Can you name the 50 state capitols? I could in 5th grade. Today is a different story, however. I'd probably remember about 35 of them or so. Just chalk it up to the arbitrary filing system of the human intellect. Being able (or not being able) to recall such facts clearly are indicative of this fact, but in some cases it could be due to a decline in our overall brain function.

    To help remedy such a decline, nature has provided us with several brain-boosting foods, many of which are available at your local supermarket.
You would think that we, as a nation, would remember every fact and figure since the dawn of time, given the amount of coffee we consume. It's key nutrient, caffeine, can improve concentration and reaction time. Also, studies from the French National Institute of Medical Research of Montpelier (which is also the capitol of Vermont -- booyah) found that drinking caffeine daily may help aging adults better remember names and words.

    Packed with protein, lentils make for a great, healthy meal. But, it's the folic acid they contain that may cause people to have better recall ability than those who are deficient in this B vitamin. And, similarly to caffeine, people who have high blood levels of this B vitamin may see less decline in their verbal skills as they age.

    While eating them in pancakes is delicious, blueberries are far healthier when eaten as-is. Taste aside, eating these high-antioxidant berries in any fashion will help combat free radicals and inflammation of brain tissue, thereby helping to ensure that cognitive function remains strong.

    I wonder if eating these foods will help me remember those other 15 state capitols. I tell you, it's always the Carolinas that get me. Raleigh ... and ... argh!! Forget it.

    你能說出50州的議會大廈都叫什么名嗎？我5年級的時候就會了。但是今天要說的不是這件事。我可能還記得35個左右。只是隨意的記錄在了人類智力的文件系統中。能否清楚的想起這些事，就表明了以上這個事實，但是在某些情況下，可能要歸因于我們整個大腦功能的衰退。

    為治療這種衰退，大自然為我們提供了幾種能夠增強大腦的食物，其中很多都可以在你當地的超市中買到。

    你可能會認為，我們這個民族，如果喝足夠多的咖啡，會記得開天辟地以來的每件事和圖形。咖啡因非常有營養，又能改善集中注意力的時間和反應時間。同時，位于蒙彼利埃的法國國家醫療研究所（蒙彼利埃同時也是佛蒙特的首府，噓，呵呵）發現，每天喝咖啡因飲料能夠幫助年紀大的人記住更多的名字和單詞。

    小扁豆含有蛋白質，可以做成很好的健康食品。但是，其中含有的葉酸可能讓食用者比缺乏這類B族維生素的人群有更好的記憶力。血液中含有較高含量的B族維生素的人，可能不像同齡人語言能力下降的那么快。

    藍莓加入簿烤餅中很好吃，但是生吃更加健康。除了味道，以任何方式食用這種抗氧化劑較高的漿果，都可以幫助抵抗自由基和大腦組織炎癥，從而有助于確保認知功能仍然強健。

    我想知道，吃這些食物是否能幫助我記住另外15個州議會大廈。我跟你說吧，每次都卡在卡羅萊納上面。一個是Raleigh，一個是argh！！還是忘了它吧。