One way of keeping your brain healthy and strong is to eat super foods that are good for your brain. Little things can sometimes help improving your brain´s health and function.  Here are six foods that you find in any store that will help you in your brain training.

1  Coconut Oil

Coconut oil has much higher heat tolerance and full of good fats like olive oil. This makes it a much better choice than using cooking oil. This makes it stable at higher heats and not loosing the beneficial fats as other oils do. Coconut oil is also rich source of brain food called ketones.

Use coconut oil in any of your food preparation instead of oil. If you want less of the coconut flavor you can use salt to reducing it.

2  Turmeric Root

Oxidation and inflammation of the neurons in our brain makes its function decline.  Turmeric has shown potential as an anti-oxidation and anti-inflammatory agent.

Fresh turmeric is not the easiest to find but you can find it in the spice department.  It has a strong flavor like pepper or mustard and has a strong golden color to it.  Indian and African food is full of recipes with turmeric and a good way to try it in food.

3   Blueberries

Blueberries are high in antioxidants, which helps your brain being healthy.  They also contain something called flavonoids, that are compounds said to enhance memory.  Flavonoids have shown to enhance spatial memory in both animals and humans. Fruit-derived flavonoids are  especially potent, making blueberries a perfect choice.

Blueberries are great for breakfast on its own, part of a fruit salad or in a smoothie.  They are tasty as part of a salad at any time of day and can make some tasty desserts.  Perfect as a snack and easy to take along in a container. Try having them in the freezer and they become chilled and crunchy and good in flavor.

4   Broccoli

Broccoli is a vegetable that can be delicious as a snack or boiled or roasted on a pan.  It contains a good amount of lignans, that have benefits for several brain functions. This includes thinking, reasoning, remembering, imagining and learning new words.  They are also high in glucosinolates, that promote levels of acetylcholine. This is a vital neurotransmitter in the central nervous system.

Broccoli is best served steamed, roasted in oven, sautéed with some healthy oils.  You can even chop it and serve it raw as snack or in a salad.

5  Green Tea

Everyone has heard that green tea is something that is healthy for you. The main reason is because it is high in antioxidants. Recent research also indicates that a green tea extract enhances cognitive function. Particularly in the working memory of the brain.

Green tea is best made with not quite boiling water and steeped only for one to two minutes.  Green tea mixes and blends are also available.  If you are not into hot tea you can always serve it with ice and with some added honey, mint or both.

6   Black Pepper

Black pepper is one of the most used spices on the planet.  Recently we have also learned that it can have significant benefits for our brain.  Pipeline is an active compound in black pepper. It can help inhibit the breakdown of dopamine and serotonin. These are two neurotransmitters crucial to brain health and mood regulation.  Pipeline also helps control the flow of calcium in the brain.  This gives the compound anti-seizure effects.

Fresh grinded black pepper is tastier and more beneficial than its powder versions. So buy a pepper grinder if you don´t already have some and keep it on your table.  Grind fresh black peppercorns over anything that you think might enhance the flavor.