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   Will Eating Carbs Lead to Alzheimer's?   
      
      
   November 4, 2013Memory Loss and Alzheimer's PreventionJessica Gwinn11 Comments   
      
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   Do Carbs Cause Alzheimer's   
   There's a seemingly endless stream of advice on what to eat or NOT to eat to   
   be healthy. Whose advice should we follow? And when it comes to brain health,   
   what should we be eating? There are some interesting new perspectives on this.   
   As usual, they're    
   controversial but well worth exploring.   
   Why Carbs Are Dangerous   
   The groundbreaking new book The Grain Brain  by esteemed neuroscientist, Dr.   
   David Perlmutter MD, has shattered some previous notions about what we've long   
   perceived as 'healthy' foods. Whole grains, specifically, are just as bad for   
   us as white bread.    
   As we know, foods that are high in carbs cause our blood sugar to spike.  This   
   spike causes inflammation in the body. And inflammation is our enemy.   
   As Dr. Oz asserts - in no uncertain terms - on his October 21st  show   
   featuring Dr. Perlmutter, it's 'what causes us to die from heart disease,   
   stroke and Alzheimer's.'   
   The bottom line is that carbohydrates cause this dangerous inflammation in the   
   body. Inflammation in the body causes disease. Dr. Perlmutter's solution: By   
   not eating carbohydrates, we can protect our brains.   
   But what about the damage that's already been done? Most of us have been   
   eating whole grains, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and other complex carbs our   
   whole lives. According to Dr. Perlmutter, the damage can actually be reversed.   
   Just like a New England    
   Journal of Medicine study from earlier this year concluded: a smoker who   
   decides to quit by age 40 reduces the risk of death associated with continued   
   smoking by about 90%; there's good news for our brains, too.   
   According to Perlmutter and Oz, we are in control of this damage. But how?   
   Always Feed Your Brain First   
   The brain has plasticity which means it can heal itself. This is a very good   
   thing. In order to feed our brains, we must think of it first.   
   We say that the foods we consume nourish our bodies - and they do. But our   
   first, most important, consideration really needs to be our brain. We need to   
   be asking 'Will this food benefit my brain? Will this food hurt my brain?' If   
   we pause and ask this    
   about every item we put into our bodies, we will eat better. We will eat more   
   consciously. And we will eat smarter.   
   According to Perlmutter's assertion, the brain absolutely requires fats such   
   as butter, olive oil and coconut butter. Not unlike the ketogenic or Atkins   
   diets, Perlmutter bases his solution around what works to keep inflammation   
   and, therefore, disease,    
   at bay.   
   It's no mistake that obesity and diabetes are at an all time high today. The   
   foods we are consuming are causing us to be sick. Perlmutter's answer: avoid   
   carbs and eat healthy fats that return our brains and bodies to where they   
   need to be.   
   What brain-healthy foods will you be eating today? Will you make sure to ask   
   "Is this good for my brain?" before you eat it? Please share your thoughts in   
   the comments below.   
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   The Difference Between Alzheimer's and Dementia   
   Age-Related Memory Loss is not Alzheimer's   
   10 Early Signs of Alzheimer's You May Have Missed   
      
      
      
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