Beans On Toast? Bleh.
The fabulous Kirsten (who I love anyway, just for visiting my book log ) sent in this article about the 11 steps to a better brain, or how you can "eat your way to genius." It's full of information on how different vitamins, amino acids, and other nutrients affect the brain. For example:
"Round off lunch with a yogurt dessert, and you should be alert and ready to face the stresses of the afternoon. That's because yogurt contains the amino acid tyrosine, needed for the production of the neurotransmitters dopamine and noradrenalin, among others. Studies by the US military indicate that tyrosine becomes depleted when we are under stress and that supplementing your intake can improve alertness and memory."
The whole article is really interesting, not just the food bits. Thanks, K!
"Round off lunch with a yogurt dessert, and you should be alert and ready to face the stresses of the afternoon. That's because yogurt contains the amino acid tyrosine, needed for the production of the neurotransmitters dopamine and noradrenalin, among others. Studies by the US military indicate that tyrosine becomes depleted when we are under stress and that supplementing your intake can improve alertness and memory."
The whole article is really interesting, not just the food bits. Thanks, K!
posted by mo pie at 11:24 AM
1 Comments:
Heh - beans on toast is actually a very traditional English meal. In fact, the English will serve food "on toast" to much the same extent that the Americans will serve food "with fries."
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