Brain Body Health
Eating a brain smart diet, food is medicine
- Diet plays a critical role in the inflammatory process of our gut
- Ideally, it’s best to eat foods that reduce inflammation in your body & brain.
- Eat “Real” whole foods, not too much, mostly plants, healthy fats
- Limit sugar, highly processed foods and refined carbohydrates
- Need High Fiber to feed the beneficial gut bugs
- Healthy Fats for neurologic function (avocados, salmon, nuts, seeds, coconut oil)
- Wide diversity of Plant-based diet is best
- Probiotic foods – good gut bugs – live cultured yogurt, kimchi, kefir, sauerkraut
- Prebiotic foods – feeds the good gut bugs! (asparagus, garlic, onion, leeks, jicama)
