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「終於！我們開始認識營養對大腦有多重要，在這本書中我們獲得了一個無敵的指引，作者身為腦神經專家，同時也有營養學的學位，給予我們關於如何吃對大腦有幫助又吃得開心，強力推薦」─馬克‧海曼，《重回健康心靈》作者

作者麗莎‧莫斯康尼結合兩個專業─腦神經科學和營養學，在本書中告訴讀者用對方法吃對食物對大腦的健康影響很大，照顧好大腦可以增進記憶力、預防失智、預防腦霧症狀(注意力渙散)。

除此之外，莫斯康尼也列出可吃和必須避免的食物清單、測試大腦健康程度的方法，而在美食之鄉義大利度過童年的她，也提供了許多美味的食譜和飲食計畫。

除了以上實用的內容之外，莫斯康尼在本書中還提出許多讓人驚訝的見解，例如風靡歐美的原始人飲食法可能並不理想、避免攝入麩質可能不是個正確的選擇、為什麼只是喝足夠的水就可以讓你提高警覺等。

作者麗莎‧莫斯康尼有驚人的腦神經科學研究經歷，她是Weill Cornell Medical College阿茲海默症預防中心的副主任，創辦了紐約大學營養與大腦健康研究室，也是紐約大學精神病學的助理教授，是預防阿茲海默症的研究界中的佼佼者，除了是腦神經專家之外，莫斯康尼也有營養學的相關學位。

How to eat for maximum brain power and health from an expert in both neuroscience and nutrition.

Like our bodies, our brains have very specific food requirements. And in this eye-opening book from an author who is both a neuroscientist and a certified integrative nutritionist, we learn what should be on our menu.
    
Dr. Lisa Mosconi, whose research spans an extraordinary range of specialties including brain science, the microbiome, and nutritional genomics, notes that the dietary needs of the brain are substantially different from those of the other organs, yet few of us have any idea what they might be. Her innovative approach to cognitive health incorporates concepts that most doctors have yet to learn. Busting through advice based on pseudoscience, Dr. Mosconi provides recommendations for a complete food plan, while calling out noteworthy surprises, including why that paleo diet you are following may not be ideal, why avoiding gluten may be a terrible mistake, and how simply getting enough water can dramatically improve alertness.

Including comprehensive lists of what to eat and what to avoid, a detailed quiz that will tell you where you are on the brain health spectrum, and 24 mouth-watering brain-boosting recipes that grow out of Dr. Mosconi's own childhood in Italy, Brain Food gives us the ultimate plan for a healthy brain. Brain Food will appeal to anyone looking to improve memory, prevent cognitive decline, eliminate brain fog, lift depression, or just sharpen their edge.