How to be productive as a student using diet

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We are technically learning all our lives but practically students for some years of our lives. At this stage, our mental aptitude needs to be sharpened and alert.
Hence, it is key that foods that would boost mental alertness be encouraged. Foods that would aid productivity be embraced. At this stage of one’s life, so much glucose is need in the body as the brain requires enough glucose to function optimally. Once there is deprivation of glucose, there is a block and inability to think or perform at one’s best.
Your Diet Secret
1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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. 

This is an excerpt from the book Eat Fit: A Nutritional Blueprint for Healthy Living
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