Did you know that poor brain function can be related to your diet? You may have noticed that when you eat certain foods you get a cloudy feeling or have a hard time finding words when you are talking. This is a common symptom related to eating sweets, processed foods, and damaged fats. But also eating foods that your specific body is sensitive to. Even healthy foods can cause you to develop brain fog and neuro-inflammation.
These symptoms soon go away, depending on how resilient you are. But your resilience will wane with continued exposure to specific foods. When things start going bad we start to develop named diseases. One disease specifically related to damaging your brain is Diabetes type 2. Diabetes is when your body's cells become resistant to insulin signaling and can't get glucose into the cell for energy. Insulin is a very hard worker, when it can get glucose into the cell, it stores it as fat for future use. Having fat build up around your middle and in your liver can lead to health disasters.
One of the really important things you need to know about is that Diabetes type 2 leads to Diabetes type 3. Diabetes type 3 is when you get insulin resistance in your brain and the brain cells can't take in glucose for energy. When that happens, the brain cells deteriorate and our neural tissue begins to shrink and waste products build up. Waste products like Beta-Amyloid and Tau Proteins. These proteins are the hallmark of Alzheimer's Disease.
Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia. It is estimated that 1 out of 3 80-year-old people will have dementia. That statistic is not one to be taken lightly. At this time there are no medications approved for the treatment of Alzheimer's. There is little interest in modifying lifestyle factors known to increase our risk of developing the disease.
Common sense tells us that decreasing the amount of junk food we consume and increasing the whole, real foods we eat are going to be the best chance of defense against this awful disease. Healing insulin resistance, managing your blood sugar, and putting diabetes into remission are paramount in keeping our brain cells alive and healthy.
My 3 biggest tips for helping to prevent Alzheimer's Disease are;
1)Incorporate as many vegetables and colorful (natural) foods that you can. This will provide nutrients and phytochemicals that will powerfully enhance the way our brain works.
2)Eating healthy fats and pure omega3 oils will provide building blocks for brain cells.
3)Getting 8 hours of sleep a night will allow for the waste products to be removed from your brain and nervous system. Think of it as taking out the trash.
Extra credit- Drink plenty of filtered water to keep your brain hydrated and ready to function properly.
When you fill-up your diet with the good stuff, you won't have room for the bad stuff. Give it a try and let me know of any successful strategies you come up with.
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Nguyen TT, Ta QTH, Nguyen TKO, Nguyen TTD, Giau VV. Type 3 Diabetes and Its Role Implications in Alzheimer's Disease. Int J Mol Sci. 2020;21(9):3165. Published 2020 Apr 30. doi:10.3390/ijms21093165
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