The foods that can improve brain function - BBC REEL

Your friend’s address. A family holiday as a child. The name of that lady you see at work every day. Memory is our ability to recall information from the recent or distant past. But can what we eat affect how well it works?
Kimberley Wilson, a psychologist with a master's degree in nutrition, looks at the food and drink that can have a surprisingly positive effect on improving our memory, and those that can do it harm.
Written and presented by Kimberley Wilson
Animation by Daire Collins
Commissioned by Dan John
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[@sdpto]

berries grapes dark chocolate no processed food green tea generally healthy diet mostly based on fruits and vegetables

[@vidhanchandrasahu1185]

So what are the refined foods?

[@SergePavlovsky]

@@vidhanchandrasahu1185 what you get from whole foods by stripping all nutrients. like by converting sugar beet to sugar, sunflower seeds to sunflower oil, or grains to starch.

[@someguy2135]

The video also mentioned oily fish as beneficial, but that could be replaced by other sources of Omega 3, like ground flax seeds, chia seeds, walnuts, and algae based DHA/EPA supplements.

[@someguy2135]

Lion's Mane mushrooms have improved memory in studies. They can be grown at home with kits.

[@someguy2135]

Matcha Green Tea should be the most effective, since it also includes the leaves of the plant.

[@cinemiguel-visionsforinspi3462]

Enough sleep is also key, it helps get rid of amyloid plaques within neuron transmitters in the brain.

[@Lennybird91]

Bonus: side-sleeping on the right side is preferable for optimizing the glymphatic system. Though left side is still better than back or stomach.

[@varungehlot5221]

@@Lennybird91 I have read somewhere that sleeping on right side could pressurise the liver. But I’m not sure

[@SoulRoh]

The Beta amyloid plaque theory was debunked like 2 years ago. Must be another mechanism with the same result.

[@Dehms]

Better sleep like a dead person

[@savannahm.laurentian1286]

Red grapes, blueberries, green tea, cocoa, fish/Omega-3. You're welcome.😮

[@SoundHashiraX]

Not all heroes wear capes

[@olorin4317]

I should save this video so I don't forget.

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Lol

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LOL!

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[@junepinedamercado1548]

Me too 😅

[@AntonsClass]

I strive to consume berries, green tea and dark chocolate daily. Another good one is beetroots, as they are also fantastic for arterial health.

[@notwerkinginthishouse8634]

My dad is usually buying dark chocolate and my mom bought green tea but im planning on getting other stuff

[@jeanpaultongeren125]

im on anti psycotics they cause brain Fog. the only thing that I do is eat healthy so the effects are "not that bad"

[@someguy2135]

The video also mentioned oily fish as beneficial, but that could be replaced by other sources of Omega 3, like ground flax seeds, chia seeds, walnuts, and algae based DHA/EPA supplements.

[@AntonsClass]

@@someguy2135 that's true. I used to rely on DHA supplements and chia/ flax seeds. I have recently decided to incorporate sardines into my diet now, though.

[@anniinthewoods8287]

Hurray! Beetroots are my favourite, that was lucky =D

[@rockymntdan1]

My swedish grandfather said "eat your fish, it's brain food". I thought that was silly until science caught up to that ancient teaching.

[@zumaxex]

well fish isnt as good as people say, due to the heavy metals and neurotoxins found in its meat. but there are a specific selection of fish that is better. only good thing with fish is the fat

[@hello37175]

Walnuts are as good, minus the mercury

[@wbell539]

I love her voice!

[@GeorgeDole]

Many thanks BBC for this video. I'm sending it to all my friends. Please do more memory improvement videos.

[@marshabearman5594]

excellent presentation. Thanks!

[@patriciakaufmann2229]

Thanks for sharing!!!

[@thecoach11]

Great information 💎💎💎💎💎👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@65royton]

Thank you that’s very helpful

[@catherinemurphy9321]

Thank you ! For sharing Helpful Information . It's good to know what foods to include and increase in our Diets 😊❤

[@martinst8764]

Why not use 100% cocoa powder in porridge - make sure its not got any carbonate added, that ruins polyphenols. I use tesco own brand. And i drink Clipper white tea (even more polyphenols and less caffiene than green tea). As for berries, my deepfreeze is full of blackberries picked locally - they grow everywhere on abundance in August and September - much better than supermarket!

[@tattarrrrattat]

Like it!

[@someguy2135]

Cocoa powder is a great alternative to chocolate, since no sugar is added. Be sure to get the kind that is not "Dutched" for best effect.

[@sarojdwivedi8643]

Loved your work❤❤❤❤❤

[@daha3074]

Excellent information, thank you.

[@wellbodisalone]

Great presentation! 💯

[@DiamondheartBI]

Thank you!

[@cinthia9602]

Great advice.

[@paulgdlmx]

Well presented, informative and useful video. Thank you

[@ZahidHussain-td6nj]

Thank you for the Information. It's good to know which foods to include and increase in our Diets.

[@rashidparacha2618]

Excellent information

[@johnpritchard9753]

Very interesting and well presented. Thanks.

[@El.Duder-ino]

Good to know, thx!

[@najatjask3384]

Thank you for your information, it is very good

[@JoseDiaz-tf2ql]

The only thing about dark chocolate is that the plant that produces it is very good at absorbing heavy metals and most chocolate has trace heavy metals on them, I believe cadmium was the main one. So you have to be careful how much you consume.

[@mandandi]

OK. Then its also good to take charcoal and bentonite clay once a week to absorb the heavy metals in the body. Enjoy your cacao and clean out the heavy metals.

[@Sagittarius-A-Star]

Unfortunately the high quality Cocoa grows in areas where the soil contains Cadmium ☹

[@hello37175]

Thanks, didn’t know this. Sometimes we can learn as much from the comments section as the video itself.

[@healtytipsjunction]

great information.

[@gm7304]

Very Good Video. Thank You

[@stephenyardley4880]

TY for this video. Short and to the point 👍

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Saved this video ❤️❤️❤️

[@hugueslecorre4893]

In middle east, thyme is a very important memory enhancer, it is consumed in mixture, at breakfast in form of pizza with olive oil called mannoushé, mannaish in plural. The mixture comes with various ingredients but thyme, sesame grains and somach are the base.

[@AkiraMatsuo]

This Channel is amazing

[@BBC_Global]

Thanks Henrique!

[@thomasranjit7781]

​@@BBC_GlobalIn Kerala state of India there are people who eat less food during their youth and middle age and still has excellent memories even in the 90s. So all these theories that you have to eat blueberries and strawberries and other berries and chocolates to maintain memory power is not true. There are a million other factors that affect the human brain. 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@nadiaali6705]

In sha اللہ 🇸🇦 الرّحمـٰنﷺ الحمدللہ 🕋 ﷺ 🤲🏻

[@saganspirit]

This is actually very good

[@genocidal-maniac]

Well there is also a plant named shanka pushi which grows in Himalayas which is believed to improve memory.

[@Truthseeker371]

I don't remember intentionally. Most of things and strangers are not important to remember, rather beneficial to forget.

[@krisdavies2937]

Lovely writing! Informative!

[@kenjones7719]

"Vegetables" - shows a pic of avocados which are rather fruit; leaves out black tea which some studies have shown to be just as effective as green tea (common factor = catechin tannins).

[@sharinaross1865]

Thank you

[@adamrios3141]

Wonderful information indeed

[@josephstanski5180]

Gee - I hope you practice this video - its the best - it help me cure my cancer.

[@williamhayes8864]

Raw ginger, tomato, spinach salad with fresh lemon juice and olive oil dressing . With black pepper and salt to taste.

[@irfanhasanswarna5798]

Great!!!❤

[@noraluzcalugas2731]

Diet is imperative for cognitive function, B Vitamins, Proteins, Minerals essential, A, C, E for Optimum Immunity, Netvous System Strength & Stamina

[@lilashelton535]

I think it would help validate what is being said if you provided the reference sources.

[@0HARE]

This research supports what I already suspected. It is a call to action for all of us to improve our diet. Thank You

[@gauriblomeyer1835]

You miss the research carried out recently in 2017 in which it had been proved that a continuous very small dose of THC improves the brain of the elderly. And then there is the rare situation that one moves to a different country being 80 years old and has to learn the different language. This fact alone improves memory.

[@someguy2135]

Learning a second language could also be done without moving, but moving would force you to study harder.

[@engineeringka14da]

Exactly! The key is to never stop learning. Just how you if you don't drive a car for too long it gets malfunctioned and rusty instead of lasting longer. Use it or lose it. You gotta keep polishing those neurons

[@AliHaider-hx8gw]

Did you assume everyone knows what a “THC” is? Thanks for raising my curiosity but no thanks , i have to go and find out what it is.

[@zumaxex]

that study was done in Mice...

[@zumaxex]

@@AliHaider-hx8gw Majority of the population know what THC is. its the chemical compound in cannabis.

[@niranjansj9727]

Almonds are also known to improve memory.

[@GUTOMOFFICIAL]

Oh really! Very interesting!

[@romikim4548]

Memory boosting food

[@harrionl]

How long did it take for memory to evolve?

[@someguy2135]

Lion's Mane mushrooms have improved memory in studies. They can be grown at home with kits.

[@oz27]

Does it work with red wine?

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[@prof.heinous191]

I take purple grapes as red wine every day - saved!

[@dac545j]

Food → Foods. Language does indeed evolve.

[@AORD72]

Check for gluten and wheat intolerance which can deplete vitamins which help memory.

[@fiftyshadesofgrey1991]

Wine. Red wine❤

[@mdegrie]

Wish i saw this video when i was young

[@dubsar]

I eat so much dark chocolate and fish that I recalled the word polyphenols even before it showed up in the video.

[@dubsar]

Or maybe I just live in a time loop. Who knows?

[@someguy2135]

Fish could be replaced by other sources of Omega 3, like ground flax seeds, chia seeds, walnuts, and algae based DHA/EPA supplements. The largest organization of nutrition professionals officially declared- "It is the position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics that appropriately planned vegetarian, including vegan, diets are healthful, nutritionally adequate, and may provide health benefits for the prevention and treatment of certain diseases. These diets are appropriate for all stages of the life cycle, including pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, adolescence, older adulthood, and for athletes. Plant-based diets are more environmentally sustainable than diets rich in animal products because they use fewer natural resources and are associated with much less environmental damage. *Vegetarians and vegans are at reduced risk of certain health conditions, including ischemic heart disease, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, certain types of cancer, and obesity.* Low intake of saturated fat and high intakes of vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, soy products, nuts, and seeds (all rich in fiber and phytochemicals) are characteristics of vegetarian and vegan diets that produce lower total and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels and better serum glucose control. These factors contribute to reduction of chronic disease. Vegans need reliable sources of vitamin B-12, such as fortified foods or supplements." -Full abstract from the position paper as found on PubMed from the National Institutes of Health

[@user-gi4mr4bx1s]

Good food : purple grape , blue perry , dark coco , vegetables and fruits Bad food : refined food and sugar.

[@308dad8]

OK we’re getting somewhere. I have some follow up questions for you. 1) can we be sure those “improved memory scores” were the result of eating fruit or the result of not being malnourished? 2) can you cite actual studies or just say that “studies show” because you’re reading a script? My Grandmother ate what the government recommended and still got Alzheimer’s even though she worked everyday, even though she was really smart she even forgot me, one of her closest grandkids. She had no idea who I was. She wasn’t a smoker or drinker so you can’t blame that and she wasn’t lazy So lifestyle is completely eliminated from causation. Maybe the grains and sugar whether refined or carbohydrates are to blame? Some have speculated that Alzheimer’s is caused by oxidation in our brains and not cooking in aluminum, copper or iron cookware would’ve prevented this, would it have? They claim stainless steel would’ve prevented it but you have a proven source of dangerous chromium in stainless steel, so no it’s no better. So cook on glass only? Well it’s a thought but glass can be troublesome too from certain heavy metals used to give glass its colors.

[@dolinaj1]

Dementia other than genetic is considered Type 3 diabetes. Too many sugars are unhealthy; too high blood glucose is unhealthy for us all. And yes, there is no protocol that guarantees complete protection from any disease process.

[@donsena2013]

Insulin sensitivity is relatively low in the morning, so that fruit in the morning should be discouraged. A protein-based meal is best as first meal of the day, followed by at least a two-hour pause to allow for digestion (and to avoid unfavorable food combinig), after which fruit can then be taken, when insulin sensitivity is up

[@droddick2006]

Beef is also good. Seed oils (oemga-6 overdoes), sugar, and processed foods definitely bad.

[@internetmail3888]

How can I still get the placebo effect when I know all diet advise is boloks?

[@awizenwoman]

As an ethical vegan, who also educated myself about nutrition, I only consume a wholefood plant based diet, and eat flax and chia seeds, but I'm aware that Algae oil supplements are available in lieu of fish. Plus I have inherited a photographic memory, which is still fine. And yes sleep is important too. But avoiding stress is also important, as so many employers stress out the employees, and that is when people eat junk food.

[@sharinaross1865]

Its been encouraged.

[@ArjunSingh-fv4cb]

In my humblest of experience, processed foods including the food products that contain additives and preservatives or have undergone controlled environment processes to synthesize a longevity of shelf time, are, at more instances then otherwise, produced as taste enhancers, meant to increase immediate appreciativeness to food consumption beyond simply the nourishment requirement. This in itself is metabolism enhancing, and helps sustaining an optimal motor functionality for saliva and enzyme secretion, conjuring a practiced neural backdrop for concentrated eating and thus promoting our body to stay dynamically creative with the mixing of gastric juices and digestive metabolism to extract energy and nutrients from these concentratively and fondly eaten superlative foods, mostly of which hold a diverse nutrient mix, in addition to their prime nutrition carrier on virtue of their supermarket validity. As I mentioned, yeah, a certain category of processed food items are simply meant for superlative taste and flavour gratification, yet every decent healthy body has a modulation spectrum to accommodate such escapades when a balanced, and regionality and favoured biosystem aligned nutritional diet remains at least deferred constant in the dietary repertoire. From this dedicated perspective, a lot to do is with the way a body has been trained, and that craftily balanced and experience acquired diversity with which the taste and eating instincts have been made to evolve over the years from the infancy; and thus ideally if the foods that have always been part of a diet retain a regular consistency of sorts in the diet, the most staunch of the dietary habits too can be made inclusive. The only factor that can be attributed to nutrition to benefit congestion can be over accumulation of disposable energy which lot many categories of processed foods and the all hoarding supermarket and food joint culture can be sarcastically attributed to, and this disposable energy, not disposable income, energy... that the body organically demands to dissipate, responding to it as it would while preparing for a lean period of nutritional intake and that leads to certain noticeable health symptoms, including over sweating, digestive imbalance, over eating, sleep pattern shifts, surplus accumulation of fats, lethargy and depleted concentration. And these symptoms can be countered simply by good physio-psychological well being and healthy and nurturing intimacy, and the achieved benefits can be further enhanced through regular gymnasium practices like weight and aerobic exercises, and swimming, or by regular sessions of concentrated energy invested outdoor activities like cycling, burst jogging, trekking and brisk walking and even long drives and rides. The social and soft cultural aspect of processed food should also be included in this ideation, as the sites of their sales and serving remain the leading sites of social interaction, and urban recreation; an essential binding feature of the otherwise fast paced, individualistic living patterns that were the prevalent trends of the last generation of urban centers around the world. Pardon me for writing so much, yet considered this thought feebly contributing to the theme ideation of this motion feature. Salute'

[@bingeltube]

Anything new in this video? This has been regurgitated many times for over 30 years or so! My mother told me that as a teenager!

[@francis_n]

This means the information has stood the test of time and is still valid. Surprising how not many people know or follow it though

[@bingeltube]

@@francis_n the ways of humans are inscrutable! 🙂

[@edwardnygma6691]

2:49 Avocados are fruits...

[@genocidal-maniac]

Well i do know about omega 3, i guess i will have to see if it works.

[@aroundandround]

Refined or processed food is overvilified when the real culprit is side effects like overcalorification, insufficient fiber and micronutrients etc.

[@riyadhri]

background music made it harder to recall what you were saying just a second ago

[@litoboy5]

Yellow green tea

[@ivan1196]

don't forget turmeric

[@williampayne9526]

You tube search - keto brain function and mental health metabolic mind

[@hi00XxXx]

Sorry, red wine lovers Purple grape juice is good for our health 🍷

[@williamhayes8864]

I make all American poke bowls called toke bowls with matcha and kratom. I plan on making some with psilocybin

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Try learning

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[@jackedkerouac4414]

Added these to my shopping list I need all the help I can get lololol

[@HombreWithAnOmbre]

I feel bad for kids growing up on processed foods. It can affect their future forever. I was one of them. I'm shocked that processed foods can decrease appetite control. Makes sense actually

[@holgerjrgensen2166]

Memory is NOT in our brain. And in our current Developing-Circuit, Memory is for down-going, (Minimum-performance) but the up-going Intelligence will fully compense. Yaeh, living=fresh food is better for our overall development. Memory/store, recall/Instinct, + Feeling and Intelligence, Power=Gravity is also a part of mental functions.

[@TomTerrific]

I'd like to see the scientific studies to back up your claims.

[@meatmachine449]

Is there a food to forget things? Like everything?

[@GnomeChomsky9999]

Perhaps opiates?

[@sheldonscott4037]

Binge on refined & processed foods?

[@user-oj9tb9gp1n]

omad carnivore will stop any kind of memory loss in it's tracks.

[@DMT4Dinner]

How does fiber help with cognition?

[@rhyothemisprinceps1617]

Some types of dietary fiber (e.g., inulin) promote the production of butyrate in the gut which can improve brain function by decreasing inflammation, improving blood-brain barrier function, increasing insulin sensitivity, etc.

[@gc6497]

Great video Shame she did not mention how sugar is bad.

[@someguy2135]

Cocoa powder is a great alternative to chocolate, since no sugar is added. Be sure to get the kind that is not "Dutched" for best effect.

[@iPondR]

What's good for the heart is good for the brain... movement.

[@kenghuilin5397]

We all know, it's easier said than done. The challenge is to make concerted effort to reshape our appetite.

[@hanzee9008]

Stop eating process food it's all about

[@aku7598]

Better have no memories of something than having false memories about them.

[@______IV]

Exercise and a balanced diet will do WAY more for the brain than any of these will.

[@kishoregupta5384]

What kind of kids eat 240gm of blueberries per day

[@ktefccre]

😢 healthy food is getting more expensive

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[@nageshramteke6437]

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[@Agadr]

Well, it remains in the choice of those refined foods, that study is very tricky, highly processed foods are generally bad no matter what, but if they had given the subjects some processed meat and fish they would show improvements in memory without significant health effects because the studies are short. However, with enough consumption of those foods, cancer cells will start growing :(. If you still love your processed foods, make sure you do long fasts every once in a while

[@bigblue9484]

Dang I just watched and can't remember what I learned 😞

[@phiakate]

Aahhh don’t worry, have a bit of chocolate it will all come back to ya.😊

[@TMM6900]

Brain muscle needs to be train as well?

[@lemeilleur92]

I do have trouble remembering the name of that lady at work, I just call her mom.