Tomorrow night its Brain food dinner night!~ WHY? Because friday morning is Christophers Final exam for his Current block in medical school. Med students know all the value of things like sleep - eating well, excercise, and so on... yet while in medical school they have no time to do any of those things... Its my job to make sure he gets the BRAIN food he needs to ACE those tests!
here are the rules for before test meals! and BRAIN FOOD ( this goes for anyone)
DO
ensure a sound night sleep with camomile tea before bedtime and tossing some calming ginger into the final meal of the day. ( maybe candidied ginger before bed - )
DO give your little test taker a packet of fruit and nuts to snack on – healthier and more energy sustaining than chocolate or chips
DO make easy to digest raw fruits more interesting by whizzing them up in a blender for a meal rich in concentration along with plenty of vitamins. CAN we say SMOOOOTHIE!
DO add plenty of fresh basil to a pasta dish for a brain chemical boost.
DON’T eat red meat in the lead up to a test. Chicken, pork and fish and easier to digest.
DO skip
the caffeine as a meal substitute. Avoiding caffeine all together (if you normally drink it) may cause headaches, but you shouldn't overdo it. Overdosing on coffee and energy drinks may cause you to become too jittery and then crash. Try green tea as a natural caffeine addition to your diet.
and lastly...........
DO:
Fill yourself with protein-rich foods like eggs, nuts, yogurt and cottage cheese during breakfast and lunch on the day of the test. The benefits will last throughout the day.
The Top 5 foods for a SMARTER brain....
1. Salmon ( wild)
2. Cacao Beans
3. Matcha (Tencha-grade green tea powder)
4. Acai berries & Blueberries
5. Coffee beans
Too bad they dont all taste good mixed together!
Basil is next on the list..... YUM Bruschetta, pesto.... you name it!
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