Chocolate On the Brain

It couldn't get any better could it? Chocolate, especially dark chocolate could boost your brain power.

Cognitive psychologist Terry Horne and biochemist Simon Wootton, the co-authors of Teach Yourself Training Your Brain for the Over 50s [Amazon Affiliate Link], argue that lifestyle choices are crucial for keeping you in tip-top mental condition.

The authors say "Lifestyle can boost your brain power - what your lifestyle does is help to create the chemical conditions in your brain."

They offer an intriguing list of do's and don'ts and insist that people can be pro-active in keeping their brains agile. In particular, the authors explain that "Dark chocolate is also good for you because it contains many of the chemicals present when your brain is thinking well. It relaxes the muscles around your blood vessels and actually improves the flow of blood to your brain."

And... with Christmas just around the corner, what other excuse could you have?

Source: Reuters