Ace Your Next Test with Omega 3 Fish Oil

When I was in high school, the teacher in charge of our academic competition team (kind of like trivia night for high-schoolers, but it came with medals and honor roll points), would feed each of us a king-size Snickers bar to help stimulate our brains and memories. She called this "brain food," and while we all laughed about how our huge candy bar was going to help us decimate the competition, she did insist that we eat something sugary just before we hit the stage and the buzzers.

In retrospect, I guess what she was actually trying to do was "jazz" us up with some extra sugar-stimulated energy. What she actually was doing was likely just making us hyper and a little unfocused. Oh well. The candy was good.

However, now that we know that a sugar-high is not necessarily the best brain food around, the question becomes: "What is the best brain food and when should I eat it?" After all, even if we are not competing in academic competitions any more, most of us could use a little extra oomph at work, some super-focus on the job or a fantastic memory that enables us to recall dates and details easily, reducing our stress. Or, maybe you just want your kid to remember to do their homework and retain dates long enough to pass the history test. Either way…

Turns out, the key to acing exams might actually be partly in the kinds of food you eat. While sugar is not the answer, fish might be – at least in part. Fail to study, and you still will not know 1492 from 1776, but getting a healthy, daily dose of omega 3 fish oil could contribute to better focus and information retention. Omega 3 fatty acids, essential nutrients found in fish oil, have been proven to improve memory function when it comes to recalling specific facts, faces and information – exactly the types of things that you need when you are taking a test or even just getting things done at work. So the next time you need some brain food, remember that your daily omega 3 supplement is improving your brain function every day.

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