ideal diet for optimal brain function

[Heisman2]

To help stave off neurocognitive decline in the elderly you can look up the MIND diet. Very few actual trials but theoretically promising.

[air2fakie]

To help stave off neurocognitive decline in the elderly you can look up the MIND diet. Very few actual trials but theoretically promising.

What is the ideal diet for optimal brain function for middle-aged adults?

[EliKoehn]

What is the ideal diet for optimal brain function for middle-aged adults?

I'm guessing something relatively high in unsaturated fats and vegetables, but that's a layman's guess.

[Heisman2]

What is the ideal diet for optimal brain function for middle-aged adults?

I have no idea, I don't recall reading anything that looks at that. If anything I'd go with the MIND diet as I don't see a strong reason why it would help more with the elderly but not with younger groups of people, but I doubt it will make an overly significant difference compared to a generally healthy diet.

I'd also be curious for any studies comparing the impact of diet vs good quality sleep of sufficient quantity, I think a lot of people would be better off focusing on the latter aspect.

[air2fakie]

I'm guessing something relatively high in unsaturated fats and vegetables, but that's a layman's guess.

Those with optimal brain function don't make laymen guesses.

I'd also be curious for any studies comparing the impact of diet vs good quality sleep of sufficient quantity, I think a lot of people would be better off focusing on the latter aspect.

What is the ideal sleep duration for optimal brain function?

[jtaylor2010]

The most clear my cognition has been as a result of diet was when I was doing strict AIP diet, which makes sense so the whole goal of it is to reduce inflammation.



https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/art...5#does-it-work

[TolerantLactose]

Spam is great for brain function.

[EliKoehn]

Spam is great for brain function.

I sometimes wonder how Millennials' experience with geriatric disease will differ from Baby Boomers and Gen-Xers, who in many cases literally subsisted on Cold War-era incredibly processed food en masse for decades.

I take it as fairly normal that old people get Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, etc., but maybe the years of daily Oscar Meyer bologna has something to do with it.

[SuffolkPunch]

Spam is great for brain function.

Yes

BTW, OP's posts were merged and deleted. This thread wasn't actually started by Heisman but I thought I'd leave it here since serious replies were made.

[Heisman2]

Those with optimal brain function don't make laymen guesses.

What is the ideal sleep duration for optimal brain function?

That will vary some by person but I don't have any reason to disagree with the National Sleep Foundation recommendations: https://www.sleepfoundation.org/how-...we-really-need

Yes

BTW, OP's posts were merged and deleted. This thread wasn't actually started by Heisman but I thought I'd leave it here since serious replies were made.

Yeah, I put 2 and 2 together but at first I was like WTF is going on? lol

[air2fakie]

Yes

BTW, OP's posts were merged and deleted. This thread wasn't actually started by Heisman but I thought I'd leave it here since serious replies were made.

Yeah, I put 2 and 2 together but at first I was like WTF is going on? lol

I was kinda trolling Heisman's serious responses to morph OP's troll thread into useful consolidated info, in hopes it'll make it onto his website.

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[desslok]

Oh, I thought it was titled Optional Brain Function. I was going to recommend some of my favorite bourbons.

[TolerantLactose]

I'm guessing something relatively high in unsaturated fats and vegetables, but that's a layman's guess.

I think it is DHA (omega-3) that is supposedly especially good for brain health. At least it is involved in development in babies.

[AdamWW]

The most clear my cognition has been as a result of diet was when I was doing strict AIP diet, which makes sense so the whole goal of it is to reduce inflammation.



https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/art...5#does-it-work

Do you have an immune disease? If not... why

[Heisman2]

What is the ideal diet for optimal brain function for middle-aged adults?

I have not read this but this may be interesting: https://wnus.edu.pl/cejssm/en/issue/1194/article/18998/

[air2fakie]

I have not read this but this may be interesting: https://wnus.edu.pl/cejssm/en/issue/1194/article/18998/

Optimal nutrition and physical conditioning for eSports athletes does sound entertaining.

[snailsrus]

Is that the one with mtc oil?