For Better Memory And Heading, Eat Pistachios And Peanuts

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Daily consumption of nuts such as peanuts and pistachio can strengthen brain were frequencies associated with cognition, healing, learning, memory and other key brain funtions, a study has found.

Nuts have been known to play a crucial role in protecting the heart, fighting cancer, reducing inflammation and slowing the ageing process. In the study, researchers from the Loma Linda University in California explored the effects of regular consumption of six nut varieties- almonds, cashews, peanuts, pecans, pistachios and walnuts- on brainwave activity.
Electroencephalograms (EEG) were performed on the participants who ate the nuts, to measure the strength of brainwave signals. The results, published in the FASEB Journal, showed that pistachios produced the greatest gamma wave response, which is critical for enhancing cognitive processing, information retention, learning, perception and rapid eye movement during sleep.
On the other hand , peanuts, which are actully legumes, produced the highest delta response, which is associated with healthy immunity, natura healing and deep sleep. "This study provides significant benifical findings by demonstrating that nuts are as good for your brain as they are for the rest of your body," said lead investigator Lee Berk, Associate Dean at the versity.
EEG wave band activity was then recorded from nine regions of the scalp associated with cerebral cirtical function. All nuts were found high in beneficial antioxidant concerntrations of all.