Right and Left Brain Foods, Really!

Does it seem impossible?*

The left brain or rational and language side lives on Beta Waves. The right side which is the emotional and creative side lives on Alpha waves. There are foods and supplements that support each.

When the beta side or the alpha waves get too intense or high in speed they get cut off from the other side that would give balance. When they get too low, they need stimulating to function properly.

In balanced states, the body gets into a zone for athletics, thinking, connecting, perception, feeling, and communicating. If you have had a few times when something went unbelievably, it was because you were in a zone. Now maybe you realize how often you are not in it.

Meditating is the easiest way to get into the zone. Athletes have practices that get them into the zone before games or competitions. The motor skills perform better when the beta waves are calm and relaxed. You often hear of coaches trying to keep their players relaxed.

There are foods that support each, as I mentioned.

Dopamine is the chemical energy of beta waves and foods that support dopamine are broccoli, carrots, egg whites, salmon, pomegranate juice, spinach, and unsalted almonds. Tea also boosts dopamine including green tea, oolong tea, white tea, and rooibos tea. Other foods herbs and spices that assist are flaxseed, garlic, green tea, mustard seed, onion, stevia, and yarrow.

You will note that flaxseed is also rich in the Omega’s.

The foods that support alpha waves are avocado, cucumber, zucchini, lettuce, nuts, milk products (milk, cream, ice cream, sour cream) whole eggs, luncheon meats and sausages, liver, beef, and olive oil salad dressings. Yes you notice all the fats, but they are necessary to deliver choline to the brain. A good supplement is choline bitartrate.

If you followed my lose ½ pound a day diet, you will see that the diet is rich in these supportive foods and it is easy to create dishes that have several. For example most of my meals start with cooking in olive oil to which I add garlic, onion, broccoli, zucchini, meat and spaghetti sauce. I also eat a few hard boiled eggs a day, an avocado, a table spoon of flaxseed and several fruits.

You can get full, healthy, support brain function, and lose weight at the same time.

*Note This information is from my favorite Brain Book “Heal Your Mind and Rewire Your Brain by Patt Lind-Kyle. You should not go another month without reading it.