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Having trouble remembering where you put your keys? If so, gobbling up some scrumptious treats may help.

You Will Need

Vegetables
Phytochemicals
Folic acid
Fish
Carbohydrates
Fish oil supplements (optional)

Step 1: Eat vegetables（多吃蔬菜）
Eat your vegetables – studies show that vegetables can help keep you sharp. Some of the best include spinach, kale, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, eggplant, rhubarb, leeks, and broccoli.

Step 2: Ingest phytochemicals（多吃富含花青素和栎精的食物）
Get a healthy dose of the phytochemicals anthocyanin and quercetin. Foods with anthocyanin include berries, grapes, and cabbage. Foods with quercetin include apples, onions, kale, tomatoes, broccoli, and apricots.

To avoid pesticide residue or harmful bacteria, make sure to thoroughly wash your fruits and veggies.

Step 3: Eat foods with folic acid（多吃含叶酸的食物）
Get a healthy dose of folic acid. Foods rich with folic acid are whole-grain cereals, lentils, artichokes, oranges, spinach, and broccoli.

Step 4: Try fish（多吃鱼）
Nibble on some fish. Studies have shown that eating fish once a week produces a 10 percent slower decline in memory.

Try fish oil supplements. Fatty fish acids have been shown to improve memory tests and decrease the chances of Alzheimer’s.

Step 5: Eat carbohydrates（多吃淀粉类食物）
Eat carbohydrates. Our bodies break down carbohydrates into glucose, which fuels our brains and can help with memory improvement.

词汇讲解

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1.Ingest v. 摄取，咽下

如：A small stone found in the stomach of some reptiles, fish, and birds that aids in digestion by helping grind ingested food material.
胃石一种小石头，常发现于某些爬虫、鱼和鸟的胃中，通过帮助碾磨食物来帮助消化

Material, usually of plant or animal origin, that contains or consists of essential body nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals, and is ingested and assimilated by an organism to produce energy, stimulate growth, and maintain life.
食物，粮食通常是源于植物和动物的物质，包含有人体营养物的必不可少物质或由其组成如：糖类、脂肪、蛋白质、维他命和矿物质等，由产生能量、促进发育和维持生命的组织消化和吸收

2.pesticide n. 杀虫剂

如：The seeds and the pesticide are both ready.
种子跟农药都准备好了。

A biotechnology company is developing a range of new pesticide based on naturally occur toxin.
一家生物工艺开发公司正在根据自然滋生毒素的原理研制新型农药系列产品。

3.Nibble v. 一点点地咬，慢慢啃，吹毛求疵

如：He didn't answer, but just continued to nibble at his food.
他没有回答，只是继续一点一点地吃东西。

The mice have nibbled a hole in the cheese.
老鼠在奶酪上啃出了一个洞

4.whole-grain adj. 天然谷物的，未加工的谷物的

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