Food for Your Brain

Do you ever wonder why you get such a bad headache when you skip a meal? Have you ever started craving pasta, potatoes and rice when following a low carb diet? Chances are you are in need of a little brain food. In a recent study in Nature?s Genetics? it found that humans have more of the genetics available to digest starch and carbohydrates than other highly developed mammals such as apes. This research shows that our high functioning brain used carbohydrates not protein to fuel its thinking processes. It has been known for quite some time that the brain needs glucose to function at its full capacity and it gets this from carbohydrates. So next time you grab some brain food, make it healthy for the rest of your body as well by choosing whole grains, fruits, vegetables and beans and peas. Here are some foods that you will enjoy to you keep thinking clearly… try baked potato with chili and cheese, stir fry over rice and pasta topped with your choice of protein and a red sauce.

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