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Brain-Boosting Foods

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Juli Cehula
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at St Vincent chapter.

Finals week can be brutal!  You study for hours, and then forget the information when you come to the test.  This year try to eat some of these brain-boosting foods while studying.  These foods contain vitamins and antioxidants that help improve brain function in many different ways.  So take a snack break and help your brain out!

 

Blueberries

  • Help with mental capacity and motor skills

Grapes 

  • Attacks free radicals aka. Helps prevent damage to brain cells

 

Carrots

  • Helps reduce brain inflammation

 

Tomatoes

  • Helps with brain growth
  • May prevent inflammation of the brain
  • Makes you sharp

 

Broccoli

  • High in Vitamin K and Choline
  • Helps to keep your memory sharp

Avocado

  • Improves blood circulation

Nuts

  • Contain Vitamin E
  • Improves memory

 

Greek Yogurt

  • Prevents crankiness
  • Aids against slow thinking
  • Helps with anxiety

 

Dark Chocolate

  • Reduces inflammation of the brain
  • Prevents oxidation in the brain

 

Green Tea

  • Protects the brain
  • Lowers levels of plaque, that clogs the brain

 

Coffee

  • Increases ones attention ergo better memory

 

Milk

  • Contains Vitamin D
  • Provides energy
  • Increases attention

*Please remember that this is not a doctor recommendation!

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I am currently a senior with a major in chemistry and a minor in graphic design.
Juli Cehula

St Vincent '18

Hello there! I am the Campus Correspondent of the Her Campus chapter at Saint Vincent College. As a senior psychology major, I've made the most of my time in undergrad and am excited for all the doors I have opening ahead of me. I can definitely thank Her Campus for giving me invaluable skills. As a future psychologist, I hope that my articles (and the chapter's) are able to make you feel empowered, motivate you to start a conversation, and be kind. As a hero of mine has said, "If you do not take control over your time and your life, other people will gobble it up. If you don't prioritize yourself, you constantly start falling lower and lower on your list."- Michelle Obama. Be the change you want to see in the world, and smile. Always smile!