Aida Ombašić

If you want to optimize your mood and brain function, you need to pay attention to Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF). It is a protein that helps your brain regrow. You can consider it your brain’s fountain of youth and happiness. Unfortunately, the way we eat, live, and use our brains nowadays can lower it, contributing…

BDNF is a type of neurotrophin. Neurotrophins promote the survival and growth of neurons, a communication cell used to share information within the brain and nervous system . BDNF is particularly essential for cognitive performance, in functions such as memory and learning , and neurotrophins like BDNF are required for proper nervous system development.  Though…