Best Food And Nutrition For A Healthy Brain!!

      

Brainy food

Eating well means thinking well. Nutrition and some food have been shown to improve general brain health and others can help prevent or at least slow down the effects of certain brain diseases. That’s why it’s important to include these foods in your diet as often as possible.

1. Tomatoes contain lycopene, which helps fight the cell damage that can be found in Alzeheimer’s disease.

      2.  Fish has plenty of omega 3, which help maintain a healthy nervous system, and iodine, to improves mental clarity.

      3. Whole-grain foods contain folic acid, B12, B6, which all improve in memory.

      4.     Blueberries have been shown to improve short term memory.

      5.    Blackcurrants contain vitamin C, for increased mental agility.

      6.   Pumpkin seeds contain zinc, which enhances memory and thinking skills.

      7.  Fortified cereals are a good source of B12, which reduces homocysteine levels that  may contribute to     Alzheimer’s disease.

      8.   Brocoli provides Vitamin K, which enhances cognitive function.

      9.   Sage is good for improving memory.

    10.   Nuts are great source of vitamin E, which improves memory. 

     

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You Will Never Diagnose it, Untill Your Brain Gets Damaged!!!

Brain Healthy Lifestyle

Misplace your glasses or occasionally forget a friend’s name? These common memory lapses are normal – not signs of Alzheimer’s, a form of dementia that robs one of cognitive skills and independence. However, we now know Alzheimer’s starts in the brain decades before behavioral symptoms appear. But there are many ways to protect brain health. Read on for their expert tips...
We think of Alzheimer’s disease as an older person’s illness, but experts say critical proteins begin to break down as early as middle age. 

“Long before you really start to notice you’re more forgetful or having trouble learning new things, your brain is experiencing changes that lead to the plaques and tangles that typically occur in Alzheimer’s,” says Daniel G. Amen, M.D., a psychiatrist and author of Change Your Brain, Change Your Body.

Plaques are clumpy deposits of proteins that develop between brain cells in Alzheimer’s patients. They can block the brain from sending important messages. When nerve fibers that nourish the brain become twisted, they’re called tangles, another symptom of Alzheimer’s disease.

Because you’re not likely to get diagnosed early when this damage is just starting, adopt a healthy brain lifestyle through Shirsa now to stop symptoms before they start.

- Team Shirsa

Some More Findings on 'Alzheimer'

Alzheimer

Couple of days back, we had posted a  blog on 'Alzheimer' and questions related to it, here are some more findings on 'Alzheimer'

Try to answer following questions on 'Alzheimer' 

1.Alzheimer’s disease is less common in this group of people:

The highly educated
Farmers
Athletes

2.One out of 8 people over the age of 65 has Alzheimer’s. By age 85, the chance of having the disease rises to this ratio:

One in five
One in three
One in two

2. Which class of Alzheimer’s drugs is used to delay the worsening of cognitive symptoms?

Furosemide, which treats excessive fluid accumulation
Cholinesterase inhibitors, which increase the level of acetylcholine in the brain.
Miotic agents, which help the ciliary muscle contract

4. According to the National Institute on Aging, researchers have found a link between weakness in this sense with the beginning of cognitive decline:

Seeing
Testing
Smelling

5.Which hobby may help keep Alzheimer’s at bay?

Crocheting 
Painting
Doing crossword puzzles

How Much You Know About Alzhemier???

Questions on Alzheimer

More than 5 million Indian have Alzheimer’s disease, and that   number could climb to 16 million by 2050. Women face a higher risk of developing it than men, and are also more likely to become caregivers.

Take this quiz to see how much you know about Alzheimer’s. Solution are below only but try to answer the questions first.

1.At what age can early-onset Alzheimer’s occur?

In your 30's
In your 40's
In your 50's

2.You’re more likely to develop Alzheimer’s if which relative had it, according to a recent study?

Your father
Your mother
Your brother

3.Which health issue has been associated with a higher incidence of Alzheimer’s?

A broken arm
A head Injury
Tonsillitis

4.You follow a healthy diet and exercise frequently to help ward off Alzheimer’s. What else can play a preventive role?

Avoiding tobacco
Eliminating caffeine
Playing golf

5.Problems with which of these bodily organs have been associated with an increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s?

The heart
The liver
The kidneys

10 brain damaging habits!!!

Avoid these 10 brain damaging habits to maintain a strong and healthy brain:

1. No breakfast
Skipping breakfast decreases blood sugar level, leading to an insufficient supply of nutrients to the brain, ultimately causing brain deterioration.

2 . Overeating
Overeating hardens of the brain arteries, hence weakening mental power.

3. Smoking
Smoking causes multiple brain shrinkage and may lead to Alzheimer disease.

4. High sugar consumption
Consuming large amounts of sugar disrupts the absorption of proteins and nutrients. The brain suffers malnutrition brain development is interrupted.

5. Air pollution
Effective brain functioning requires oxygen. Inhaling polluted air cuts down the supply of oxygen to the brain, reducing brain efficiency.

Alzheimer's - A women's disease

Many theories exist as to the cause of Alzheimer’s disease, but one thing scientists know for certain: Women are being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia at almost twice the rate of men.  According to the Alzheimer’s Association 2011 report, 5.4 million women in india are living with Alzheimer’s and 90 percent of this cases are undiagnosed..

Symptoms and side effects of the disease also appear to affect men and women differently.

• Men often become more aggressive. This may manifest itself in verbal, physical or even sexual aggression.  Men also are prone to wander and can become socially inappropriate more so than women.

• Women are apt to become more emotional and reclusive.  They are more likely to begin hoarding things and often suffer from depression and even delusions.  Crying spells are not uncommon and periods of extreme anxiousness can occur.

Why isn’t brain health on top of your mind?

Recently I’ve been speaking to peoples about what a healthy lifestyle means to them.  The reason I’m doing this is to understand where brain health fits in with overall health:  eating right, exercise and emotional health.  What I mostly hear from folks is that brain health isn’t top of mind unless someone has a close family member suffering from a disease like Alzheimer, dementia.

Most of the people want to stay mentally fit as they grow older but they don't have specific things  doing about it, and the reason is they don’t see or feel a need for it yet. 

 What’s striking to me about this is that the same people will go on and on about what they do for their physical exercise, a healthy diet and in some cases, therapy or meditation for mental health.  They attend Weight Watchers and track their points religiously.  They don’t miss a day with gym.  They hit the gym and track how much weight they move.  They shop at the  market weekly for organic vegetables, use little salt in their foods, etc.  They attend yoga and aerobics.  And they do these and that things to be healthy overall.

 But why not brain health?  Why hasn’t it hit mainstream yet? 

 I think its just a matter of time.  We need to continue to get the word out to the news media about how important brain health is.  Its not about waiting until you are 70 anymore to do something about your brain health.  Its about living a brain healthy lifestyle from now until you are 70 and afterwards. 

  Earlier in 80s people use to eat a high-fat diet and rarely exercised.  There were no gyms.  And as far as mental health, it wasn’t ‘normal’ to go to therapy till last decades. 

 So, I am hopeful we’ll see the same phenomenon with brain health and brain fitness.  The more the media writes about it, the more mainstream health insurance and doctors acknowledge the benefits and the more we talk to our friends of any age about it, the faster we’ll spread the word and make it mainstream.  
Someday brain fitness will be top of mind just like eating healthy and exercising. I just hope it comes sooner than later.

- Team Shirsa

Brain Training with Crossword Puzzles?

There has been a lot of debate over the years about whether or not working crossword puzzles can prevent Alzheimer’s Disease. 

It’s all a little confusing. Here’s the scoop: Crossword puzzles are great as a cognitive workout, but they cannot prevent Alzheimer’s Disease. Unfortunately, nothing can prevent a person from developing AD. However, doing brain stimulating activities that incorporate novelty, variety and complexity can help build your cognitive reserve and reduce the effects of dementia and AD. Anyways, crossword puzzles are still a great way to sharpen your cognitive skills.

Four Ways Crossword Puzzles Benefit Your Brain

1.     Enhance vocabulary  

2.     Strengthen word recall and memory

3.     Stimulate problem solving skills

4.     Improve focus and attention

If solving crossword puzzles is part of your routine, try changing it up a little. Variety and novelty are crucial components of cognitive reserve. Look for other word puzzles like acrostics or try a book with multiple kinds of word challenges.

If you get stuck, look up the information. Use the internet or reference guides to get info on a clue rather than looking at the answers. You are more likely to remember the information for future puzzles if you search for that information rather than just looking at the answer key.

- Team Shirsa