Healthy Brain Fitness Tip # 4
Minimize The Sugar
The sugar epidemic in the United States (an average of
150 lbs per person per year) is directly responsible for obesity in
2/3 of all Americans.
Diabetics have four times the risk of getting dementia. Too much sugar
leads to high levels of insulin in your blood. That makes you gain weight
around the middle, raises your blood pressure and leads to rusting and
inflammation of your brain.
So next time you reach for that cookie or soda, just think of what’s
happening in your brain. That is if you're still thinking.
Thankfully this problem can be prevented by dieting, eating properly,
and exercising regularly: Avoid the "white menace" - white
sugar, white flour and white fat (Crisco or "hydrogenated fat".)
Eat more fiber and try to eat some protein with every meal. Exercise
in your target heart zone for 30 to 40 minutes at least 4 times a week.
Thankfully you can tell if you are in trouble and have to mend your
devilishly sweet ways. Just ask your doctor for a blood test. It is
called a glucose tolerance test.
Be sure you ask your doctor to measure BOTH glucose AND insulin. Two
hours after a sugar drink (we recommend 75-grams of glucose) your blood
sugar should be less than 140 and your insulin less than 30. If not,
you better quit the sugar and get moving!
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