{"id":17299,"date":"2023-06-20T19:38:36","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T14:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=17299"},"modified":"2023-06-20T19:38:36","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T14:38:36","slug":"nutrient-rich-foods-that-may-help-with-brain-health-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/health\/nutrient-rich-foods-that-may-help-with-brain-health-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Nutrient-rich foods that may help with brain health, you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"

Summer is a great time to consider how our food diet can potentially be beneficial for the brain, while June month is a Brain awareness month.<\/p>\n

While there is no singular food fix for better brain health, there are properties in certain ingredients that some nutritionists recommend based on scientific research and studies to incorporate in a healthy, well-rounded and varied diet.<\/p>\n

Registered dietitian and nutritionist Maya Feller, who regularly contributes to ABC News\u2019 Good Morning America, shared some insights backed by research to better understand what foods could benefit our brains.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThere is a growing body of research examining the link between gut health and brain health,\u201d Feller said. \u201cResearchers have looked at the importance of having a diverse set of colonic bacteria and seem to think the more diversity in gut bacteria the better, especially when it comes to brain health.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Most of the research studies to date have been done in animal models, but scientists have recently started to investigate these links in humans too.<\/p>\n

She explained that the \u201cdiversity in gut bacteria plays a role in mood, memory, cognition and the development of neurodegenerative conditions. The make-up of the gut is impacted by the foods we eat.\u201d<\/p>\n

For example, Feller said \u201cpre-biotic fibers increase short-chain fatty acid production, and this is thought to have a beneficial impact on probiotic bacterial development.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAdditionally, polyphenols found in plants have beneficial impacts on gut health,\u201d Feller said of the naturally occurring compounds in grapes and berries. \u201cPlant foods generally support gut health, which in turn supports brain health. I recommend enjoying a variety of plants that are affordable, accessible, and culturally relevant as an entry point to thinking about gut health.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Feller said there\u2019s \u201cnot a particular magic number\u201d of how much of a brain-healthy ingredient to consume,\u201d she added, \u201cThe recommendation is to eat a variety of plant foods and to make them a mainstay in the pattern of eating.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI often recommend eating for flavor and utilizing a variety of herbs and spices, many of which contain bioactive compounds that support gut health,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

According to Harvard Medical School, researchers have found the best brain foods to be the same as those that also protect the heart and blood vessels, such as leafy greens, fatty fish, berries, tea and coffee, and walnuts.<\/p>\n

A recent study has also shown that the Mediterranean diet may reduce the risk of dementia. This diet is also endorsed by the American Heart Association as a way to help maintain a healthy weight while improving both heart and brain health.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Summer is a great time to consider how our food diet can potentially be beneficial for the brain, while June month is a Brain awareness month. While there is no singular food fix for better brain health, there are properties in certain ingredients that some nutritionists recommend based on scientific research and studies to incorporate […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":17300,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[3055,8157,9512],"class_list":["post-17299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","tag-abc-news","tag-american-heart-association","tag-fish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17299","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17299"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17299\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}