This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at St Vincent chapter.
Finals week can be brutal! You study for hours, and then forget the information when you come to the test. This year try to eat some of these brain-boosting foods while studying. These foods contain vitamins and antioxidants that help improve brain function in many different ways. So take a snack break and help your brain out!
Blueberries
- Help with mental capacity and motor skills
Grapes
- Attacks free radicals aka. Helps prevent damage to brain cells
Carrots
- Helps reduce brain inflammation
Tomatoes
- Helps with brain growth
- May prevent inflammation of the brain
- Makes you sharp
Broccoli
- High in Vitamin K and Choline
- Helps to keep your memory sharp
Avocado
- Improves blood circulation
Nuts
- Contain Vitamin E
- Improves memory
Greek Yogurt
- Prevents crankiness
- Aids against slow thinking
- Helps with anxiety
Dark Chocolate
- Reduces inflammation of the brain
- Prevents oxidation in the brain
Green Tea
- Protects the brain
- Lowers levels of plaque, that clogs the brain
Coffee
- Increases ones attention ergo better memory
Milk
- Contains Vitamin D
- Provides energy
- Increases attention
*Please remember that this is not a doctor recommendation!