Carbohydrates influence mood. There is a delicate balance of the right kind of carbohydrates. Eating complex carbohydrates and avoiding simple carbohydrates insures that the body's carbohydrates are in balance. A modest dose of a variety of vitamins and minerals is regarded as excellent brain insurance. To explain we will use an analogy.
Antioxidants are like rust cleaners that keep rust off our brain matter.
Vitamin E and C, alpha lipoic acid, grape seed extract, coenzyme Q 10 are examples of antioxidants. Children should take half of the recommended adult dosages. Children who fail to get enough omega-3 in their early developmental periods may have lower IQs later in life. Again, Omega-3s are found in tuna fish, salmon, mackerel, sardines, herring, oysters, walnuts, and flax seed oil. The vegetarian form of DHA is specifically recommended for pregnant and lactating women to enhance fetal and infant brain development.