I often hear the elderly say: what people are most afraid of when they are old is "Alzheimer's", which is a worrying disease, which will not only affect the quality of life, but also bring a heavy burden to the family. However, we can prevent the occurrence of Alzheimer's disease by adjusting our diet and eating more brain-strengthening ingredients. In this article, I will introduce you to three kinds of delicacies that can nourish the brain and strengthen the body, and it is recommended that middle-aged and elderly people eat them regularly to be healthy!
1. Nuts
Nuts are rich in protein, fat, vitamin E, B vitamins, zinc, magnesium and other nutrients that are essential for brain health. In particular, nuts such as walnuts, almonds, and cashews are rich in unsaturated fatty acids, which can improve the conduction function of nerve cells in the brain and enhance memory and concentration.
Recommended recipe: Stir-fried cashew nuts with celery
Ingredients: 200 grams of fresh celery, 50 grams of cashew nuts, appropriate amount of green onion, ginger and garlic, salt, light soy sauce and cooking oil.
Here's how:
1. Wash the celery, drain and cut into long pieces for later use, wash and drain the cashew nuts.
2. Heat the pan with cold oil, add cashew nuts and stir-fry until fragrant, remove and set aside, leave the bottom oil in the pot, stir-fry chives, ginger and garlic, add celery and stir-fry for a while, add an appropriate amount of salt and light soy sauce to taste. Finally, add the sautéed cashew nuts and stir-fry well.
2. Fish
Fish is a great source of high-quality protein and is also rich in omega-3 fatty acids, which are essential for maintaining brain health. Omega-3 fatty acids not only improve the vitality of brain cells, but also prevent the occurrence of Alzheimer's disease.
Recommended recipe: sauerkraut fish
Ingredients: 1 fresh fish, appropriate amount of sauerkraut, chopped green onion, ginger slices, coriander, garlic cloves, salt, cooking wine, starch, light soy sauce, appropriate amount of chili pepper and green onion
Detailed instructions:
1. Clean the fresh fish, cut the fish meat, cut it into thin slices, cut the fish bones into small pieces, put the fish meat and fish bones into 2 pots respectively, add an appropriate amount of green onion and ginger, salt, cooking wine and starch, grasp and mix evenly, marinate and taste.
2. Heat oil in a hot pan, add green onions, ginger and garlic and stir-fry until fragrant, add sauerkraut, stir-fry evenly, add an appropriate amount of salt and light soy sauce, pour in water, and bring to a boil over high heat.
3. After boiling until the fragrance overflows, first put in the fish bones, cook for 2 minutes, then add the fish, cook for 30 seconds, turn off the heat, add chopped green onions, coriander and dried red peppers, pour hot oil to stimulate the fragrance, and serve.
3. Quail eggs
Quail eggs are a nutritious food, rich in protein, vitamins, minerals and other nutrients, which have a good effect on improving memory and delaying brain aging.
Recommended recipe: Braised quail eggs
Ingredients: appropriate amount of quail eggs, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, appropriate amount of cooking oil, appropriate amount of rock sugar, appropriate amount of ginger slices, and appropriate amount of green onions.
Here's how:
1. Wash the quail eggs, put them in a pot of cold water to cool, then remove the shells and put them on a plate for later use.
2. Put a little oil in the pot, add quail eggs, fry until the surface is slightly yellow, add ginger slices and green onions and stir-fry until fragrant, add an appropriate amount of light soy sauce, dark soy sauce and rock sugar, stir-fry evenly to taste.
By eating more of these brain-strengthening foods, we can prevent Alzheimer's disease and maintain brain health and vitality. At the same time, in daily life, it is also necessary to pay attention to a reasonable diet, participate in more physical exercise, and maintain a good mood, so as to truly achieve a healthy and long life. May we all have an energetic, physically and mentally healthy life in our old age.
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