Q: What is the best type of food to eat for the brain?

A: To comprehensively answer this excellent question would require pages. Briefly the brain functions best with a variety of foods prepared in as natural state as possible. Highly processed foods, especially those made with refined white flour, sugar, and fat, are best minimized or avoided. Foods high in sugar tend to trigger a blood sugar high in the brain. What goes up must come down—a blood-sugar high is followed by a blood-sugar low. These highs and lows are not good for brain function. Avocados are being touted as a nutrition powerhouse for the brain: rich in healthy fats, vitamins, and minerals, one avocado is said to contain twice the fiber of a bowl of shredded wheat—minus the sugar. Water is the brain’s preferred nutrient beverage because the brain uses water to generate electricity as well as for chemical processes. Dehydration from drinking too little water each day can cause the water level in the brain cells to fall. This can result in a shrinking of brain tissue. As brain tissue shrinks, it pulls it away from the skull—not a pretty thought. Dehydration with subsequent brain tissue shrinkage is linked with the development of dementia. If you want more information, you may to go to my website and click on LLM Online from the main menu. LLM stands for Longevity Lifestyle Matters—how to stay healthier and younger for longer.