The Complicated Relationship Between Humans and Sugar

The Nourished Nervous System

Every year between Halloween and New Years my relationship with sugar gets tested. This relationship has grown and evolved over the years, but I still find this time challenging. Anyone else?
I know I'm not alone because we are literally wired to seek out the sweet taste and industrialization has made it so that we can find it everywhere.
In this episode:

• The Ayurvedic perspective of the "sweet taste"
• How humans have evolved to seek out the sweet taste
• How a high sugar diet rewires the brain to be less able to resist sugar
• How sugar affects the brain
• The relationship between sugar, the immune system and autoimmune disease
• Ways to protect your brain from the effects of sugar and find other sweetness in your life

Related Episodes:
Episode 2: The Lens of Ayurveda
Episode 10: Kapha, the Sweet One
References:
University of Würzburg. (2022, March 22). How sugar promotes inflammation. ScienceDaily. Retrieved January 3, 2024 from www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/03/220322122836.htm

Ma X, Nan F, Liang H, Shu P, Fan X, Song X, Hou Y, Zhang D. Excessive intake of sugar: An accomplice of inflammation. Front Immunol. 2022 Aug 31;13:988481. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.988481. PMID: 36119103; PMCID: PMC9471313.

Reichelt, A. (n.d.). A Neuroscientist Explains What Sugar Really Does to Our Brains. Science Alert. https://www.sciencealert.com/research-shows-sugar-can-change-your-brain-here-s-how
Fuhrman, J., MD (n.d.). Negative Effects of Sugar on the Brain. VeryWell Mind. https://www.verywellmind.com/how-sugar-affects-the-brain-4065218

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