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These brain foods get your mind functioning at its full potential and are tasty besides.

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Can you sharpen your mind by opening your mouth?

The Bite

We sure think so. Feed your brain with nature's best noggin enhancers - way more palatable (and effective) than chomping obsessively on the end of your pencil.

The Benefits

Smartening up to save the world. We're gonna need all the collective brain power we have to tackle issues like global warming.
Food for a sexier brain. Nutrients like omega-3 fatty acids protect the connections between your nerve cells, enhance memory, and help you think quickly.

Personally Speaking

Although its amino acids and antioxidants are supposed to help keep your brain young, not a single one of us on the team can stand the taste of goji berries.

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All these contain plenty of omega-3s (some have extra benefits):

Egg Yolks - also contain choline (a precursor to neurotransmitters that enhances memory and reaction time).
Fish
Flax
Pepitas/pumpkin seeds
Soy - also has natural choline.
Walnuts - pack lotsa arginine (a blood-flow inducer).

Sep 24,2008

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Jogging Our Brains

Every Monday morning, the Biter bunch meets for a brainstorming meeting. Yep, Monday morning. The first minute (mile) is rough: most of us staring blankly at our laptops or the ceiling. Then our memories get a jolt and out comes the occasional bit of brilliance, like Hanah's "Come As You Aren't" for a Halloween costume tip this week. As we near the end, we start to lose steam, and the finish line can't come soon enough. (I always feel bad for the city editor who has to go last.)

After a good brain workout, I like to indulge in my fave brain food: sleep. Unfortch, I have to wait until I get home. But I can't get enough of it; I'm an oversleeper. I crave it always. When I don't get 'nuff sleep I get cranky, just as I do when I don't get chocolate - and the only thing better than chocolate is an afternoon nap. Hmmm...

P.S. To get good sleep, here are some natural sleep remedies from Body and Soul mag.

-Senior Editor Theresa...off to crawl underneath her desk...

Biter Comments...

Organic olive oil is great, but I find Virgin Coconut oil is even better and it smells divine..http://www.mercola.com/ If you have never been to this website, I recommend it highly. Check out the health blogs or articles. Dr. Mercola suggests not using anything on your skin that you wouldn't want to eat Coconut oil tastes great as well, just make sure you purchase the right ones.

Posted by: Kim | September 24, 2008 at 09:45 AM

what? no lentils?! for shame!!

Posted by: tammy | September 25, 2008 at 01:03 AM

Omega-3 are produced by leafy green vegetables. The reason fish is high in Omega-3's is because of the algae they eat- or the fish that they eat that eat algae. This abundant (and inexpesive) source is rarely mentioned. Must be the spinach growers don't have deep pockets.

Posted by: Tina | September 25, 2008 at 08:19 AM

I have heard that having a glass of milk before sleep can bring a good sleep. Is that true? cheap diet pills

Posted by: asri | December 01, 2008 at 01:53 AM