Do you sometimes notice that certain foods make you feel sluggish while others energize and revive you? Well, Oprah does and in the latest issue of her magazine, she reporting on which foods she grabs at the grocery store to boost her brain power.
In Six Foods for a Healthy Brain, Oprah details new research about brain activity and how to build up memory function to avoid cognitive decline in later years. How? She claims that there are everyday choices we can all make at the grocery store each week. Here are her top picks:
Six Brain-Boosting Foods:
1. Edamame: These vibrant beans are rich in a nutrient that helps relay information to our nervous systems.
2. Sunflower Seeds: These little seeds are packed with Vitamin E, which "appears to shield neurons from cell-damaging free radicals."
3. Yogurt: A favorite breakfast food for many, yogurt contains vitamin B12 which can protect the brain from memory loss
4. Whole Grains: are known to contain vitamins B, C, D and E which can all help prevent brain shrinkage linked to Alzheimer's.
5. Salmon: The Omega 3's in fatty fish like salmon are thought to be directly linked to maintaining a more youthful mind.
6. Eggs: While they get a bad rap for cholesterol counts, the vitamin D found in egg yolks helps break down the plaques that characterize Alzheimer's.
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Brain foods really made a difference in my life, they're amazing. Although as much as I like Winfrey she's not great with science. From what I understand: eggs are artery clogging and tuna fish is far better for D. Salmon is good but sardines are better for O3s. B12 is far more abundant, I think, in either mussels or scallops.
I highly doubt that Winfrey has set foot in a grocery store in many, many years!
Muahaha The Oprah...in a grocery store?!
Besides, everyone knows Oprah hasn't had to think or use brain power since the late 80s. She employs many who do that for her now.
A lot of these I think most health conscious people know. And agreed with EMMI, there is much better sources of these vitamins and fatty acids and things than listed. But too, I don't really want eating advice from one of the entertainment world's most notorious yo-yo eater/dieters.
I think the myth that eggs (or any other high-cholesterol food) are aretery-clogging has been thoroughly debunked. Dietary cholesterol has little effect on serum levels.
@Ryanprice6 - I know, every time I see someone trot that one out I'm shocked!
Seriously, people, google scholar is your friend.
I find Oprah is generally a health hazard.
"Oprah" and "Brain" don't really go together......she outsourced her brain years ago, following all those Fad Diets..losing weight/gaining it back
She made money from Diet Fads...be warned...get smart
Decide for yourself
OPRAH as a brand...kinda sucks
i always thought oprah was incredibly intelligent and articulate... and then i started watching her show while sober.
Good points by JMorr and Ryan.
@Nutmeghan - yes. Thank you! Even media articles about actual studies don't even link to the Scholar page where the journal can be found. Sheesh.
Paley, thanks for the laugh!
Definitely love the suggestion for yogurt (especially Fage with the sidecar of honey). I can eat that for breakfast every day without getting tired of it.
Eggs "get a bad rap for cholesterol counts"--really? Has anyone read a research article lately?