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Six foods that can boost your brain power 六種食品有助於提高腦力
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What you eat can have a big impact on how you feel.
我們吃什麼可能在很大程度上影響我們的情緒和感受。
So here are six foods that this Harvard nutritionist (Dr Uma Naidoo) says can help improve your mood, and boost your brain power.
哈佛大學營養學家烏瑪·奈杜博士稱，這六種食品有助於改善我們的情緒、提高我們的腦力。
Spices aren’t just for flavour. Turmeric can decrease anxiety. And it’s thought that saffron could help alleviate symptoms of depression.
香料除了增添口味，還有其它好處，薑黃根粉可以緩解焦慮，而藏紅花粉則被認為有助於減輕抑鬱的症狀。
Fermented foods like kimchi, yoghurt and miso contain live cultures which improve how the gut works, and also reduce anxiety.
像醃辣白菜、酸奶和味增這樣的發酵食品包含活性菌，可以促進腸道蠕動並減輕焦慮。
Nuts have healthy fats and oils that our brains need to function well.
堅果內含有人腦靈活運轉所需的健康脂肪和油。
Dark chocolate is an excellent source of iron and helps to form the covering that protects neurons. There’s evidence it can increase blood flow to the brain, and sharpen memory.
黑巧克力中含有大量鐵，有助於形成保護神經元的覆蓋層，有證據顯示吃黑巧克力可以促進血液向腦部的流通、增強記憶力。
Avocados are rich in magnesium. Studies suggest in some cases depression may be linked to a deficiency of this element.
牛油果富含鎂，有研究顯示，一些患者患抑鬱症的原因可能與體內缺乏鎂元素有關。
And green leafy vegetables are full of nutrients that have been linked to reducing the risk of dementia, and cognitive decline.
而綠葉蔬菜中則充滿營養素，有研究發現這些營養素可以降低患失智症和認知功能下降的風險。
These foods aren’t a magic recipe though. You should always seek help if you have any health issues.
不過，這些食品並不是靈丹妙藥，如果你有任何健康問題，都應尋求專業人員的幫助。
How many of these brain foods do you eat?
這些有助健腦的食品你吃嗎？
