Renowned neurologist David Perlmutter, MD, exposes a finding thats been buried in medical literature for far too long: carbs can destroy your brain. Even so-called healthy carbs like whole grains can cause dementia, ADHD, epilepsy, anxiety, chronic headaches, depression, decreased libido, and much more. Fat not carbs is the preferred fuel of the human metabolism and has been for all of humans existence. It has only been since the advent of agriculture about ten thousand years ago that carbs have become abundant in our food supply. We still have hunter-gatherer genome; its thrifty in the sense that its programmed to make us fat during times of abundance. Beyond dementia, other neurological issues have been associated with low fat intake and cholesterol levels in particular. In a recent report published by the National Institutes of Health, researchers compared memory function in elderly individuals to cholesterol levels. They found that the people who did not suffer from dementia had much better memory function if they had higher levels of cholesterol. The conclusion of the report crisply stated: High cholesterol is associated with better memory function. Parkinsons disease is also strongly related to lower levels of cholesterol. It was also around the turn of the century that the department of agriculture began to keep track of food trends, noting a change in consumption of the kid of fats Americans were eating. People were beginning to use vegetable oils instead of butter, which prompted food manufacturers to create hardened oils through the hydrogenated process so they resembled butter. This naturally motivated the government to do something, which led to the release of Dietary goals for the US by the Senates select committee on nutrition and human needs in 1977. As you can imagine, the goals aimed to lower fat intake and avoid foods high in cholesterol. Saturated fats were deemed especially bad. So down went meat, milk, eggs, butter, cheese, and tropical oils cuch as coconut and palm oil. Because of the inflammatory effects carbs have on the brain, so as diabetes and many other, the science really comes down to your bodys neurotransmitters. The data confirming the relationship between high carbohydrate consumption and diabetes is clear and profound, and its compelling to note that in 1994, when the American diabetes association recommended that Americans should consume 60 - 70 percent of there calories from carbs, rates of diabetes exploded. It actually doubled between 1997 - 2007. Its hard to believe that we couldnt have known about this connection between diabetes and dementia sooner, but its taken us a long time to connect the dots and conduct the kind of longitudinal studies that such a conclusion requires. It can be reversed, make lifestyle changes, even small ones, can seem overwhelming at first. Change is hard, but stick with it and it will pay off. 1. Shift your body away from relying on carbs for fuel and add brain boosting supplements to you daily regimen. 2. Incorporate a fitness routine into your schedule if you dont already have one. 3. Work on getting restful, routine sleep seven days a week. 4. Establish a new rhythm and maintain healthy habits for life. Healthy fats: olive oil, sesame oil, coconut oil, gras-fed tallow and organic pasture-fed butter, ghee, almond milk, avocados, coconuts, olives, nuts and nut butters, cheese (no blue cheese), and flax, sunflower and pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds and chia seeds. Low sugar fruit: avocado, bell peppers cucumber, tomato, zuchini, squash, pumpkin, eggplant, lemons and limes,berries. Proteins from eggs, wild fish, shellfish, fowl, poultry beef, lamb, bison, wild game. All vegetables that are low in carbs and all greens. I want to encourage you to get HIS book and discover this for yourselves. Amazon carries it. Blessings to all Paula
Posted on: Tue, 04 Nov 2014 17:25:19 +0000
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