In this video, we're going to talk about what to eat and what not to eat for healthy brain function. Now of course, you already know that I'm not a dietitian. If you need heavy duty advice on this, you should see a dietitian. Here. We're just going to cover a lot of the basics. I'm going to I'm going to give you the basics and then I'm going to give you types of diets to stick to and what not to eat.
First, the basics. Definitely want to hydrate I already mentioned this earlier, but it's the simplest easiest thing you can do. Just drink enough water. None of those sugary no soda, no sugary drink just water or seltzer water tea is also great. Now, you also don't want to have excessive sugar. You don't want to have refined processed sugars, that kinds that are found and cheap candy bars and sugary cereals you don't want that stay away.
Also regular alcohol consumption or excessive excessive alcohol consumption tends to have a negative effect on your short and long term brain functions you want to stay away. Moderate alcohol consumption, just a few glasses a week is totally fine. Now let's talk about the kinds of diets that you should stick to. The common ones are the anti inflammatory diet, a diet in high end, B vitamins and a diet that's high in omega. Okay, let's go through these four omega for omega especially omega threes, fish like salmon, herring trout, also walnuts, also flaxseed. Also you can take omega three supplements they are really great for your brain function.
Now the anti inflammatory diet, blueberries, raspberries, a lot of kind of berries, cherries, a lot of those kinds of fruits. Also you want to experience experiment with spices like turmeric, ginger, maybe cinnamon, those are tend to have a lot of anti inflammatory qualities. Green tea, also, beans, even dark chocolate, good news choc chocolate lovers and you want Stay away from dairy and meat, those things tend to cause a little bit of inflammation. And you want to stick to vegetables, especially with especially we think greens. Now, a diet that's high in B vitamins is a little bit contradictory because it's the exact opposite of the anti inflammatory diet almost right? It has the fish, salmon, mackerel, sardines, clams, oyster, liver, red meat, a lot of dairy like milk and cheese and things like that poultry, eggs and cheese.
Luckily, there are some non meat and fish and dairy things you can eat like peanuts, sunflower seeds, avocado and Greenpeace. And of course, you can always take supplements, supplements can help you because obviously some of these foods are very contradictory. And if you have a anti inflammatory diet, then united you may do a vegan diet. Obviously you can have a lot of this so you cannot stop Another vitamin you need is folic acid and that that's contained in beans, brown rice, healthy healthy cereals and citrus fruits. Now a word about vive restrictions so some people will have stick to a vegetarian or a vegan diet. So obviously, in many cases, supplements will help you