Your brain needs what your heart desires! Yes, that’s right — but in terms of nutrition. Just as your heart does, your brain also needs the right nutrients to function properly. “A nutrient-rich diet is crucial for heart, vascular and brain health, as about 25% of our blood supply goes to our brain,” Dr Aaron Lord, chief of neurology at NYU Langone Hospital, Brooklyn, told the New York Post. Dr Lord, who treats patients with severe brain injuries from stroke, brain bleeds, trauma or seizures, says what you eat has an effect on your brain. Here are some foods the neurologist eats regularly to improve his brain health.