The 5 foods that help improve intelligence
Maintaining a balanced, natural and healthy diet is already a trend among people who want to achieve a better quality of life.
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Everyday foods such as beet, Iberian ham or some types of blue fish are a source of substances that they help us increase the quality of our neuronal connections .
If in a previous article in Psychology and Mind we offered you a list of 5 tricks to increase your intelligence, today we have prepared another similar list: five foods that contribute to increase intelligence . Thus, the consumption of junk food has been decreasing in favor of the traditional Mediterranean diet , whose nutritional contribution is clearly higher. The set of foods that make up the Mediterranean diet contribute to improve health levels and provide us with more vitality and energy. The curious thing is that consuming these products can help us increase intelligence .
The cooking and health blog "Cooking ideas" has drawn up a list of five foods that provide us with essential nutrients such as iodine, omega 3 acid, zinc, monophosphate or choline, which contribute to increase the quality of neuronal connections, thus helping to improve the overall functioning of the brain. If you are already a regular consumer of these foods, you are in luck. If, on the other hand, they are not yet part of your daily intake, Now is the time to include them in your list!
1. The blue fish
With a good source of omega 3 fatty acid , eating blue fish can help you increase your IQ to 3-5 points; a not insignificant figure. Salmon, tuna, sardines or eels they are some of the blue fish that we consume the most and that should not be missing in any habitual diet, especially if our objective is to maintain or increase our intellectual capacities and the performance of our brain.
2. Iodized salt
A thorough investigation of the National Agency for Economic Research The United States has concluded that the introduction in 1923 of the iodized salt in the United States led to a gradual improvement in I.Q of citizens, which rose to an average of 3.5 points. In another region of the world, specifically in Pakistan, a state food plan called "The Micronutrient Initative" managed to increase the average intelligence of citizens in more than 12 average points , only with the effect of the introduction of iodine in the salt. In fact, the same study found that the absence of iodine in the diet of pregnant women alters the cognitive development of the fetus, preventing reaching optimal levels in neuronal quality.
3. The eggs
The hill (a nutrient that is usually grouped with the B vitamins) is present in the farm eggs that we consume in different ways. It has the ability to strengthen the interneuronal nerve connections, responsible for activating the transmission of emotions, memories or ideas. An investigation of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) he affirms that his routine consumption during the span of thirty days is able to produce a notorious increase of our cognitive capacities.
4. Iberian ham
This is one of the most select foods in the Mediterranean diet and one of the most adept has, contains zinc , a mineral that, among other functions, helps us to increase the quality of neuronal connections, thus increasing mental speed. However, the concentration of zinc in the ham is moderate, and it will be necessary to consume other foods (lamb, oyster or wheat germ) to obtain the daily dose recommended by nutritionists. Anyway, let these lines serve to encourage the consumption of good ham slices, since it is a food as rich for the brain as for the palate .
5. The beet
This vegetable contains uridine monophosphate , which in the same way that choline, iodine and omega 3 fatty acid, helps nerve cells interact more and better with each other, promoting the quality of our cognitive skills. Another investigation of MIT also revealed that the mice that consumed this vegetable on a daily basis experienced biochemical changes in neuronal synapses, which caused an increase in their intelligence.
Extra: Chia seeds
A food used by the Mayans and the Aztecs. And it is not for less, since its properties are extraordinary and they go beyond improving our cognitive functions.
You can discover it by reading this article: "10 benefits of chia seeds for your body and mind"
