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This edition was published in the United States of America by Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo.
Edition Date: January 26, 2018
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Fire Up your Focus with Delicious
Brain-Boosting Foods and Beverages
By Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo, MS, DC, CCN, DACBN
Nourishing your brain is all about eating foods rich in brain-boosting nutrients AND drinking
plenty of water.
This report is focused on foods that supply fuel to the brain so you can think clearly, stay
focused and keep your motivation high.
Years ago, we were taught that the brain didn’t need insulin to shuttle glucose into the cells.
More recent research has proven that to be wrong. Many parts of the brain rely on insulin to
transport glucose into the cells, and thus the brain is as susceptible to insulin resistance as is
the rest of the body.
While there are many foods and nutrients that support healthy brain function, today we’ll focus
on a food that supplies your brain with ketones.
Your brain cells can be fueled by either glucose or ketones. Due to our modern epidemic of
insulin resistance, your brain may be starved of fuel because your insulin is not effective at
getting glucose into your cells.
Ketones are not produced in large quantities unless you are following an extremely low
carbohydrate, high-fat diet. The good news is that coconut oil, in particular the medium-chain
triglycerides, can be easily converted to ketones by your liver. These ketones can fuel your
brain even when it’s become resistant to insulin.
Included here are 2 of my favorite brain-fuel foods – truffles and an elixir. Both use coconut
and coconut oil to supply ketones and amazing flavor. Enjoy. And keep hydrated, too.
Included is a strategy and schedule to keep your brain and body properly hydrated.
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Brain-Boosting Chocolate Truffles
Ingredients:
1. 1/2 cup coconut butter (Artisana Organics is my favorite brand)
2. 1/4 cup coconut oil
3. 1/3 cup cacao or carob powder
4. ¼ tsp luo han extract (monk fruit) (Found online through Z Natural Foods)
5. 2 teaspoons organic erythritol (Zero brand – online or in stores)
6. 8 drops chocolate liquid stevia (optional, Sweet Leaf brand, for added sweetness)
7. 3 drops hazelnut flavor extract (optional, Medicine Flower brand)
8. Optional extras for crunchy truffle:
a. ¼ cup raw cacao nibs
b. ¼ cup walnuts, pecans, Brazil nuts, or your choice, coarsely chopped
c. ¼ cup shredded coconut
Directions:
1. Blend coconut butter, coconut oil, cacao or carob powder, luo han, erythritol, plus
optional stevia and/or hazelnut flavor extract
2. Add any or all optional extras for a crunchy candy.
3. Spoon into candy molds or ice cube trays, or spread into a baking dish lined with wax
paper, and refrigerate or freeze until set (about 5 minutes in freezer, up to 15 minutes
in refrigerator)
4. Pop out of mold and store in a glass container in the refrigerator.
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Brain-Boosting Elixir
Ingredients:
• 16 ounces tulsi, or Holy Basil tea (or purified water or your favorite herbal tea)
• 1 tablespoon coconut butter (Artisana Organics) or 2 tablespoons dried coconut
• 1-2 tablespoons coconut oil
• 1 tablespoon raw organic walnuts
• 1 tablespoon hemp seeds
• 1 tablespoon sunflower lecithin
• 1 teaspoon chaga
• 1 teaspoon maca
• 1/2 teaspoon reishi powder
• 1/2 teaspoon medicinal mushroom powder (optional) (cordyceps, reishi or chaga)
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons raw carob powder or raw cacao powder (or ½ carob and ½ cacao)
(optional)
or
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or powder
• Pinch sea salt or ¼ teaspoon kelp powder
• 1/4 teaspoon stevia green leaf powder, or 3-4 drops your choice flavored Sweet Leaf
Stevia, or 1 teaspoon Lakanto, or ¼ teaspoon Luo Han extract (Monk Fruit)
Directions:
1. Boil water and steep tea bag for 10-15 minutes.
2. Combine all ingredients in blender and blend until smooth.
3. Adjust to taste – with flavor extracts or low glycemic sweeteners
4. Adjust to desired thickness – with additional water to thin, or more nuts or coconut
butter to thicken
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Hydration Strategy for a Clear Brain and
Vibrant Body
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Hydration Action Plan
Checklist:
Mark your progress as you complete the steps in your hydration action plan.
#1: Keep a hydration journal to assess how much you drink now.
Get a sense of how much water you are currently drinking. For 2
days, create a journal of your hydration habits. In your
journal, record:
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of water whenever you feel hunger, and then wait to see if the feeling goes away. This is a
great weight management tip.
#3: Equip yourself with enough easy-to-access water vessels to get you
through each day.
Get yourself some water bottles, pitchers, or glass jars so that you have
enough capacity to hold all of the water that you need in a day. Go
ahead and fill up your containers with an entire day's total so that you can
see exactly how much you need each day.
The sooner you start drinking your full water requirement, the sooner you'll begin to reap the
benefits.
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#4: Create and follow a personal hydration schedule.
Following the suggested schedule below will ensure that you get adequate
water. Feel free to adjust to your own needs and lifestyle.
When you add up all the water in the schedule below, you get the following
quantities (given that you eat 3 meals a day and exercise once a day):
This schedule works for weight ranges from 144 to 320 pounds. If you weigh less than 144
lbs, you can drink less each time you drink. If you weigh more than 320 lbs, drink more each
time you drink or add an extra water drinking time to the schedule.
Hydration Schedule:
It's okay to drink a little more than your recommended amount, but not
less.
If you're overweight you should also drink 12 - 24 ounces whenever you're hungry. Wait at
least 15 minutes, and if you're still hungry then you may eat.
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About Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo, MS, DC, CCN, DACBN
Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo, the founder of the Institute of
Nutritional Endocrinology, is fiercely committed to
transforming exhausted high achievers all over the globe
into high energy people who love their lives and live to their
full potential.
A bestselling author, speaker, and internationally recognized nutrition and hormone health
authority, Dr. Ritamarie combines the ancient healing wisdom of whole fresh foods and herbs
with modern scientific research to inspire people everywhere to recharge their energy and
reclaim their lives.
Dr. Ritamarie trains health practitioners in using Nutritional Endocrinology to solve complex
health challenges. For those seeking to solve their own health challenges and to learn to
incorporate the power of food as medicine, she offers online courses, long distance coaching
and counseling, and transformative in-person retreats and classes.
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