For months I’ve had a sneaking feeling that high levels of Insulin in the system leads to many other complications like brain fog, neurological function impairment, memory issues. Well either i was psychic (which I’m not) or as more likely I was doing what I do best – joining up the dots of seemingly unconnected information and seeing a pattern.
Eric Westman, MD, director of Duke’s Lifestyle Medicine Program. The findings are
published online in Nutrition and Metabolism.
“Low glycemic diets are good, but our work shows a no-glycemic diet is even better at
improving blood sugar control,” he says. “We found you can get a three-fold improvement in
type 2 diabetes as evidenced by a standard test of the amount of sugar in the blood. That’s an
important distinction because as a physician who is faced with the choice of drugs or diet, I want
a strong diet that’s shown to improve type 2 diabetes and minimize medication use.”
“It’s simple,” says Westman. “If you cut out the carbohydrates, your blood sugar goes down, and
you lose weight which lowers your blood sugar even further. It’s a one-two punch.”
The linkage between diet, Insulin and glucose is clearly established but what is becoming clearer is the linkage between neurological issues.
ScienceDaily (Dec. 31, 2008) — Maintaining blood sugar levels, even in the absence of disease,
may be an important strategy for preserving cognitive health, suggests a study published by
researchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC).
“By improving glucose metabolism, physical exercise also reduces blood glucose. It is therefore
possible that the cognitive enhancing effects of physical exercise are mediated, at least in part, by
the beneficial effect of lower glucose on the dentate gyrus. Whether with physical exercise, diet
or through the development of potential pharmacological interventions, our research suggests
that improving glucose metabolism could be a clinically viable approach for improving the
cognitive slide that occurs in many of us as we age,” concluded Dr. Small.
I can’t put it any simpler than this:
Keep your blood Glucose levels even and low and keep your mind
To download an abstract of all these 3 studies about the importance of keeping blood glucose levels low
Another crisp and snappy article brief and to the point with the information you require to make you want to look further.
So many sufferers with debilitating health issues. Good to get some well researched information that can lead to positive results.
This is very educative and an eye opener to health, it would help people, with finding out what and how to deal with some health issues.