Food is the fuel that regulates your energy and mood, both of
which can significantly affect your focus. Just as you shouldn’t put
olive oil into your car to make it run, you shouldn’t put chocolate
syrup into your body to make you run. Food has the incredible
ability to affect your mental clarity, mood, memory, and ability to
focus, so if you’re looking to boost your focus, one of the places
you should start with is what you’re eating. Below are 9 foods
that will help you improve your focus.

Blueberries

Studies show that blueberries boost
“concentration and memory” for up to five hours
because “the antioxidants in blueberries stimulate the flow of
blood and oxygen to [your] brain – and keep the mind fresh”.
Blueberries also contain a “cocktail of anti-oxidants including
anthocyanins, proanthocyanidins, resveratrol and tannins”, and
while I’m not going to even pretend I know what those are, they
have been shown to boost focus, and even protect against
cancer, heart disease, and dimensia.

Green tea

Green tea helps you focus for two reasons: one,
it contains caffeine, and two, it contains
l’theanine. There is no doubt that caffeine helps you focus and
improves your alertness. Good. That’s covered. Well, what the
hell is l’theanine? It’s an ingredient that’s been shown to “increase
alpha-wave activity”, which increases tranquility and releases
caffeine more slowly, instead of all at once, which can lead to you
crashing. The two ingredients also combine to “produce a better
ability to focus attention, with improvement of both speed and
accuracy”. If you’re able to handle the caffeine content,
introducing green tea into your diet is pretty much a no-brainer.


Avocados

According to WebMD, “every organ in the body
depends on blood flow, especially the heart and
brain”, and avocados “[enhance] blood flow, offering a simple,
tasty way to fire up brain cells”. Avocados are also “loaded with
fiber (11 to 17 grams per avocado), which helps keep hunger
pangs at bay”.

Leafy green vegetables


Leafy green vegetables are full of antioxidants
and carotenoids, which boost your brain power,
and help protect your brain. (A good, general tip: the greener a
leaf vegetable is, the better.) Leafy green vegetables are also full
of B-vitamins, which are “proven to help your memory, focus,
and overall brain health and power”. They also contain folic acid,
which improves your mental clarity.

Fatty fish


Fatty/oily fish contains omega-3 fatty acids
which “aid memory, mental performance and
behavioral function”. People who are deficient in omega-3’s are
more likely to have “poor memory, mood swings, depression and
fatigue”. Fish has also been proven to improve your
concentration and mood. The main sources of fatty fish are
“salmon, trout, mackerel, herring, sardines, pilchards and
kipper”.

Water


If you want to improve your focus, you need to
drink enough water. Water “gives the brain the
electrical energy for all brain functions, including thought and
memory processes”, and it has been proven to help you “think
faster, be more focused, and experience greater clarity and
creativity”. Every single function of your body depends on
water, so it is critically important that you get enough of it.

Dark chocolate


Dark chocolate ( dark chocolate, not the sugary,
milky kind) can help you focus for a number of reasons. First, it
contains a small amount of caffeine, which has been proven to
heighten mental alertness. Dark chocolate contains magnesium,
which helps you de-stress, and it also stimulates the release of
endorphins and serotonin, which make you feel good and heighten
your mood. This doesn’t mean you should eat a huge brick of
chocolate every day, like the delicious-looking one on the right,
but it does mean that dark chocolate in smaller doses can
significantly boost your focus.

Flax seeds


Like a few of the foods listed already, flax seeds
are high in magnesium, B-vitamins, omega-3
fatty acids, and fiber, all of which aid with mental clarity, weight
loss, and ultimately, focus. Flax is no doubt a super food. Just
make sure you grind them after you buy them (so your body can
digest them). Unlike the other items on this list, flax seeds can’t
be eaten alone, but they’re great sprinkled on cereal, yogurt,
oatmeal, salad, and more.

Nuts


Nuts are great for your body in the long-term.
“Nuts and seeds are good sources of the
antioxidant vitamin E, which is associated with less cognitive
decline as you age”, and you just need an ounce of them a day to
get this benefit. They’re also rich with essential oils and amino
acids that aid your focus.



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