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Studies Show Sugars and Other Junk Foods Can Shrink the Brain
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April 10, 2017 Puzzle Piece
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recent Australian study demonstrated that that people with consistent
habits of eating junk food and generally calorie rich with nutrient poor
diets tend to have a smaller hippocampus. This is the area of the
brain responsible for memory, learning, and mental health.
Getting older has been blamed for loss of memory. Age related
dysfunction is a reality but much of the decline is from toxic
accumulation from eating contaminated, nutrient-poor, processed and
genetically modified foods. Some people describe the way the feel as
having a foggy brain. The more sugar and refined foods you eat, the
worse the condition can be.
Some people state they have a weak brain and just can’t retain
information or recall what they used to know. Routine consumption of
sugar, soft drinks, fructose, artificial sweeteners, high-sodium snacks
and processed meat can be some of the major offenders.
Eating burgers, milkshakes and fries is a favorite American
pastime that is causing dysfunction in their blood sugar regulation,
increased insulin production and diminished brain function. The brain
relies on optimal regulation of sugar to function properly. Now we are
finding those on the Ketogenic Diet are using high
grade fats to regulate energy, having less abdominal and other unwanted
weight, inflammation and brain shrinkage.
A study published in BMC Medicine,
compared MRI scans of approximately 250 people who were in their early
60s in the year 2001. Based on dietary questionnaires provided to the
participants, they were able to separate these people easily into two
groups. The people who ate a Western (un-) Civilized diet, that was
high in processed foods, fats, salt, and sugar showed poorer brain
function and overall shrinkage. The people that ate mainly fruits,
vegetables, and fish, at the same age showed increased size of the brain
compare to the Junk Food Group. They also demonstrated better
cognition overall.
The researchers from Deakin University and the Australian National
University found that the people who consistently ate a healthier diet
had larger hippocampi, while the fast food and junk food people had
smaller ones.
The authors of the study were scientists and looked at other
factors that could affect hippocampal volume, including medication,
gender, and mental health issues. With all of the factors considered,
the poor diet was the strongest predictor of a shrunken hippocampus.
We've known for some time that components of diet, both healthy
and unhealthy, have a rapid impact on aspects of the brain that affect
hippocampal size and function. Until recently these studies had only
been done in rats and mice. The lead professor of the study was Felice
Jacka. Dr Jacka stated this is the first study to show what was found in
animal studies proved similar in humans.
This really brings home the importance of OHS’s whole food, pre-digested nutrients that make up the line. It is no coincidence the Optimal Fruits and Veggies has 9 structure-function claims approved by the FDA.
All of the products OHS produces are whole food and predigested with plant enzymes before formulation. OHS only uses the kind of natural food this study proved to prevent brain shrinkage and improve brain function.
You will also be excited to know we have formulated an Opti-Brain
that should be released in the next month or two. It is an advancement
of any other formula I have been involved with. Doug Grant and I
collaborated on this natural, whole-food, predigested formula to
incorporate the latest research available in the world.
We also have exciting news that we are about to break ground on the new OHS Building and expansion in Arizona. Stay tuned as a new era unfolds for some of the most advanced nutriceuticals in existence!
Yours in Health and Wellness,
John W Brimhall, BA, BS, DC, FIAMA, DIBAK
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