Brain Foods

益腦食物 Some foods are better for your brain than others. 有些食物比其他食物更能讓頭好壯壯by Chip Ewald

No matter what you do today, your brain will need fuel to function. And some fuels are better than others. Here are some foods that are especially good for your brain:

Blueberries
Scientists think these "brain berries" may actually strengthen connections between cells in the brain. Plus, their antioxidants help protect brain cells from damage caused by old age and stress.

Wild salmon
This favorite fish offers many benefits for the brain. It contains vitamins and healthy fats that improve one's mood and protect against memory problems.

Matcha tea
The Japanese have used this tea for centuries to both focus and calm the mind. The tea's specially ground leaves are loaded with nutrients that benefit the brain and body.

Walnuts
In general, nuts are high in vitamin E, which makes them excellent brain food. Walnuts, however, have healthy fats and antioxidants that make them especially beneficial for our brains.
No food can magically change the brain. However, regularly eating foods like these will help keep your brain healthy.

More Information:
A few English idioms based around the word "brain" include. "To pick someone's brain (or Brains)" , which means to find out what someone else's thinking by questioning them. Peter picked the rich businessman's brain for ideas on how to start a business.
Next "To rack (one's ) brain" means to think long and hard. I racked my brain for two days trying to figure out how I offended my girlfriend.

Grammar on the go:
This favorite fish offers many benefits for the brain.
The tea's specially ground leaves are loaded with nutrients...
="Salmon is full of benefits for the brain."
= "There is a lot of nutrients in Matcha tea's ground leaves."
"There are many cars in the parking lot."
=The parking lot was jammed with cars.
When talk about " a large amount of something in them" : try to use different way and different word to make sentence more lively.
"Mary's presentation had a lot of good ideas."
=Mary's presentation was overflowing with ideas.
There were a lot of students in the hallway.
=The hallway was swarming with students.

Vocabulary Tips:
fuel-燃料，（油）gas, power, energy.
*This eco-friendly car consumes 50% less fuel than regular cars. 消耗
*The driver pulled over to make sure his fuel tank wasn't leaking. 油箱
*Many developed countries are trying to reduce their fuel consumption. 燃料的消耗
strengthen (v)-加強，使強化 make it stronger. strength -力量
*Spending quality time together can strengthen the relationship between parents and children. 有品質的時間。。。 增強。。之間的關係。
*The bridge's structure needed to be strengthened after the flood. 橋梁的結構。。。
beneficial-有益的，有幫助的。
*Josh has been under a lot of stress lately, taking a vacation would be very beneficial to him.
*Moderate sun exposure is beneficial to newborns. 適度的曬太陽。。
antioxidant-抗氧劑（東西)a substance that can help to reduce or slow down your body to decay.
vitamin- a substance that help your body.

Chat Room
Walnuts have healthy fats.
fat-脂肪
healthy fat-good fat
"oxymoron " 矛盾修飾法，把互相矛盾的字並列，得倒更好的效果。
oxymoron words:
healthy fats-好得很脂肪
pretty ugly-好看又難看，指“非常難看”
awfully good-可怕有好，意思“非常好”
dead serious-死了還很認真，是“非常的認真”
dead right-死了還是對的， 指“非常的正確”“對極了”