Education is the Best Medicine - Brain Health and Nutrition

Here are some of the most potent antioxidant foods you might consider adding to your daily fare:

Fruits with high antioxidant scores include blueberries, at more than 6,552 total ORAC units, blackberries (5,247), red delicious apples with skin (4,275), and sweet cherries (3,365).

Other high scorers include black plums, raspberries, cranberries, strawberries, avocados, navel oranges, and red grapes.

Vegetables with high ORAC values include raw ginger root (14,840), raw garlic (5,346), cooked red cabbage (3,145), and cooked broccoli (2,386). Also good are dark leafy greens (spinach, kale), red bell peppers, carrots, sweet potatoes, onions, and tomatoes.

Nuts, including pecans (17,940), walnuts (13,541), and hazelnuts (9,645), are among the highest listed on the USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory's 2007 ORAC chart. co-enzyme Q-10 According to Shari Lieberman, PhD, CNS, FACN, coauthor of A User's Guide to Brain Boosting Nutrients, "Not all antioxidants protect the brain because not all of them pass the blood-brain barrier." Watch out for the calories - you only need about 10 to 15 per day. Nuts help you heal faster!!

Alpha-lipoc acid: Another powerful antioxidant that is readily absorbed by the brain, says Dr. Lieberman, is alpha-lipoic acid (ALA), which helps to neutralize free radicals and counter nerve damage.

What you should eat: Spinach, broccoli, beef, yeast (particularly brewer's yeast), and certain organ meats are good sources of ALA.

Nutrition and Brain Health

Good choices for brain foods include beef, chicken, nuts, and oils, which are rich in CoQ10


		Nutrition and Brain Health Good choices for brain foods include beef, chicken, nuts, and oils, which are rich in CoQ10 This natural antioxidant is directly absorbed by the brain and is involved with energy production in both the heart and brain. It also appears to help protect the nerves and may slow aging processes as well. Maximize the antioxidants in your diet, you should eat as many different types of fruits and vegetables as possible, especially the lushly colored ones that are rich in compounds called carotenoids and flavonoids. The relative strengths of different antioxidants are measured by what's known as their ORAC (oxygen radical absorbencies capacity) score.		Here are some of the most potent antioxidant foods you might consider adding to your daily fare: Fruits with high antioxidant scores include blueberries, at more than 6,552 total ORAC units, blackberries (5,247), red delicious apples with skin (4,275), and sweet cherries (3,365). Other high scorers include black plums, raspberries, cranberries, strawberries, avocados, navel oranges, and red grapes. Vegetables with high ORAC values include raw ginger root (14,840), raw garlic (5,346), cooked red cabbage (3,145), and cooked broccoli (2,386). Also good are dark leafy greens (spinach, kale), red bell peppers, carrots, sweet potatoes, onions, and tomatoes. Nuts, including pecans (17,940), walnuts (13,541), and hazelnuts (9,645), are among the highest listed on the USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory's 2007 ORAC chart. co-enzyme Q-10 According to Shari Lieberman, PhD, CNS, FACN, coauthor of A User's Guide to Brain Boosting Nutrients, "Not all antioxidants protect the brain because not all of them pass the blood-brain barrier." Watch out for the calories - you only need about 10 to 15 per day. Nuts help you heal faster!! Alpha-lipoc acid: Another powerful antioxidant that is readily absorbed by the brain, says Dr. Lieberman, is alpha-lipoic acid (ALA), which helps to neutralize free radicals and counter nerve damage. What you should eat: Spinach, broccoli, beef, yeast (particularly brewer's yeast), and certain organ meats are good sources of ALA. Previous \| Next






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