The next time you plan on heading out to a nice dinner, choose a fancy seafood restaurant and order a helping of fish. Or the next time you plan dinner, try a new recipe with fish as your main ingredient. Your brain will thank you! Find out how fish and fish oil have become the latest “it” foods to help get your brain in shape and prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s disease.

So how can fish keep your brain healthy and intact? Medical studies have shown that certain types of fish contain omega-3 fatty acids, which are superb at aiding in the function of the brain’s nerve cells. Omega-3 fatty acids are so efficient at what they do that in humans the end result is an overall improved memory. By eating fish once to twice a week, you can actually keep your mind sharp, focused and agile over the years. Salmon, herring and mackerel are the most rich in omega-3 fatty acids so be sure to look out for those particular types of fish the next time you place your order at a seafood or Japanese restaurant.

If you feel you need a little bit more fish in your life, you can also turn to fish oil. Fish oil contains two important properties that allow it to work well in preserving the brain’s overall health, including memory function: DHA and EPA. DHA (Docosahexaenoic acid) and EPA (Eicosaphentaenoic acid) work in perfect harmony together by providing the human brain with strengthened brain cell membranes and enhanced cell-to-cell communication.

If you haven’t been including fish oil in your daily diet for the past few years, don’t worry it’s never too late to start. Those who are middle age should jump on the fish oil bandwagon as soon as possible, since the presence of DHA and EPA in fish oil in older individuals has been shown to be extremely effective in preventing mental decline, correcting heartbeat irregularities and joint inflammation. The best ways to include fish oil into your diet is by consuming two to four meals a week of oily fish, such as wild Pacific salmon or taking fish oil capsules. The recommended dosage for fish oil capsules is approximately 500 mg of EPA and 500 mg of DHA.

Not only can eating fish and consuming fish oil keep the brain from becoming vulnerable to debilitating diseases such as Alzheimer’s, it also aids in preventing the decline of cognitive function. By definition, cognitive function involves the mental process of knowing, thinking, learning, reasoning, remembering and judging. We use our cognitive function from the time we are born right up until the day we die. However, as the human body gets older, the brain also begins to decline in health. When cognitive function is lost, this results in forgetfulness, being scatterbrained and being unable to think rationally. The presence of omega-3 fatty acids and fish oil in the body and brain can help preserve our cognitive function so that no matter how old we are, our brains stay young and active.

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