2. Red Meat

Despite weighing only about 2 % of a person’s body weight, the brain consumes 20% of our total body energy. Red meat is a certified brain food because it provides four (4) nutrients necessary to fuel your brain.

Best sourced from animal foods, the most well-known vitamin that your body can’t manufacture is Vitamin B12. A deficiency of this essential brain nutrient can lead to irreversible brain damage, while low Vitamin B12 level may cause negative effects such as depression, fatigue and poor memory.

Reckoned as the ‘Sunshine Vitamin’, Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) is a form of Vitamin D sourced from animal foods. Studies revealed that D3 is even more effective than the plant-sourced Vitamin D (ergocalciferol). A lack of Vitamin D3 is linked to cognitive impairment and depression.

Creatine may be known as a nutrient for muscle building but more than our muscles, our brain demands energy too, for various thinking activities. Creatine helps provide the brain its needed energy and a deficiency of this critical nutrient can lead to adverse effects related to brain function.

Lastly is Carnosine. You probably never heard of this nutrient but it is because Carnosine is strictly found in animal meat. Another highly critical brain nutrient, this substance provides brain protection against various sorts of degenerative processes in the body. A powerful antioxidant, carnosine is a popular anti-aging supplement. High levels of carnosine has shown to lower occurrence of neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.