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  • How to Eat to Improve Your Memory. Having trouble remembering where you put your keys?

  • If so, gobbling up some scrumptious treats may help. You will need Vegetables Phytochemicals

  • Folic acid Fish Carbohydrates and fish oil supplements (optional). Step 1. Eat your vegetables

  • studies show that vegetables can help keep you sharp. Some of the best include spinach,

  • kale, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, eggplant, rhubarb, leeks, and broccoli. Step

  • 2. Get a healthy dose of the phytochemicals anthocyanin and quercetin. Foods with anthocyanin

  • include berries, grapes, and cabbage. Foods with quercetin include apples, onions, kale,

  • tomatoes, broccoli, and apricots. To avoid pesticide residue or harmful bacteria, make

  • sure to thoroughly wash your fruits and veggies. Step 3. Get a healthy dose of folic acid.

  • Foods rich with folic acid are whole-grain cereals, lentils, artichokes, oranges, spinach,

  • and broccoli. Step 4. Nibble on some fish. Studies have shown that eating fish once a

  • week produces a 10 percent slower decline in memory. Try fish oil supplements. Fatty

  • fish acids have been shown to improve memory tests and decrease the chances of Alzheimer’s.

  • Step 5. Eat carbohydrates. Our bodies break down carbohydrates into glucose, which fuels

  • our brains and can help with memory improvement. Did you know People with amnesia or amnestic

  • syndrome rarely completely forget who they are. Rather, they have trouble forming new

  • memories or learning new things.

How to Eat to Improve Your Memory. Having trouble remembering where you put your keys?

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