Food is the fuel that regulates your energy and mood, both of which can significantly affect your focus. Food has the incredible ability to affect your mental clarity, mood, memory, and ability to focus, so if you’re looking to boost your focus and increase your mental alertness, one of the places you should start with is what you’re eating.
Greens leafy veggies
A 2006 study in Neurology showed that people who ate two or more daily servings of vegetables, especially leafy greens, had the mental focus of people five years their junior. Getting regular helpings of leafy green brain foods like lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower etc, can help keep dementia at bay according to new research. And eating these vegetables raw is the best way to get the optimal nutritional benefit. Green leafy vegetables are also loaded with vitamins A and K, which help fight inflammation and keep bones strong.
Avocado
This fruit is one of the healthiest ones you can consume. Containing both vitamin K and folate, avocados help prevent blood clots in the brain as well as help improve cognitive function, especially both memory and concentration. They’re also rich in vitamin B and vitamin C, which aren’t stored in your body and need to be replenished daily. Plus, they have the highest protein and lowest sugar content of any fruit.
Dark Chocolate
Not just any variety will do, but a certain type of chocolate – dark chocolate – can feed the brain, not only by improving memory, but also by increasing blood flow to the brain, increasing alertness and clarity. The rule of dumb is the darker the chocolate, the more health benefits your brain will receive. Chocolate is chockfull of flavonols, which have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. They can also help lower blood pressure and improve blood flow to both the brain and heart.
Blueberries
Many studies have suggested that increasing consumption of plant foods like blueberries decreases the risk of obesity, diabetes, heart disease and overall mortality while promoting a healthy complexion and hair, increased energy, and overall lower weight. Blueberries also help protect the brain from the damage caused by free radicals and may reduce the effects of age-related conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. Studies also show that diets rich in blueberries improved both learning and muscle function.
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