Savvy Brain Food - Australian science based blog

All the B-vitamins are beneficial to our overall health. They provide different functions and work best when they are combined together. 

In this article, we discuss how B vitamins can also have positive effects to your mental wellbeing. Learn how you can avoid mental conditions caused by vitamin deficiency and which foods you should consume to get your recommended dietary intake of B vitamins.

Hunger is the way your body senses that it requires additional food – it’s the natural cue. Each time you feel hungry, your stomach may rumble as it feels empty, or you may experience headaches, get angry, or lack focus. 

This article looks at some causes of extreme hunger and some science-based ways to reduce excessive hunger and appetite. 

Electronic sports (eSports) is beginning to evolve into one of the world’s most highly-valued industries. Esports is a multibillion-dollar industry that has formed quickly over the last few years!

The most obvious choice for egamers to give them an advantage in mental performance over the competition is the use of nootropics. If nootropics can make your brain work faster, you will be a better gamer – it’s a simple as that. Just like steroids and other physical enhancing supplements are banned in sports, are nootropics going to be banned in esports? 

Brain plasticity is something beyond a fascinating idea. It can be applied to change your mind, and your life to make you smarter and happier and generally improve the way you view things! It means that as you become mentally fitter by learning new things, your ability to learn increases as well! It’s like when you get physically in shape and not only do you look better, but you have more energy, less joint pain, you’re stronger and so much more. The same happens with our brain – and we can get mentally fitter (or smarter) at any time we want!  

Cortisol and stress go hand in hand. Our body is more than capable of regulating its own cortisol release. While too little or too much cortisol can cause you harm – you can do many things to moderate your cortisol production with healthy lifestyle changes including eating adaptogens, exercising, spending time socialising and more.

Some essential tips to boost your energy levels. Lack of energy can make function less efficient in your daily activities. Check your lifestyle to know what drains your energy and change it.

If you find yourself feeling tired often, maybe it’s a good idea to see which of the above you aren’t doing particularly well and try and improve your lifestyle to get more done and feel better!

With the right nutrition, you can go a long way!

Music has health benefits with the capacity to capture attention, lift your mood, generate emotion, perform better on tests, evoke memories, reduce inhibitions, exercise harder and encourage movement! 

This is due to the strong effect music has on altering our brain's chemistry, and specifically, its interaction with dopamine, which is a brain-chemical playing a large role in how we act and feel pleasure.