Did you know that our body weight can influence our brain health?
Lowering weight and keeping it within normal range for you improves blood flow to the brain, cognitive function, headaches and mood. This is true for children as well as adults. It is also one of the most difficult elements to achieve in our current world where we are drowning in a sea of calories with little nutritional content.
One easy way to begin lowering and maintaining weight is to eliminate sweetened beverages (such as soft drinks or energy drinks) from our diets and reduce higher calorie foods by 20% or by 1/5th of the usual serving.
Maintaining healthy weight by reducing high-calorie, low-nutrient foods is one of the ways we can optimize brain health. Stay tuned--the Dr. Reeta Diet is to follow!