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"Feed your brain" book cover by Dr. Delia McCabe, Psychologist, Nutritional Neuroscientist, Diet Consultant, Australia

滋养你的大脑 – Dr. Delia McCabe博士所撰写有关食物的书,《Feed Your Brain》和 《Feed Your Brain Cookbook》

Self portrait, Courtesy: Dr. Delia McCabe 滋养你的大脑 – Dr. Delia McCabe博士所撰写有关食物的书,《Feed Your Brain》和 《Feed Your Brain Cookbook》 我很高兴能够采访迪莉娅.麦凯布博士(Dr. Delia McCabe), (她是《Feed Your Brain》和《Feed Your Brain Cookbook》两书的作者)。在以下的访谈中,她坦率地提供了有关食物选择的详实建议。迪莉娅在攻读博士学位时,专门研究特定营养素对女性压力的影响。《Feed Your Brain》这本书是她基于过去20年来长期研究食物如何影响人类大脑 – 以致影响行为、情绪和记忆。这本书适合儿童和成人。 Spicy warm lentil, apricot and pine nut salad, Courtesy: Dr. Delia McCabe 我首先向迪莉娅寻问的是为什么她在所有人体器官中单独挑出大脑来做研究。根据迪莉娅的说法,尽管大脑仅占人体重量的2%,但它使用了人体心脏20%的血液输出和25%的呼吸氧气;大脑是一个活跃且须求甚多的器官。当它没有得到很好的滋养时,整个身体都会受到损害。此外,大脑需要很长一段时间才会出现问题。一旦出现问题,就很难解决。 《Feed Your Brain》也旨在消除维他命的神话。迪莉娅认为维他命应该针对身体某部份的营养不足而作补充。她的书则提倡预防方法,因为食物的质量直接影响大脑。我们的饮食应该富含纤维,以保护我们的肠道。一旦肠道内壁受损,就会引起炎症,而废物化合物会逆流而上影响大脑。因此,肠道对我们大脑的健康极为重要。我们需要注意我们吃的食物。 Apricot and almond white chocolate ‘bark’, Courtesy: Dr. Delia […]

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Fish-Meat Balls by Elisa and Ben Lai, Food Specialist, Blogger, Italy, USA

Creating the Foodloose ‘Silk Road’ between the West and the East

Creating the Foodloose ‘Silk Road’ between the West and the East As early as two thousand years ago, camels and traders made the epic trek on what is now known as the Silk Road, announcing their presence through the ringing of bells attached to their caravans that echoed across continents. From China to Europe, these

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