In a world where tons of foods are available in the market, we wonder how come we still end up with so many illnesses, many of which are life threatening and fatal. I’m sure you all know the general answer to this. A while ago, I just read an article that fast food can cause Alzheimer’s later on in life. I’ve also read about the top 5 cancer causing food. To wit: hotdogs, bacon, donuts, fries, chips/cookies. Many of our modern day food are cancerous. Thus, it is about time that we go back to the basics.

On this post, we will focus more on those foods that feed the brain and help increase its power and abilities. Some of the famous ones are:

-       Right amount of caffeine (1 cup of coffee a day is enough)

-       Gingko Biloba

-       Fish – rich in omega 3 fatty acids that hinder that blockage of in your blood vessels. When your blood vessels are free from fats and cholesterol, blood flows freely, bring more oxygen to the brain and therefore fuels your brain to work better. Eat fish at least twice a week to help lower cholesterol for better brain power. If you are one of those people who dislike the taste of fish, better take an omega 3 fatty acid supplement.

However, these are not the only ones that do a good job in being able to boost your IQ.

The following are some more examples of brain foods. I call them brain foods because they enhance your brain function, makes you think more clearly, improves your memory and helps sharpen your thinking and processing skills.  They are: Yogurt, Wheat germ, Turkey, Tuna, Spinach, Soybeans, Salmon, Romaine lettuce, Potatoes, Peas, Peanut butter, Oranges, Oatmeal, Milk, Legumes, Flaxseed oil, Eggs, Collard greens, Chicken, Cheese, Cantaloupe, Brussels sprouts, Brown rice, Broccoli, Brewer’s yeast, Lean Beef, Bananas, and Avocados.

These foods have low glycemic index (GI) and are therefore considered healthy. This means that they help slow down the sugar distribution in your blood stream. Fruits, even when sweet, have low GI. They prevent one from having “sugar rush” and “sugar crash”.  Whole fruits have a lot lower GI as compared to their juices because their natural fiber aides in further slowing down the absorption of fruit sugar. Examples of these fruits are grapes, oranges, cherries, apples and grapefruits.

Other kinds of foods low in GI are grains, cereals, and bran. Spaghetti and rice are okay too. They have relatively low GIs as compared to white bread, white flour products and sugar-coated cereals like that of Kelloggs. Foods with higher GI release sugar a lot faster into the blood stream causing the so-called “sugar rush” and minutes after that follows the “sugar crash”. This makes you feel lethargic and sluggish. It will prevent you from working well on your mental tasks or those tasks that involve a great amount of thinking.

Here are some more brain foods that you should take note of:

Vegetables, for those of you who are still not in the know, contain the lowest levels of GI. They are the green leafy vegetables, soybeans, kidney beans, lentils, and chick peas. Potatoes and carrots on the other hand have higher levels of GI so take them in moderation.

Milk and dairy products, you might be surprised to find, have lower levels of GI than fruit but a bit higher than those of legumes. But they’re still considered as brain foods.

Proteins are also good for your brain. They release amino acids that help improve brain power. Tryptophan and tyrosine are two of the amino acids that are considered as the building blocks of neurotransmitters. These neurotransmitters serve as the carriers of signals  from one brain cell to another. When they are properly fed with these amino acids, they transmit messages a lot faster and better.

Now that you know the right kinds of food for you, you must also be conscious of the way you eat them because this also has an effect on the way your brain and your body will process and digest these foods. For instance, if you eat legumes first then consume sugary food after, the legumes will prevent the fast absorption of sugar into your system. Ice cream and fats do the same thing as opposed to having low fat yogurt with sugary fruit. One  more thing to take note of is to not burn or overcook your starchy foods because doing so will cause them to become pre-digested and as such will quickly release sugar into the bloodstream once ingested.

Karen Prime (http://more-iq.blogspot.com)

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Bette Dowdell

Some years ago, self-appointed busybodies screamed and yelled and hollered about McDonalds using beef fat to cook their fries. Deciding ahead of time that McDonalds was evil incarnate, they accused McDonalds of purposely risking our very lives with saturated fat.

And so it was in 1990 that McDonalds switched to trans-fats. The busybodies who suggested that action took a bow.

Well, now, there’s an oops! Trans-fats, liquid vegetable oils shot through with hydrogen to make them solid at room temperature–and to extend shelf life–are an unmitigated disaster.

Mayo Clinic recently confirmed the dastardly nature of trans-fats. Trans-fats lower our high density lipoprotein, which we want to be high, and raise our low density lipoprotein, which we want to be low. Plus, trans-fats raise triglycerides. This, they went on, raises the specter of heart disease as far as the eye can see.

Two teensy problems. First, while yanking our cholesterol around can’t be a good idea, cholesterol levels don’t cause heart disease. Second, the problem described by Mayo–cholesterol that blocks blood vessels–has nothing to do with cholesterol levels, but with cholesterol gone astray–the real problem behind heart disease.

Further down in their findings, Mayo talks about the inflammation that trans-fats cause. Bingo! They got it! That’s the problem! Trans-fats rough up the lining of our blood vessels, and cholesterol, with the best of intentions, rushes in to coat over the resulting cracks and rough spots–and ends up causing blockages. Get rid of inflammation, and you get rid of the problem.

Bottom line, trans-fats are bad for us. Which means nobody should eat oleo, no matter what the label claims. Oleo is trans-fat city. Vegetable oils are bad for us in any case–whether partially hydrogenated into trans-fats or not. Our bodies can’t deal with the massive amount of Omega 6 they pour into us.

What can we use for cooking?

Well, actually we have three nutritionally superior choices: Coconut oil, palm oil and palm kernel oil.

The anti-saturated-fat crowd hates all three; they’re saturated fats. And this crowd won’t admit they were and are wrong about saturated fat. So they stay wrong, And mad. And self-righteous. In their eyes, nothing changes.

But truth marches on. Saturated fats are not a problem. They don’t raise cholesterol, even if cholesterol were a problem. More important, they don’t cause inflammation.

But McDonalds still can’t go back to using beef fat–the safest alternative–because the same people who started the problem are ready to raise a ruckus again. No mountain of evidence can persuade them from their cause.

Well, while they all duke it out, we have to protect our health. Cook with butter, coconut oil, palm oil or palm kernel oil. Make salads with virgin olive oil.

See? That wasn’t hard. We’ll move on and let others continue their outdated debates.

Read more about all the things that affect your health at http://TooPoopedToParticipate.com. Bette Dowdell is not a doctor, nor does she purport to be one. She’s a patient who’s been studying the endocrine system and successfully handling her own health problems for more than 30 years. Her free e-zine at http://TooPoopedToParticipate.com will arm you with the information you need to protect and improve your health.

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The main source of cranberry juice is the cranberry shrub. Cranberry juice contains some important components that are really effective in fighting with bacteria, mainly E-coli and H Pyroli. It provides strength to the body to fight against these bacteria. E-coli mainly infect the urinary system of our body, but by consuming regular doses of cranberry juice we can prevent urinary tract infections. Cranberry juice is also very useful against flu infections.

So to prevent you from these infections and to stay fit, we must consume or take more than 1 oz of cranberry juice every day. At the time of illness, we can also increase the doses up to 8 oz per day so as to remove the illness. Cranberry juice can also be consumed in solid form like dried, frozen and fried. By doing this, we get better results. Cranberry in raw form can also be taken as salad, and is also used in bread and ice-cream toppings. Today in the market there are different brands present that provide diluted cranberry or mixed cranberry so as to make different tastes. But for good health and as a medicine one must take 100% pure cranberry juice.

Adding to these, cranberry juice is also used as medicine to cure many other diseases. It is used to decrease the amount of extra cholesterol present in the body. We can also use it to prevent our teeth from decaying. One most important use is that it stops the multiplication of cells in the body which can cause cancer. By consuming it on a daily basis we can also prevent our self from cough, cold, fever and also get amounts of vitamin A and C. It is an important vitamin sources which is useful for individuals. In addition, it also provides minerals like potassium and magnesium which are quite useful for the kidney.

However, this juice is not sweet in taste. In fact, it is sharp and bitter. For this reason, many companies add some sweeteners so as to make the taste better and drinkable. Due to this addition, sometimes cranberry juice is also referred to as a cranberry cocktail.

Robert Henry is connoisseur in the field of medication. He has been writing some amazing articles on oregano oil, symptoms and cures of diseases. His knowledgeable articles have brought amazing changes in the lives of several individuals.

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