You are what you eat has never been truer.

The major food companies are ploughing a lot of resources in to a greater understanding of how different foods effect the body, and are changing the foods they produce very rapidly.

Many scientific papers have been written recently on the subject of food and its effects on the brain and body.

The ideal diet should contain about two thirds proportion of natural carbohydrate. This means fruit, vegetables, cereals, rice or pasta in one form or another. This is not a difficult diet to follow and is not expensive. These sugars are absorbed slowly by the body and are released over a prolonged period of time, helping you to feel and perform on top form over a sustained period.

Processed sugars in cakes, biscuits, sweets, syrup or any other form are absorbed into the body too quickly, they cause a high peak of blood sugar which is then compensated for naturally by the release of insulin. This causes some of the sugar to be laid down as fat and also results in a rapid drop in blood sugar to excessively low levels which result in blunting of all vitality and a feeling of hunger which reproduces the cycle.

We all need a small amount of fat, with fat soluble vitamins,but this is best taken in the form of vegetable oils, as we will take in the limited amount of animal fat we need from normal cooking.

Water is a much neglected and very important food constituent. Lack of water is a common cause of general fatigue. fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with elementary calculations and difficulty focusing.

Drink about 8 glasses of water or other fluid a day, not including alcohol, tea or coffee. This will boost your feeling of well being and general health.

One study showed that increasing the fatty acid content of children’s diets can boost their mental abilities. Some children aged between 8 and 13 who were given omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids underwent three years of mental development in 3 months. The richest source of omega-3 are oily fish, mackerel, herring, salmon, fresh tuna and trout. Omega-6 is found in cereals, wholegrain bread, most vegetable oils, eggs and poultry.

Another studies have shown that a hot cup of cocoa before bedtime can improve learning and memory and reduce the risk of dementia as well as helping you to sleep.

Chocolate contains high levels of naturally occurring flavinoids which work by boosting blood flow to the brain, according to research done at Nottingham University. It is also thought to benefit the heart. Chocolates eaten should be at least 70% pure dark chocolate and not a lower level, sweetened or milk chocolate.

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