12/01/2016
The recent breakthroughs in nutrition studies have shown that a purposeful, conscious selection of dietary intake can aid in your body’s recovery from a simple cough or hypertension or even anxiety. But even if you’re already in good health, there are food choices you can make to improve your condition. For some, especially college students, the act of food preparation and cooking can be a deterrent. However, when school is your full-time job, keeping your brain functioning at peak capacity should be a priority. Luckily, there are some foods that require very little effort to get ready, but which can have substantial positive impacts on your natural ability to learn.
Water
If you feel thirsty, you’re already dehydrated, and did you know that even mild dehydration could impair your ability to concentrate? Just a 1% to 2% loss in body weight will start to degrade your focus. Additional levels of dehydration will affect how well your brain processes your environment and can impair short-term memory. And that’s just your brain. Hydration is essential to all the basic functions of the human body, so the better hydrated you are, the better you will feel on the whole. Fortunately, drinking water is relatively easy to obtain. Nothing could be simpler than filling a bottle at the water fountain, drinking it, and then repeating the process regularly throughout the day.
