Blood Sugar’s Effects on Your Brain
Refined carbs produce brain fog, memory lapses, dementia, and are a leading cause of Alzheimer’s. Is sugar putting you at risk?
Book Review
As diabetics, we are always looking for ways to lose weight, aren’t we? I have finally found the answer for me, which is from the book Bright Line Eating: The Science of Living Happy, Thin & Free, by Susan Peirce Thompson, Ph.D. It’s fairly new (March of 2017). Her doctorate is in Brain & Cognitive Science, and she, like me and many others, had to find a way to get past the brain’s addiction to food. Her plan does just that. The “bright Lines” are the lines you just do not cross, which are: (1) No flour, no sugar (not even sweeteners—you’ve got to delete all sweet tastes); (2) Only 3 meals per day with no snacking; (3) Amount (you weigh your food to make sure). You can get the book at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or wherever books are sold. I have lost slowly (1-1/2 lbs a week) but steadily, and…