Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth about Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar--Your Brain's Silent Killers

For the first time in history, there are more overweight than underweight humans walking the Earth.5 With our bodies constantly in a “fed” state, an ancient balance has been lost, one that has set us up for low brain energy, accelerated aging, and decay.

Trans fats can integrate themselves into your neuronal membranes and stiffen them like a corpse with rigor mortis. This makes it much more difficult for neurotransmitters to do their jobs, and for cells to receive nutrients and fuel.

Scientists have known that sugar is bad for the brain since 1927, when a biochemist named Herbert Crabtree discovered that elevated glucose levels lower mitochondrial function. This is called the Crabtree effect.

ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS, FLAVORS, AND ADDITIVES Manufacturers add all sorts of chemicals to processed foods in order to make them last longer and taste better. They are often found in products that are inflammatory to begin with, and they have their own harmful effects on the brain,