CLOZE Eat smarter 18. 4. 2024

• Eat smarter


  When it comes to what you bite, chew and swallow, your choices have a direct and long-lasting effect on the most powerful organ in your body: your brain. So which foods can make you smarter?
• Blueberries

  
  

  The tiny but powerful blueberry helps protect the brain from stress. A study on rats found that their learning capacity as well as their motor skills 3 were dramatically improved by a diet rich in blueberries.
• Caffeine

  Many of us know that our short-term memory can be enhanced by caffeine. 4 It/this means drinking coffee can help you before a big exam. If you are doing exams, you could also 5. try/consider eating nuts and seeds for some months before as these are terrific sources of vitamin E and can help prevent cognitive decline 6 as you age.
• Avocados are rich in monounsaturated fat, which contributes to healthy blood flow. Consequently, they can help 7 every organ in your body, particularly the brain and heart.
• Finally, whole grains like brown rice, whole wheat, oats and barley also enhance the flow of blood to the brain 8 so that the integrity of brain cells is better preserved.
• long-lasting effect = continuing for a long period of time
• When it comes ...


  if/when a situation becomes extremely serious and a decision must be made
• terrific sources


  excellent sources
• prevent cognitive decline 


  Avoid cognitive deterioration
• rich in monounsaturated fat


  rico en grasa monoinsaturada
• whole wheat


  trigo integral
• oats and barley


  avena y cebada
• enhance the flow of blood increase blood flow (aumentar el flujo de sangre)
• chew and swallow


  masticar y tragar
• preserved 


  maintain (something) in its original or existing state. = conservado
• preserved 


  maintain (something) in its original or existing state. = conservado
• Whole grains


  Unrefined grains that still contain the bran, germ, and endosperm. Examples include brown rice, whole wheat, oats, and barley.
• Enhance the flow of blood to the brain


  Increase the amount of blood that flows to the brain.
• Integrity of brain cells


  Health and functioning of the brain's neurons, or nerve cells.
• Better preserved


  Keeping brain cells healthy and functioning well.