent years studying the affects that food, exercise and sleep have on the brain. Considering how we tend to feel after eating too much, sleeping too little or falling out of shape, Gomez-Pinilla’s interest in this makes sense.

He found that omega-3 fatty acids helped to improve memory, learning and protected against depression, mood disorders and even dementia. While you can find omega-3 in pill form, the scientists state that you will receive more benefits from actual food that contains this valuable nutrient. Some of these foods include flax seed, salmon, walnuts and squash.
full article here (http://www.brainandspinalcord.org/blog/2008/07/give-your-brain-a-nutritional-advantage/)

[Panda_Ca]

Yeah omega 3's are great for the brain. The shielding tissue of the neurons are made of from these fatty acids. So it's vitaly important to have a source of omega 3's in your diet, especially for kids or people recovering from brain disease or injury.

There are tons of other foods that have a positive impact on the brain, not to mention the ones that have a negative impact. Check out this site, there is quiet a bit of info on brain nutrition (http://www.brainhealthandpuzzles.com/brain_nutrition.html)there.

[andraJ]

From healthy hearts to healthy minds, Omega 3 has been helping people improve their quality of life. The problem is that getting Omega 3 from diet alone isn't the easiest thing to do -- nor is it the safest.Many more studies are being done before the claims that Omega 3 aids in the prevention of breast cancer is proven, but the evidence of current research tends to support just that.