GRAO CEREBROsobre gluten e saude mentalGRAIN BRAINbook review@karentaki
Hello guys, Im here again with our geek pride today im going to be talking about a subject that I just love our brain, nutrition and how we can make those better this is the book of the day: Grain Brain by author David Pearlmutter David is a very good friend of mine, hes in my heart hes a neurologist and hes based in Florida he has a holistic approach so he sees nutrition as a form of preventing diseases in this book, his goal is to provide information based on modern science, on a physiologic perspective and even on matters of human revolution in a way that we can understand the causes of neurological problems besides that, he claims to be against big corporations interests so... Youll see why according to the book, we used to hear about people who died because of accidents or because of long-age diseases but today thats different so many people die from diabetes, or from heart diseasses no matter the age those diseases were developed along their lives David points out that one of the main causes for such high mortality due to acquired diseases is the change in our diets nowadays, our consumption of carbohydrates especially from grain is a lot higher than it used to be besides, theres been a lot of discouragement for the consumption of fats in the media and that made our consumption of fat drop so we basicly ended up with a diet thats high in carbohydrates and low in fats and such a diet has made us ill with those diseases yes, we did use to consume grain before but in small quantities but the grain we have today is completely different from what we used to have they have been processed and genetically modified so much for the sake of large corporations interests that is, less cost and more profitability, that our bodies can no longer recognize and metabolize it so when we eat grain, our bodies are challenged to digest an unknown component thats what also happens with gluten gluten if formed by 2 parts: glutenin and gliadin so, gliadin is the one that normally people may have some reaction to so, what happens and why does it interfere in our health? Gliadin has a molecular structure that is similar to some cells in our brain healthy cells as this substance is detected by our body as an intruder, it reacts by producing antibodies and those antibodies will attack not only the gliadin but also our healthy brain cells so, we end up with antibodies reacting to gliadin AND brain cells and what does that mean? It means you will start to have inflamatory reactions and what are those? Those are the illnesses we commented before, in other book reviews such inflamatory reactions may appear in different forms contrary to other parts of our body, there are no pain receptors in our brain so, how will you know that your brain is being damaged? Itll already be late not necessarily too late, since its reversible but you will already be presenting symptoms which may vary from migraine or headache to hyperactivity disorder, depression... And yes, there are studies that show such correlation if you dont believe that what you eat may influence your brain, let me tell you something you know when you eat that croissant, that doughnut... And you feel that momentary euphoria? Why does that happen? Gluten, for instance, after being ingested is turned into a polipetide and that runs through your body and gets to the brain but where in the brain? It actually affects the morphine receptors and thus producing this known sensation of pleasure those are in fact the same receptors that are affected when you consume certain drugs thats why you may heve sudden cravings and sometimes it may be very difficult to leave those addictions many people may even present abstinence symptoms trust me, this connection exists indeed so, the main ideia the author presents in this book is that in order for us to keep our brains healthy we must avoid such inflamatory disorders and what are those inflamatory disorders? They are caused by a process of oxidation like a sort of corrosion of body tissue youve probably heard of free radicals they play an important role in this oxidation process and also in the aging process the free radicals are naturally produced in our bodies yes, thats true but the process may be accelerated or slowed down in which case, you will age more healthily and slowly so, why do we produce these free radicals? They are produced more intensely when we are under stress or when in contact with chemicals, toxines, pollution, bad diet and thats connected to the consumption of sugars and carbohydrates a subject weve already discussed in another book review so how can we fight our at least slow down this production of free radicals? By watching our diet, for example by reducing the cunsumption of sugar by adding supplements, especially vitamins A, C and E.
By having nuts... And even coffee because coffee and other substances such as curcuma, green tea extract... They activate a mechanism called Nrf2 which produces antioxidants thus reducing premature aging so, enjoy have a coffee... Its allowed so, back to the subject of our current diet high in carbohydrates and low in fats now lets focus on the fats, all right? So guys...
Our brain is 70% fats thats right, 70% and, even though thats only 2% of our whole body, it retains 25% of all the cholesterol and cholesterol has a very important function it produces hormones such as testosterone which contributes to ones sex drive some studies correlate cholesterol and cognitive functions they suggest that the lower your cholesterol is, the lower your cognitive levels are and what are cognitive functions? Those are things like memory, critical thinking, abstraction... All nice things that a brain can do its ok to eat an egg, all right? It is ok to consume healthy fats saturated fats are good for us and, eliminating something that is good for your brain just sounds weird well, thats not only cholesterol theres also Omega 3, type DHA. Which is also present in our brains and contributes a lot as an anti-inflammatory element preventing diseases and creating a protecting layer in our brains theres another correlation discussed in the book the more fat a person stores around here, the less volume or mass the brain tends to have but, hold on dont be sad, guys author reminds us that, thanks to the neuroplasticity of the brain, things are reversible thats if you make the right choices and wake up then, the book goes on to discuss a topic that I just love: how can you undo the damage? And the answer is: your diet just by reducing the consumption of carbohydrates you may already see progrees in your situation so, if you already have a diet thats low in carbohydrates, youll be contributing to the production of a protein called BDNF. And this protein is very important for the production of brain cells besides that, physical exercise is also very important theres no use in just making new brain cells we also have to create the connections between them these so called synapses, that create a web os connections are the ones that actually make you have better cognitive performance so we have to engage in activities that represent an intellectual challenge like learning something new, doing something you already do but in a new way, something different and new...
And I suppose that also helps with ones creativity, right? Steve Jobs, for instance, says that his concept of creativity is something related to the idea of connecting dots so, thats kind of it if your brain is working properly, youll be able to connect the dots and things will make sense to you and finally the book ends in a beautiful way with a sentece that almost made me cry and here it is: "For a man, health may not be the most important thing of his life but without it, nothing else matters." So, when youve got a good health, pretty much anything is possible..
By having nuts... And even coffee because coffee and other substances such as curcuma, green tea extract... They activate a mechanism called Nrf2 which produces antioxidants thus reducing premature aging so, enjoy have a coffee... Its allowed so, back to the subject of our current diet high in carbohydrates and low in fats now lets focus on the fats, all right? So guys...
Our brain is 70% fats thats right, 70% and, even though thats only 2% of our whole body, it retains 25% of all the cholesterol and cholesterol has a very important function it produces hormones such as testosterone which contributes to ones sex drive some studies correlate cholesterol and cognitive functions they suggest that the lower your cholesterol is, the lower your cognitive levels are and what are cognitive functions? Those are things like memory, critical thinking, abstraction... All nice things that a brain can do its ok to eat an egg, all right? It is ok to consume healthy fats saturated fats are good for us and, eliminating something that is good for your brain just sounds weird well, thats not only cholesterol theres also Omega 3, type DHA. Which is also present in our brains and contributes a lot as an anti-inflammatory element preventing diseases and creating a protecting layer in our brains theres another correlation discussed in the book the more fat a person stores around here, the less volume or mass the brain tends to have but, hold on dont be sad, guys author reminds us that, thanks to the neuroplasticity of the brain, things are reversible thats if you make the right choices and wake up then, the book goes on to discuss a topic that I just love: how can you undo the damage? And the answer is: your diet just by reducing the consumption of carbohydrates you may already see progrees in your situation so, if you already have a diet thats low in carbohydrates, youll be contributing to the production of a protein called BDNF. And this protein is very important for the production of brain cells besides that, physical exercise is also very important theres no use in just making new brain cells we also have to create the connections between them these so called synapses, that create a web os connections are the ones that actually make you have better cognitive performance so we have to engage in activities that represent an intellectual challenge like learning something new, doing something you already do but in a new way, something different and new...
And I suppose that also helps with ones creativity, right? Steve Jobs, for instance, says that his concept of creativity is something related to the idea of connecting dots so, thats kind of it if your brain is working properly, youll be able to connect the dots and things will make sense to you and finally the book ends in a beautiful way with a sentece that almost made me cry and here it is: "For a man, health may not be the most important thing of his life but without it, nothing else matters." So, when youve got a good health, pretty much anything is possible..
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