Your Brain on Sugar

July 9, 2010 admin No comments

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Hi,

Your brain on sugar is not a pretty site.

Most people think that too much sugar only affects their body. It might make you hyperactive and it can eventually give you diabetes. Those are common facts that most people are aware of.

But, most people don’t think it affects their brain. The brain, in turn, affects your actions.

Here are some of the actions of sugar. It causes blood sugar levels to spike and of course what goes up comes down just as fast, so you crash.

The crash drains you of energy and brain power. You actually are a little dumber after a sugar crash. You are also tired, irritable and feel like you are in a fog most of the time. Does the term “space cadet” ring a bell?

Eating too much sugar impairs your brains cognitive functions. This comes from Dr. Daniel Amen, author of “Change Your Brain, Change Your Body”.

If your brain is impaired even slightly, this also affects the rest of your body. If you are an athlete, you will not react as quickly and your mind will not be in the game.

If you are an engineer getting your mid afternoon candy snack, after your peak your brain will slow down and you will actually be more tired and less alert.

Yes, your brain does need sugar to function. Your body needs sugar to function. You just don’t need 14 pounds a day of it (a little exaggeration).

You can get all the energy you need from the food you eat. Natural foods. Foods like vegetables and fruits. Foods that have protein and a little fat in them.

Skip the candies, sodas, cakes and carb snack foods and you will go a long way to feeling better.

And your brain will thank you for it.

You don’t want your brain on sugar. Too much impairs it.

Thanks,

Mike Val