This is an excerpt from Women's Health Magazine! It's a great chart emphasizing what we should be putting in our bodies and why! Doesn't it feel like we should be making a continuous list of healthy foods we must consume! Ever changing with research, but this is a great article from the mag I wanted to share!
To summarize this article: fat-laden foods and sugar spiked drinks can trigger health problems such as obesity, diabetes and heart disease! There is truth behind "you are what you eat", meaning eating junk food can cause brain damage and alarming facts: including links between high sugar consumption and depression, as well as damage to our memories!
The Sugar Crash: consuming a doubt and the aftermath: fatigue, irritability, poor concentration, forgetfulness. Consuming foods high in sugar and fat may be the suppression of a brain peptide called BDNF ( brain-derived neurotrophic factor) which is involved in memory formation and learning, and the hippocampus within 10 minutes of consuming, meaning it impairs the part of the brain. And consuming simple sugars, refined carbohydrates and saturated fats may cause permanent damage by messing with the brain's insulin levels!
Scary fact: the average American (and this is not far off for Canadians either) consumes 79 pounds of added sweeteners every year!!!
So case in point: say no and resist the temptation for Junk foods: simple sugars, refined carbohydrates and saturated fats! For your own brain's sake! For the full article checkout July/Aug 2013 issue of Women's Health Magazine!
Have a great and healthy weekend!
Cheers,
Sarah
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