Preventing Dementia with ‘this’ as a Side Dish in Your Diet

Sweet potatoes, onions, and broccoli help prevent dementia

It is important to detect dementia early and provide ongoing treatment. In order to prevent it, you need to maintain a healthy lifestyle, exercise regularly, and engage in activities that use your brain.

Among them, there are foods that help prevent dementia by eating as a side dish when eating.

Sweet potatoes are rich in ‘GABA’ and ‘Beta-carotene’, which is a great help in preventing dementia. Beta-carotene acts as an antioxidant that protects the brain, and eating one medium-sized sweet potato can meet your entire daily intake. GABA increases the oxygen supply and activates the metabolic function of cells, so it helps to prevent dementia as well as relieve insomnia.

Onions are rich in a nutrient called ‘choline’, which plays an important role in supporting brain function. In addition, onion skins contain 30 to 40 times more ‘polavonoids’, which are antioxidants, than the kernel, which helps prevent senile dementia or Parkinson’s disease by removing active oxygen that ages cells. It also plays a role in reducing the inflammatory response of blood vessels. It’s good to put the onion in water and boil it with broth, or dry it and eat it as a powder.

Broccoli is Dementia

It contains a large amount of ‘sulforaphane’, which has been identified as a preventive nutrient. The ‘sulforaphane’ ingredient activates ‘brain-derived nerve growth factor’ that helps regenerate brain nerves, promotes the survival and growth of brain cells, and is also effective in preventing senile dementia. In addition to broccoli, sulforaphane is also found in foods such as oysters, onions and garlic.

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