The Top 11 Nutrients For Your Nerves
The nerves carry electrical signals from your brain and spinal cord throughout your body.
Basically this controls everything you do, such as breathing, thinking, feeling, the
beating of your heart and everything in between.
If you live in a state of stress, your nervous system can become overburdened leading to
problems in the body
Loss of taste and smell 3.fw such as nerve damage, ringing in the ears,
tingling sensations in the feet and toes, loss of taste and smell and much more.
Eating the wrong types of foods, injuries, stress and hormonal imbalances can all cause
electrical problems in your nervous system.
In our previous we highlighted 12 common signs of nerve damage, if you missed this episode,
you can find a link below the video.
Today however, we are going to take a look at the top 11 nutrients that you can consume
to keep your nervous system healthy.
These vitamins and minerals will also help to reverse nerve damage, by helping to heal
the nerve cells and restore the normal electrical communication throughout your body.
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Top 11 Nutrients For Your Nerves
1.
Vitamin B12 The first and most important Vitamin for your
nerves in Vitamin B12.
This nutrient plays an important role in building and strengthening the outer layer of your
nerves called the myelin sheathe.
Without this protection the nerves may stop working properly, leading to nerve damage
and neuropathy.
Getting lots of B12 in your diet helps to supply oxygen and nutrients to the nerves
in order to protect them from inflammation and damage.
The best sources of B12 would be shellfish, red meat, liver and seafood.
If you decide to take a supplement, methylcobalamin is the healthiest form and best absorbed.
2.
Omega 3-s (DHA) Secondly when it comes to the nerves and brain,
there may be nothing better than DHA, a type of omega 3 fatty acid.
DHA is essential for the development of healthy nerve cells, neurons and the entire structure
of the nervous system.
This omega-3 Is basically the raw material used to build your nerve cells, and can also
help to repair nerve damage by lowering inflammation throughout your body.
It’s also used to relieve muscle pain, joint pain and soreness as well.
The best sources of DHA and Omega-3s are fatty fish like wild caught salmon, sardines, mackerel,
and anchovies.
You can also get this from eating shellfish and eggs.
If you wish to take a supplement, I recommend either Arctic Krill Oil or Icelandic Virgin
Cod Liver Oil.
These are the highest quality and less likely to turn rancid.
3.
Vitamin B1 Many people are deficient in B1 because they
eat too many refined foods and sugars which depletes it.
However B1 is essential for a healthy nervous system because it helps to feed the nerve
cells with energy.
Vitamin B1 helps the nervous system to communicate and conduct nerve signals.
It's also needed to build the outer layer of the nerves called the myelin sheathe that
we mentioned earlier.
The best natural food sources of Vitamin B1 are nutritional yeast, beef liver, pork, eggs,
fish, sunflower seeds and squash.
If you do have existing nerve damage however such and shooting pains in your toes
you can take Benfotiamine, a fat soluble version of B1 which can penetrate deep into the nerves
in order to heal them.
4.
Potassium Every cell in your body uses both potassium
and sodium to create a type of battery.
However, most people are deficient in potassium because they do not eat enough leafy green
vegetables.
Potassium helps electrolytes move in and out of your cells, which helps the body to transmit
electrical signals using neurons and nerve cells.
Most people get enough sodium (salt) in their diet, but you need to eat lots of vegetables
to meet your potassium requirements.
Some of the best sources of potassium are avocados, brussels sprouts, beet tops, kale,
Swiss chard and cabbage, along with all the leafy greens.
5.
Alpha Lipoic Acid If you have any type of nerve damage such
as neuropathy, shooting pains in the toes, a loss of taste and smell, eye disorders,
or loss of hearing to name a few examples
You may want to start taking a daily supplement of alpha lipoic acid.
This is a powerful antioxidant that reduces nerve damage from having high blood sugars.
Nerve damage is often caused by eating lots of refined foods and sugars, however this
helps to reverse damage from a poor diet.
ALA can cross the blood brain barrier to help heal neurons and nerve cells.
6.
Vitamin E Vitamin E is an often overlooked nutrient
which is absolutely essential for the central nervous system.
It's an antioxidant that helps protect against nerve damage, so if you don't have enough
you can start to have oxidative stress.
This leads to weakness in the muscles, vision problems, tremors, and sometimes numbness
in the hands or feet.
The best type of Vitamin E to consume is called tocotrienols.
This is 50x more powerful than regular tocopherols.
The best food source is Annatto, a tropical fruit.
7.
Calcium Calcium is another electrolyte mineral which
helps electrical signals to move through the nervous system.
It also helps to repair nerve cells if they have become damaged.
Avoid calcium supplements as they are usually an elemental type which cannot be absorbed
properly, and have side effects.
Instead get your calcium from eating lots of leafy green vegetable like broccoli, spinach
and chard.
The best source is dairy from grass fed cows such as cheese, cream and full fat yoghurt.
8.
The B Complex There are actually 8 key B vitamins, including
the B12 and B1 which we mentioned earlier and others like B2, B6 etc…
Without going into too much detail, each of these Vitamins plays a role in supporting
the nervous system, because they help the body to make energy and perform thousands
of different functions.
To get the entire B complex, we recommend eating 2-3 tablespoons of nutritional yeast
every single day.
This is the best natural source, along with sea food and meat.
9.
Magnesium Magnesium is another electrically charged
mineral which helps the body to communicate using nerves, especially when it comes to
the muscles.
A deficiency in magnesium can lead to muscle cramps, twitching and skipped heartbeats,
because it’s needed to help control the movement of muscle.
The best natural sources of magnesium include pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, avocados and
leafy greens.
10.
Zinc Zinc is a mineral which many people are deficient
in, because the soils that we grow our food in are often depleted.
Zinc has a major influence in the nervous system and is used heavily in the brain to
make neurons, neurotransmitters and hormones.
It can help you to get a deeper more restorative sleep at night.
You can get zinc from eating shellfish, especially oysters, sea weed, crab meat, liver, grass
fed beef and sprouted pumpkin seeds.
11.
Vitamin D Last but by no means least, Vitamin D is also
intimately involved with growing nerve cells in the body.
Your body makes Vitamin D when your skin is exposed to sunshine, and you can also get
very small amounts in your diet from oily fish and cod liver oil.
The best thing to do is take a daily supplement of 10,000 IUs of Vitamin D3 daily to keep
your levels high.
Vitamin D activates and deactivates enzymes in the brain and spinal fluid which are involved
with creating new nerve cells.
Absorbing Your Nutrients
These nutrients can all help in preventing and reversing nerve damage and different types
of neuropathy.
However, you won’t be able to absorb these properly if you are eating lots of refined
foods like sugar, soda and flour products such as bread, cereal, biscuits, pastries
and sweets.
Cut these out and start eating lots of whole foods instead to provide nourishment.
If you have any digestive problems, I also recommend taking digestive enzyme capsules
with each meal to support your stomach in breaking down fat soluble nutrients.
Summary
By cutting out refined foods and eating lots of nutrient dense foods, your body is able
to heal from existing nerve damage.
By meeting all of your daily requirements, your nerves are able to communicate properly
to keep all of your internal organs working properly, and maintain your health.
If you wish to learn about the 12 common signs of nerve damage, please see a link below.
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