Brain Fact Friday ”The Damaging Impacts of Sugar on the Brain and Body”

<p>“It’s well understood that this chronic disease (type 2 diabetes) is linked to lifestyle. Combine a diet high in sugar (including fruits, honey, and starch, all of which turn into varying amounts of sugar when digested) with a lack of exercise and the results will be type 2 diabetes with the miserable complications that come with it.” (An excerpt from Dr. Richard Jacoby, co-author of Sugar Crush: How to Reduce Inflammation, Reverse Nerve Damage, and Reclaim Good Health.”</p> <p></p> <p>I want to welcome you back to The Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast where we bridge the gap between theory and practice, with strategies, tools and ideas we can all use immediately, applied to the most current brain research to heighten productivity in our schools, sports environments and modern workplaces. I’m Andrea Samadi and launched this podcast almost 4 years ago, to share how important an understanding of our brain is for our everyday life and results. </p> <p>For today’s episode #275, we will revisit one of my favorite episodes #117<a href='#_edn1'>[i]</a> on “The Damaging Impact of Sugar on the Brain and Body” to review what we covered, and see if there’s anything else important that the research has revealed. There’s a lot that’s NEW with this topic, but as I reviewed this past episode, I had completely forgotten some of the details we covered a few years ago, that are very important. </p> <p>Today we will cover: </p> <p>✔What sugar does to the brain, cognition and well-being. ✔How sugar contributes to cognitive decline and Alzheimer's Disease.</p> <p>✔That we all have individual journeys on our pathway towards optimal health and well-being.</p> <p>✔Where my health took a turn towards wellness in 2005 and again in 2014 with the hope that my health story will give you some thoughts with your health story.</p> <p>✔We looked at 2 people’s blood glucose results to see what each person learned from using a glucose monitor.</p> <p>✔3 Tips You Can Implement Immediately for Improved Health,