Fat for body health…and brain health!
Essential Fatty Acids (EFA’s, usually found in the form of fish oil pills) are something that I have all of my clients use. Not only do they help in controlling inflammation but they also help in weight loss. I just read a little blurb in an issue of Wired about how fish oil pills can also increase your mental awareness! A man named Tim Lundeen (a software developer) developed a simple test to determine mental acuity: 100 simple math questions that he would take every day. As his fish oil quantity increased, the time it took him and the number of correct questions he answered both improved. Showing a definitive relation in high dosage of fish oils and mental acuity.
Now obviously this is a far cry from a university study, however, if I did some research I am sure I could find a similar study. EFA’s are one of the most important supplements you can take, exercise or no exercise. Shoot for 8-12 grams a day depending on body size.
