Nutrition also affects your neurons - for better and for worse. A diet high in sugar and saturated fat diminishes neurogenesis, whereas other foods increase it, including chocolate (in moderate amounts), tea, and blackberries, which contain a substance called epicatechin that improves memory. Small amounts of alcohol increase neurogenesis, whereas larger amounts decrease it. Chronic emotional stress decreases neurogenesis, but stress-management techniques increase it. Drugs such as nicotine, opiates, and cocaine decrease neurogenesis, whereas a study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation in 1995 showed that cannabinoids (found in marijuana) may increase it, at least in rats. (Uh, what were we just talking about?)
Nutrition also affects your neurons - for better and for worse. A
diet high in sugar and saturated fat diminishes neurogenesis,
whereas other foods increase it, including chocolate (in moderate
amounts), tea, and blackberries, which contain a...
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Dr. Dean Ornish answered:Nutrition also affects your neurons - for better and for worse. A diet high in sugar and saturated fat diminishes neurogenesis, whereas other foods increase it, including chocolate (in moderate amounts), tea, and blackberries, which contain a substance called epicatechin that improves memory. Small amounts of alcohol increase neurogenesis, whereas larger amounts decrease it. Chronic emotional stress decreases neurogenesis, but stress-management techniques increase it. Drugs such as nicotine, opiates, and cocaine decrease neurogenesis, whereas a study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation in 1995 showed that cannabinoids (found in marijuana) may increase it, at least in rats. (Uh, what were we just talking about?)
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