Some foods can cause anger, depression, fear, irritability and irrational emotions. Diet also controls neurotransmitter production, learning, memory, sleep, motor and IQ functions. Over-eating dulls the brain. Too much sugar creates expansion in the head, so we have a spaced-out feeling and has the effect of sending us to sleep. Meat is dense and heavy and works on the lower part of the body, not the head.
Shops are full of herbal and food supplements designed to enhance brain function.
These essentially improve the blood circulation and you may see results but fundamentally it is the simplicity of a natural wholefood diet that will bring about a transformation in the qualities of the blood, you brain and your life. Fish is often called 'brain food' and the omega-3 fatty acids in oily fish, such as sardines and mackerel, are indeed linked with brain development in early childhood. Research has revealed that fish oils may also protect against degenerative brain diseases. Our bodies have become an acid based environment due to modern processed foods. Alkalise the blood with wholegrains and vegetables and perceptible changes will occur in your health.