You know when they say "You are what you eat", there's definitely some truth in that as far as your brain is concerned.
While your brain is the most important organ of your body, it's essential to keep it healthy for better functioning of your body. That means avoiding foods that can affect the brain negatively.
Here are three foods to avoid to keep your brain healthy.
1. Alcohol
Excessive consumption of alcohol can not only damage your liver but also your brain.
After sipping your drink, you often experience alcohol racing into your brain making you not think straight, but you later come back to normal when the alcohol levels lower.
However, if this habit persists and you become a frequent heavy drinker, your brain shrinks and this can potentially make you experience long-term memory problems.
Besides poor memory, one can experience trouble concentrating, hallucinations, mood and personality changes among other negative effects.
2. Junk food
Fast foods not only have the potential of making you add weight but can also sap your brain.
That burger, chicken or fries is loaded with sodium that can hurt your brain, from experiencing memory loss to feeling disoriented. This is why some people find it hard concentrating after eating their favourite fast food.
Eating too much fatty food also increases the insulin levels in your body, and too much insulin causes your brain to stop responding to hormones, hence slowing down your thinking abilities.
3. Sugary drinks
This probably isn't a shocker because there's nothing nutritional about soda or any other sugary drink.
Sugary drinks such as sodas, energy drinks, juices, are mostly associated with dementia.
Therefore, if you are craving a sweet drink, just sip on water or grab your favourite fruit.