The Brain Diet: The Connection Between Nutrition, Mental Health, And Intelligence

Alan C. Logan
Cumberland House Publishing (2006)
ISBN 1581825080
Reviewed by Paige Lovitt for Reader Views (7/06)


 “The Brain Diet” presents information on what role our diet plays in affecting our intelligence and mental health.  We can maximize the quality of our life by eating healthy and making sure that we take in a healthy quantity of nutrients that help to support our cognitive system.  In doing so, we will see an improvement in the quality of our life in areas such as thinking, reasoning, creating, being artistic and learning.   A healthy brain diet can help children by increasing their intelligence and decreasing their risks of ADHD.

This book covers areas in which our health is affected in regards to our brain and how we think.  A lot of what is discussed we already know affects other aspects of our health, such as oxidation and inflammation leading to cancer or heart disease.  In this book, we learn about how it also negatively affects our mental processes.  Many of the supplements and the diet recommended also will help us with other aspects of our health.  These recommendations are not something extra that you have to do just for your brain, it is important that you follow them for all aspects of your health.  The supplements recommended are mainly antioxidants and healthy fats.  This is also good for other areas of our health.   

I found this book to be well organized and easy to understand.  The information presented came with explanations that explained why it is important to make the changes that we might need to make.  A parent will find this information helpful in improving the quality of their children’s ability to learn.  As a middle aged person, I found the information to be very helpful with slowing the decline of my thought processes.  There is also a section with recommendations for a variety of health conditions such as fibromyalgia and migraine headaches.  People with an interest in their health and the health of their children will really enjoy this book. Plus the recipes presented in for the nutritional plan look really delicious!

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