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A GOOD BRAIN DIET

Resiliency expert Dr. Eva Selhub often likens the brain to a high- performance vehicle. “Like an expensive car,” she writes, “your brain functions best when it gets only premium fuel. Eating high-quality foods
that contain lots of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants nourishes the brain and protects it from oxidative stress—the ‘waste’ (free radicals) produced when the body uses oxygen, which can damage cells.”¹ She goes on to note that when your brain is forced to run on inferior fuel, it can’t possibly do everything it was built to do. Refined sugar, for example, contributes to impaired brain function, leads to inflammation, and can even cause depression (something you might want to consider the next time you reach for a tub of ice cream to contend with a tough day).
In my podcast interviews with Dr. Lisa Mosconi, neuroscientist, integrative nutritionist, and author of Brain Food and The XX Brain, she explains why the dietary needs of the brain are different from those of other organs. “The human brain requires 45 distinct nutrients to function best. While most of these nutrients are created by the brain itself, the rest are imported from our diet.”²
Since we know for sure that there’s a direct connection between a good diet and a healthy brain, it’s essential that you feed your brain with the best food nature has to offer. On the page opposite, you’ll see a list of my top 10 favorite brain foods. (For a quick video on how to memorize this list, go to www.LimitlessBook.com/resources.) If you’re the kind of person who hates hearing you need to eat your vegetables, employing this list might require a bit of an adjustment. But there’s some good news, because there’s evidence to show that your brain runs very well with a little bit of dark chocolate in the mix. Remember, what you eat matters, especially for your gray matter.






Blueberries: They protect your brain from oxidative stress and reduce the effects of brain aging. There have also been studies that show they can help with memory.