32. 5 Best Foods to Feed Your Brain | Dr. Delia McCabe

Every Breath Counts

Weighing about 3 pounds in the average adult, the brain is about 60% fat. The remaining 40% is a combination of water, protein, carbohydrates and salts. The brain itself is a not a muscle. It contains blood vessels and nerves, including neurons and glial cells. – John’s Hopkins Medicine

So if 60% of your brain is fat, are you feeding it the right fats to promote structural health and optimal function?

Most people don’t realize that the structure and the function of the brain are intimately interconnected.

Delia McCabe

Dr. Delia McCabe has dedicated her career to understanding how to nourish high functioning brains. We discuss, not only the necessary dietary foods, but also exercises and lifestyles that promote optimal function.

This episode was one of the most informational episodes you’ll hear and is chock full of strategies and actionable habits to stay at the top of your game.
What you will learn from this episode

• What the brain is made of and how to build a stronger structure
• The importance of fat for brain health
• How you should consider macro nutrients
• The importance of the brain/gut connection and how to eat for health
• The 5 best foods to feed your brain
• How and why you need to “work out” your brain
• The impact of stress on brain health
• How sleep, sex and sweat improve brain function

About Delia
Delia shifted her focus from conventional talking therapy, after completing her Masters in Psychology. She had discovered that what we eat impacts brain function directly, and came to understand that until the brain is properly nourished no amount of talking can support optimal cognitive functioning.

Delia has since immersed herself in the fascinating world of nutritional neuroscience and offers a focused, insightful, evidence-based approach into how specific foods can improve our mood, concentration, memory and learning ability and help us manage stress and remain calm and happy in our busy, stressful world, regardless of our age!

Delia received her PhD from Adelaide Medical School and her present research focus is on the neurobiology of stress and nutrition.

Delia’s knowledge about the brains requirements for
optimal well being, her enthusiasm for sharing complex science in an easy-to-understand format, and her ability to share practical and actionable steps with her audience, make her a speaker that keeps her audience engaged and enthralled from start to finish.

People who attend Delia’s events and workshops describe them as ‘extremely engaging, enlightening, fascinating, and motivational!’

Delia’s first book, ‘Feed Your Brain – 7 Steps to a Lighter, Brighter You!’ explains the science behind nutrition and brain health and was released mid-2016.

Delia’s second book, ‘Feed Your Brain – The Cookbook’ was released in November 2017, and takes the science into your kitchen to enable the creation of delicious, brain-supportive meals.

Resources

Delia’s Website

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Book Recommendations

• “7 Steps to a Lighter Brighter You” by Delia McCabe
• “7 Steps to a Lighter Brighter You – The Cookbook” by Delia McCabe
• “Spark” by John Ratey
• “The End of Alzheimer’s” by Dale Bredesen