(Memory) It's vague~ Starting in your 30s, eating 'this kind of food' will strengthen your memory.

While it varies from person to person, most people begin to experience memory decline around their 30s. What can we do to improve our memory?

 

Memory gradually declines as a toxic substance called beta-amyloid accumulates, killing brain cells. The point at which this substance accumulates and begins to affect memory varies from person to person. Those who experience rapid narrowing of cerebral blood vessels, due to factors like smoking or a fatty diet, are more likely to experience memory decline. This is because blood flow supplies nutrients to the hippocampus and removes waste products, including toxic substances. Constricted blood vessels disrupt this process, leading to a decrease in brain cell numbers.

Damage to the hippocampal cells, which convert short-term memories into long-term ones, can lead to inability to recall even recent events. While dementia tends to run in families, memory loss varies from person to person and does not run in families.

 

Stress is also a major cause of memory loss. The stress hormone cortisol dissolves the hippocampus, so stress interferes with the smooth process of converting short-term memories into long-term ones.

 

Even trauma that causes loss of consciousness can cause rapid memory loss. Trauma can cause a momentary decrease in cerebral blood flow, resulting in brain cell death and permanent loss of regeneration. A severe impact to the hippocampus, the brain's most vulnerable area, can cause permanent cell damage, affecting memory.

 

​Constantly consume nutrients that help strengthen memory.

 

Consuming nutrients with antioxidant properties, such as vitamins B6, C, and E, carotenoids, and polyphenols, helps maintain and strengthen memory.

 

Vitamin B6 is abundant in cabbage and tomatoes. It helps prevent memory loss due to aging. Among autumn fruits, persimmons contain the most vitamin C. Apples are also abundant. In addition to vitamin C, apples contain quercetin, which prevents brain cell destruction. According to a study at Cornell University in the United States, quercetin in apples significantly reduces cortisol, the main culprit in brain cell destruction. Quercetin is more abundant in green apples than in green apples. In red apples, it is found more in the skin than in the flesh.

 

Vitamin E can be obtained from pumpkin, tuna, vegetable oils, and nuts. Among nuts, walnuts are especially good. The unsaturated fatty acids in walnuts prevent the destruction of brain neurons and help them branch out. Carotenoids are found in green and yellow vegetables like spinach, pumpkin, carrots, and tangerines, while polyphenols are found in red wine.

The lecithin component of 'black foods' such as black beans, black sesame seeds, and black sprouts is also good for improving memory. .

 

Among fish, tuna, mackerel, and herring are rich in omega-3 essential fatty acids (DHA, EPA). Blue-backed fish are good for you. Omega-3 essential fatty acids maintain brain cell membranes and increase cerebral blood flow, improving memory.

 

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Cabbage and tomato have been rare lately....

I guess I'll have to pack it up and eat it again.

 

Apples are sweet and delicious these days

It's also good to eat with the skin on.