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In the previous episode of "IN FORMA with Starbene"
we saw that there is a close link
between the intestine and the brain,
and that our psycho-physical wellbeing
directly depends on a correct
relationship between brain and intestine.
Today we're looking at the brain,
which is regularly subjected
to numerous factors of stress.
At this time of the year, these could be
the effects of the change of season
and for students revision for exams
at the end of the academic year.
So how can we deal with the slowdown
in our psycho-physical wellbeing
brought about by the change of season,
work commitments and exams,
without tiring our brain, but, on the contrary,
helping it overcome stress and fatigue?
First, with a healthy, natural diet,
a balanced lifestyle
and by making use of
physiological nutraceuticals.
Stress is not something negative,
rather, it provides us with stimuli.
How can we prepare for stress?
We can prepare by paying special attention
to what we eat and how we behave.
Let's start with what we eat:
I would advise a "TomThumb" diet,
which means, over the course of the day, eating
numerous small portions of fruit and vegetables.
So that when you sit down to your main meals
you never have that ravenous voracity
which comes from not eating for hours.
Whereas, if you introduce the sugars
as well as the antioxidants, fibre, minerals, vitamins
that you find in fruit, in a kiwi, in a mandarin,
in strawberries, in all that lovely food we have in the summer,
it modulates our sugar levels
as well as our stress.
The "Tomthumb" diet also includes many substances
that can be introduced individually,
and usefully in order to "intégrer", from the French:
to complete, to make an important moment complete,
especially at this time of year
for many students who are revising for their exams,
for athletes preparing for competitions, or quite simply,
as we deal with the demands
and commitments of daily life.
Other useful advice for the wellbeing of our brain?
Don't smoke, go to bed early,
drink alcohol in extreme moderation,
such as a glass of red wine during meals,
whose high polyphenol content
helps protect the microcirculation.
Don't sit in front of a computer or
spend too much time in front of a screen
before going to bed, because the light from the screen
interferes with the production of melatonin,
an important hormone that helps us sleep.
Also, don't eat a heavy meal before going to bed,
allow at least two hours to pass between your last meal
and bedtime.
Also remember that regular healthy physical activity,
time spent relaxing and having fun,
and a good night's sleep
are fundamental for good brain functionality
and the psycho-physical wellbeing
of the entire body.
Generally speaking, the rule is:
moderation, in all things.
Our body is like a large building,
with several different floors, and the ground floor
is our intestine, which is the important intersection,
the important moment, the interport where
many different nutrients and substances are coming in
and then have to travel back through our circulation
beyond the blood-brain barrier to take signals to our brain.
As we said, the brain is very vulnerable to stress
of a psychic and psycho-physical nature, so its defence
begins with food and food is the nutrient,
food is nutraceutical, so in this case
we also need substances that provide us with stimuli
positive and propositive stimuli, such as green tea,
black tea, or Indian ginseng,
whose root contains more than eighty valuable substances.
Selenium is certainly an important antioxidant
not just for our brain
but for our whole body and there is a great need
for selenium, because in food, processed food,
these substances are enitrely lost.
Coenzyme Q10, also known as ubiquinone, is a substance
of great importance, of extreme value for
an effective response at the level of the nervous system.