Eating whatever takes your fancy and hoping for the best is not an option for those who are serious about battling the symptoms of ADD/ADHD through powering up the brain in the most efficient and beneficial way possible!

This week’s article exclusively focuses on extractive description of those issues which we had tackled over the period while we learnt about brain and its functioning besides other interesting points. This article will have detailed and elaborative description of this crucial aspect. I will remain confined to the descriptive part of this issue rather than going into the technical one. I have used this technique to present information in the form of “Top 8 Nutrition Tips for Optimum Brain Function” without making any complexity.

1. Maintain Balance: Keep it noted that brain is a complex and vital organ of human body hence it requires additional attention. It must be nourished properly. Good number of nutrients, vitamins and minerals are mandatory to keep your brain healthy so that it functions effectively. It is therefore necessary that you maintain balanced diet and don’t concentrate on a particular category of food which creates other problems.

2. Take protein sufficiently to keep yourself healthy: Your negligence or following the latest food trends land you at the loggerheads and you land in a situation where your health turns pale. It must be noted that neither your body nor your brain can perform basic works perfectly without appropriate energy level. This energy you attain only when your food has sufficient amount of protein intake. It becomes mandatory to look for alternative options to have protein intake particularly when you are strict vegetarian. Choose some special diet which have best components of protein.

3. Choose consistent energy supplying methodology: Our bodies can’t perform effectively without being controlled by brain. As it is significant energy consuming part of our body at using approximately 20% of consumed energy, it plays greater role in the body. Brain should be supplied constant energy. When energy supplying process is continuous and balanced, its impact is seen for extended periods. Low-GI food is recommended to fulfill this particular aim. The foods release energy for longer periods and are good dietary options to nourish brain.

I4. Go for appropriate category of fats: Brain is vital part of our body. It needs much care and protection. Fats are great protective sources of it which also develops membrane formation. It is therefore a crucial dietary option for an overall development of human body with special focus on brain. Famous brain fatty acids including Omega 3, Omega 6 and ‘pure’ DHA are sought after items. When you add these specific fatty elements in your diet you in fact help your brain turn mature and strengthened.

I5. Always go for vitamins and minerals: Brain is influential part of human body. It works to control entire body system. It must be fed with all types of vitamins and minerals to keep it energetic. Most important categories of vitamins include Vitamin E, B Vitamins, Vitamin C and Magnesium.

6. Avoid toxins and other harmful substances: It goes without saying that foods that are laced with pesticides should be avoided at all costs. There are however other kinds of chemicals that are less obviously harmful but that can nonetheless wreak havoc if their intake is not controlled. They include the chemicals used in creating certain artificial colors and flavors as well as the trans-fatty acids that are byproducts of heating fats to very high temperatures (e.g. when deep frying food).

7. Supplement where necessary: It is quite difficult to achieve the right ‘mix’ in terms of getting all the right nutrients, vitamins and mineral required for optimum brain function from your diet. It may therefore sometimes be necessary to increase the levels of some of them through supplements. This is often necessary in the case of certain vitamins and also with trans-fatty acids.

.|8. Exercise for fitness: Exercising doesn’t come in the category of ‘nutrition tip’. Its importance is paramount for healthy body and mind. When you do regular exercising, your blood circulation keeps it warmed up which is of great benefit for brain too that must be provided with sufficient energy. It has been proved that storing of fat in the middle portion of the body not only hampers body growth but keeps your brain at low. It is at this context that exercise is crucial in reducing fat levels in the body.

The things mentioned above may seem like common sense but it is amazing how many people ignore them and then wonder why they feel ‘fuzzy’ and unfocussed! The fact is that we owe it to our brains to ‘do the right thing’ in terms of nutrition, especially if we are battling the symptoms of ADD/ADHD.