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5 seemingly healthy habits that are bad for your brain
2. Snacking on health food
When your fridge and pantry are stocked with healthy food, you may think you can snack freely and guiltlessly. But, according to Swart, snacking throughout the day can sabotage your brain health, even if you’re munching on healthy food.
Health foods like protein bars, smoothies, fruit, and nuts are still packed with calories. And research shows that limiting your calorie intake is better for your brain than overindulging.
Cutting calories through intermittent fasting, for example, can decrease your risk of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. It can also improve your memory and mood.
In fact, following an intermittent fasting diet called a 5:2 diet (where you eat normally five days per week and fast for two days) can increase levels of BDNF, that beneficial brain protein I mentioned earlier.
