By Xiao Feng Yu | Arts and Culture
Friday, September 29, 2017
Thursday, September 28, 2017
5 Brain Foods You Need!
by Amy Gan | Lifestyle
Around the fifth week of
classes, school is already stretching us and kneading us like dough.
But don’t forget, your body
should be treated with care. As a meme says, pretend you are a demon inhabiting
a body; you should treat your host with care! When you see the piling health
benefits of crowned power-foods, you should be rushing to reward your body. It
will keep you a bit more sane! Here are some foods to help you get through your
day with more energy and attentiveness.
·
Wholegrains
This gives you the energy you need throughout your day! Glucose
for the win (when you’re attempting to be awake in class)—but try to stay with
whole grain products of bread, rice, and
pasta. A noble mix would be rice (or quinoa!) and
beans: fibrous, nutritious and filling protein.
· Fish
Not every day can you have fish, likely, but the omega-3 that it
contains is important for the well-being of your heart, brain and joints. It’s
thought that omega-3 may even help manage stress and give you a chemical mood
boost. Some plant sources include: flaxseed, soya beans,
pumpkin seeds and walnuts.
· Nuts
Most nuts can provide a decent amount of vitamin E (among others),
which help with brain and heart functioning, and is suggested to help prevent
cognitive decline in the elderly. They are also known to be a great boost of
protein and fiber. One of the most exciting nut sources is natural peanut butter :
eat it with your apple or banana for an easy and healthy snack!
Vitamin E is also found in leafy green
vegetables, avocado, asparagus, seeds (like sunflower), eggs, among others.
· Berries
Who doesn’t love berries? They are deemed to prevent cognitive
decline that comes with age. More specifically, blueberries are suggested to be
able to improve or postpone short term memory loss. Sweet and exactly what you
need!
· Broccoli
Last but not least, the veggie that is most refused by kids. But
now that you’re in college, you’re definitely not a kid anymore, right? Broccoli
contains a great source of vitamin K, which can increase cognitive function and
brainpower. Helping to keep our memories sharp, it may keep Alzheimer’s at bay.
For those of you grimacing, I have a pro-tip: use lots of hummus when eating broccoli and your taste
buds will be much more willing to compromise!
Pair eating well with some
exercise for the best results! Exercise is shown to help information-processing
and to improve our cognitive function. A quick 15 to 30 minutes of exercise is
nothing compared to the 2 hours you spend meme-ing!
Lastly, and sincerely, I urge
you to remember to take care of your body and your mind; they are one of the
most important things there are!
It’s never the end of the world... though maybe,
if you don’t eat your broccoli (the plane will literally crash…)!
Sources:
Meme:
Untitled 27
by Anonymous | Poetry
We will never stop
At the
brink of our goodbye
The sky
cried for us
And we
found comfort
For perhaps
we could find each other again
And we did
The sky
called to me
It grumbled
and shook the ground
Breaking
through the glass
The tears
flowed and the light followed
It wet the
leaves and left the root strengthened
A renewal
imposed for a new beginning
No
Just
another try
And as I
saw you
The sky
lightened
White
glazing everywhere
And soon
enough the crack broke and the rage came down on us
It didn't
cry
It didn't
scream
For it was
not just the sky
But the
angels and the heavens that hold hand
For our
fateful union
It was a
cry of war
Perhaps
they refused it
Perhaps
they cried knowing it'd happen again
But perhaps
in moments of doubts
It wasn't
the sun
It was the
moon
A
millisecond
But enough
to put an hold
And stop
everything, even the eyes
And we find
each other again
Not under
the rain
Not just
yet
Just
looking from far
For we know
we will find each other only at the right moment
The rain or
you
We learned
And our
sadness becomes a promise
A promise
for life
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