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Drinks for Brain Power: 10 Brain-Boosting Drinks

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Boosting your brainpower seems like an abstract concept. Unlike building muscle in your legs or arms, your brain is out of sight and out of mind. As it stands, your diet does wonders for improving your cognitive abilities!

Ongoing studies continue to show the correlation between brain health, quality of life, and potential health complications down the road. A 2017 study revealed nearly three million people in the United States have dementia or a related condition. Even minor ailments such as poor concentration and fuzzy memory can still affect your quality of life.

While these following drinks aren’t a cure-all, they will help immensely with boosting your brain function. Let’s take a look at which ingredients you should try this year!

Coffee

There’s nothing quite like a delicious cup of coffee in the morning, huh? This drink is more than just tasty: it’s a brain-booster that’s easy to find.

Coffee is chock full of antioxidants, a compound that prevents your cells from damage over time. Likewise, the caffeine content in coffee stimulates your brain and improves issues such as:

  • Concentration
  • Long-term memory retention
  • Attention to detail

Related: The Best Sources For Your Caffeine!

Green Smoothies

While green smoothies have a reputation for tasting poorly, they can be both tasty and filled with brain-boosting ingredients. 

Depending on what you put in it, a single green smoothie will expose to a wealth of healthy ingredients such as:

  • Minerals
  • Vitamins
  • Probiotics
  • Phytonutrients
  • Fiber

We highly recommend putting the following ingredients in your next green smoothie extravaganza:

  • Lemongrass
  • Kale
  • Spinach
  • Broccoli
  • Cucumbers

Tea

If you’re not a huge fan of coffee, why not a nice cup of tea? Tea is well-known for being a health-focused drink and for good reason.

As stated above, caffeine also acts as a stimulant for your brain to work harder. If you have a caffeine intolerance, a cup of decaf tea will still do wonders for your brain health! Whether you enjoy green tea or black tea, your cup will be filled with essential amino acids to boost your concentration and memory retention.

Water

Dehydration does more than make you feel woozy. Not drinking enough water deprives your brain of basic functioning abilities, leaving you foggy and unfocused.

Consuming between six to eight glasses of water per day is highly recommended. Try to pair your water with a meal to help it go down faster and watch your concentration go through the roof!

Lemon Juice

What makes lemon such a must-have ingredient in the health field? The high volume of vitamin C certainly doesn’t hurt!

While lemon juice on its own is too tart to drink, consider mixing it into your green smoothie or cup of tea. Make sure to use fresh lemon juice, ideally from lemons themselves or an organic brand.

Related: What Is Food Science All About?

A healthy diet shouldn’t be difficult to follow. We established BreinFuel to give you all the ingredients you need without the fuss, hassle, or measuring cups.

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Orange Juice

Similarly, orange juice also has a high concentration of vitamin C and soluble fiber for your diet.  This fruit also contains what’s known as bioflavanoids, another antioxidant that protects your cells from damage.

If you want more of the benefits than the downsides, seek out orange juice without added sugar or preservatives. 

Cocoa

Now here’s a twist! Cocoa is an extremely healthy ingredient when it isn’t loaded up with flavoring, sugar, and milk. 

Cocoa is proven to improve your heart health and your brain health due to its high volume of flavanoids. Similar to bioflavanoids, these antioxidants reduce inflammation, protect your cells, and stimulate healthy blood flow.

Turmeric Lattes

If you want to try something other than coffee or tea for your brain health, we can’t recommend turmeric lattes enough. Turmeric is a root that’s commonly used in cooking and health supplements.

This brilliant ingredient has anti-inflammatory properties alongside a high antioxidant count. Mix a little turmeric powder into your smoothie and reap the benefits!

Beetroot Juices

Curious what other smoothies or juices you can try? Beetroot juices are made with red beetroot, celery, and apple. You can also blend in some kale or spinach as you see fit.

Beetroot functions similarly to your liver, removing toxins with its high volume of iron and vitamin A. Unsurprisingly, boosting your bodily functions does wonders for your brain!

BreinFuel

We know juggling all of your different dietary needs can be a bit much. We’re here to make being healthy one of the easiest (and tastiest) things you’ve ever done!

BreinFuel takes the best of coffee and green tea to give you a well-rounded package of caffeine, antioxidants, and protein. We made sure to keep the sugar count low and boost the amino acid count so you’re feeling your best. Each bottle has a carefully balanced volume of zinc and glycine, two elements proven to boost brain function.

Not only do our drinks supplement daily diets in just a few sips, they’re also keto-friendly.

Related: Do Brain-Boosters Really Work?

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Drink Smart

Improving your brain function starts with a conscientious diet. Instead of reaching for a sugary snack to keep yourself focused, go for what your brain really needs.

The best elements in your brain-boosting diet are antioxidants, minerals, vitamins, phytonutrients, and hydration. Our top choices for brain-boosting drinks are:

  • Coffee
  • Tea
  • Green smoothies
  • Water
  • Lemon juice
  • Orange juice
  • Cocoa
  • Turmeric lattes
  • Beetroot lattes
  • Breinfuel

Want to improve your memory, concentration, and attention span? Contact us today to start enjoying all day focus with BreinFuel drinks!

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