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FATS
Anyone facing brain or neurological challenges benefits from eating “high fats”. If you have liver, pancreas or kidney issues you may need medical clearance to add fat or you can try introducing one category at a time with micro dosages and pay close attention to your digestion and elimination systems. When in doubt discontinue. If your body accepts it well you will thrive and your brain will age slowly and gracefully. Your hair nails and skin as well :-) Always eat organic fats (pesticide and chemicals free) whenever possible.
 

There are five major fats your brain and body need to function at it’s best:

OILS
Cold virgin first pressed olive, coconut and avocado oils are good for you. Olive oil doesn’t work well for our bodies with high temperatures, it has a low smoke point so save it for dressings or to use it on top of cooked/steamed vegetables. A quick toss of cooked pasta or veggies with garlic and olive oil is ok as long as you keep the stove knob on low at all times. 

Coconut as well as avocado oils likes high temperatures (high smoke point) so use it for all your stir fry needs as well as omelets, grilled veggies or meats etc….

CACAO 
70% cacao or higher percentage  is an amazing food for your brain and nervous system. It is very healing and promotes mind sharpness and focus and relaxation at the same time. You must read labels. Cocoa is not the same thing as Cacao and has few benefits. Look for very low sugar content or buy organic cacao powder (again minimum 70%) and sweeten it with dates or liquid monk fruit in case you need to lose weight. 

BUTTER or GHEE (clarified butter no lactose or casein) 
Best not to cook with butter but lovely to spread on vegetables or toast or in the coffee or in the soup for flavor. Make it organic pasture raised and grass fed. 

AVOCADOS 
One quarter of an avocado per day is plenty for brain issues. Eat with salads or as desert or in an omelet, sandwich or just add it to a smoothie.

NUTS AND SEEDS
Your brain thrives on nuts and seeds.  Eat as snacks or on your smoothies, salads, all vegetable dishes, deserts, have some with yogurt and fruits or make sauces and dressing with it. If you short on pancreatic enzymes or have liver issues limit your nut intakes to almonds and pecans only. Other wise eat them with gusto. 
 

BRAZIL NUTS you must have two per day for you brain's selenium needs. Walnuts every other day eat 3. Almonds and Pecans 10 each everyday OK. Tiger nuts 6  three times per week. Shredded coconut can be used daily for breakfast and deserts. Cashews and hazelnuts makes excellent nut milk (almonds too) but use those only twice per week. Most people don't do well with macadamia, pili or pine nuts for different reasons. Try and see. But also use it sparingly. Pistachios are great for desserts or snacking once per week is plenty. Peanuts are not nuts they are legumes and have a problem with fungus so stay away from peanuts until you know you are not in sympathetic mode. Chestnuts are high in carbs but have lovely fibers. Eat 3 per day twice per week in the winter.

SEEDS
Sesame, chia, pumpkin, sunflower, hemp are superb additions to your salads smoothies hot soups and casseroles. Ground some to make scrumptious dressings like tahini (sesame with garlic and salt and lemon) to pour on tops of grains or veggies or to use as a sandwich spread.