Food That Boosts Your Brain Function And Memory Power

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Human Brain Facts:

• The human brain is the most complex and largest organ in the body. 

• The human brain comprises 10,000 types of neurons and about 86 billion cells.

• The human brain consists of more than 100 billion nerves passing through it and generate synapses in trillions forming a network of communication.

• The impulses sent from the human brain to other parts move at a speed of 274 km/h.

• The human brain has enough electric current to power an LED light of 12-25 watts.

• Approximately one lakh chemical reactions occur in the human brain every second and up to 260 mph of speed information from the brain travels to other parts of the body.

• An adult healthy human brain weighs approximately  1300 g to 1400 g (three pounds).

• The human brain keeps developing until your late 40s.

• In fact, the human brain accounts for only 2% of body weight but uses about 20% of total oxygen and blood in the body. .

Memory Power Facts!

• The human brain has a memory capacity of 2,500 terabytes (1400 cc) and mostly it is believed to be limitless.

• Human beings forget about 90% of their dreams after five minutes of wake up.

• Human memory power performance is at a peak of around 11 am to 12 pm.

• According to studies, the human brain loads memory of about 34 GB daily.

Food that boosts your memory power and brain functioning:

1. Broccoli:

• Broccoli is rich in vitamin C and vitamin K, it contains vitamin C twice that of oranges.

• It contains calcium as much as milk contains.

• It is rich in potassium, fiber, and folic acid too.

• Broccoli has a number of vitamins and minerals that protect the human brain from damage and improves cognitive memory.

2. Turmeric:

• Turmeric (Curcumin) has various medicinal benefits and in cooking too.

• It improves your immunity.

• It helps to prevent conditions like arthritis, cancer, depression, heart and lung diseases, high cholesterol, etc.

• Turmeric is also anti-inflammatory and highly antioxidant helps in preventing the risk of brain-damaging and improves your memory power.

3. Egg:

• An egg contains every type of vitamin, but not vitamin C.

• It is also rich in choline, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, and folate.

• Choline enhances the production of a neurotransmitter called acetylcholine which in turn helps in improving your memory and mood.

4. Dark chocolate:

• Dark chocolate helps you to feel relaxed, as it enhances the production of happiness hormones like endorphins, serotonin, oxytocin, and dopamine.

• Due to the release of hormones, our brain becomes calm and active.

• When your brain is active, it has the maximum capacity to improve grasping power.

5. Oranges:

• Orange improves your immunity.

• Oranges are rich in vitamin C and enhance the metabolism of iron and hemoglobin and improve blood flow to the brain and the body.

• The people above 60 years old, if they drink 500 ml of orange juice daily, it is proved that their cognitive power improves.

6. Fatty Fish:

• Fatty Fish help to lower blood pressure, cholesterol levels.

• It also helps to prevent the risk of cancer, heart diseases, arthritis, developing blood clots.

• Fatty fish help in forming membranes around the cells of the brain and other cells of the body.

• Thus, improves the brain cells' structure and improves the neurons of the brain which is majorly important for brain functioning and memory.

7. Nuts:

• Nuts are rich sources of vitamins, minerals, unsaturated fats, nutrients, etc.

• The brain needs fats for its better functioning and thus, nuts provide fat to the brain and improve brain functioning.

• Nuts have positive benefits on your brain as it improves your alertness, mood, understanding capacity, and memory power.

8. Pumpkin seeds:

• The seeds of pumpkin are a rich source of nutrients and minerals like zinc, iron, copper, magnesium, phosphorus, manganese, vitamin B, vitamin K, etc.

• Pumpkin seeds are helpful in protecting the body and brain cells as they are rich in antioxidants.

• As the seeds are rich in zinc which is majorly important for the signals generated from the nerves.

• Improved nerve signaling, in turn, improves brain functioning and memory power.

9. Blueberries:

• Blueberry is the major source of fiber, antioxidants, minerals, and vitamins.

• It is rich in vitamin C, vitamin K, zinc, manganese, iron, calcium, etc.

• It improves your immunity and lowers the risk of cancer, brain, and heart diseases, and maintains blood sugar levels.

• It improves your mood and relief your stress and anxiety.

• Thus, blueberries help to protect brain cells and improve brain functioning and intelligence.

10. Coffee:

• Coffee is a rich source of caffeine.

• Coffee improves your physical activities, making you alert and attentive.

• Coffee prevents the risk of death, cancers, heart-related diseases, etc.

• Coffee helps you to relieve your anxiety and depression.

• Drinking coffee enables the release of caffeine into the bloodstream. 

• Caffeine performs on particular brain cells and prevent inhibitory neurotransmitters like adenosine and promotes the generation of nerve signals that in turn improve brain functioning and memory power.

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