Carb Syndrome Blog Articles
Feed the Wolf: Play with the Pups. What Food Means to your Subconscious
Our conscious brain is our awareness brain. It’s our thoughts, our plans and our stories. It’s our thinking, logical brain where we laboriously work through problems step by step. But it’s not our most active brain—that would be our subconscious brain. Our subconscious brain works 24/7 processing information, solving problems and providing us with the “gut” instinct that drives many of our decisions. It performs these important tasks in the background without us being consciously aware of the process.
The Aurora Tragedy
The recent shootings in Aurora, Colorado are so fresh on our minds it’s hard to even write about the incident. It’s hard to imagine anything more tragic, meaningless, or painful. The reason I have decided to write about it is because I have some information that might be helpful to those who survived this tragic event.
People who witness such carnage are certainly at risk for developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and we should do everything possible to help people heal and move on. In this type of situation there is often one important element that is overlooked—food.
An Olympic Tale: Can Junk Food Impede Olympic Athletes’ Performance?
I suspect that many of you have spent a lot of time over the past few days like my family—glued to the TV watching the Olympics. The question comes to mind whether diet can adversely affect athletic performance.
Do You Really Need That 5-Hour Energy Drink?
5-Hour Energy Drink is now one of the most popular of a long line of energy enhancers. Is there really anything in this product that might enhance your energy levels in a reasonable way? The answer is somewhat nuanced. The first question you need to ask yourself is why do you need an energy drink in the first place? 5-Hour Energy Drink contains caffeine, a well-known energy enhancer. If you need a little caffeine, why not just go for a good cup of coffee? After all, it’s a lot cheaper.
Mercola: Pharmaceutical Drugs are 62,000 times more likely to kill you than supplements.
Official UK and EU data reveals that you are 900 times more likely to die from food poisoning than nutritional supplements, and compared to supplements, you’re 300,000 times more likely to die from a preventable medical injury during a hospital stay in the UK.
Adverse reactions to pharmaceutical drugs are 62,000 times more likely to kill you than food supplements, and 7,750 times more likely to kill you than herbal remedies.
Mercola reports: Known to Kill Cows, Castrate Wildlife, Induce Spontaneous Abortion in Lab Rats… And it’s Likely in Your Water
With the support of local prosecutors, Mr. Gloeckner, a German farmer who had 65 cows die after he fed them genetically modified Bt corn has filed criminal charges against the manufacturer, Syngenta, alleging that the company not only knew the corn could be lethal to livestock, but was covering up deaths that occurred during clinical trials.
Mercola reports Excess Iron May Actually Increase Senility in Many. July 19, 2012
Iron is an essential metal for your health, but too much can lead to the production of free radicals that can damage neurons in your brain, along with other tissues and organs.
Excess iron accumulation in the brain is a consistent observation in Alzheimer’s disease; a new animal study revealed that reducing iron levels in the blood triggered levels of beta-amyloid, which are associated with Alzheimer’s, to return to normal.
Mercola reports: GlaxoSmithKline: GUILTY in Largest Health Fraud Settlement in US History
British drug maker GlaxoSmithKline plead guilty to three counts of criminal misdemeanor and other civil liabilities relating to the prescription drugs Paxil, Wellbutrin and Avandia, and agreed to pay a total of $3 billion in fines. The payment is the largest fraud settlement in U.S. history, and the largest fine ever paid by a drug company.
DTC – Direct to Consumer Advertising by Big Pharma Only Legal in Two Countries and the USA is One Of Them. Dr. Mercola
Mood swings, weight gain, joint pain, tummy problems―you name the ailment, there’s a pill for it. And you, the American consumer, are helping Big Pharma sell it. Don’t believe it? Well, it’s happening right before your eyes, and believe it or not, the United States is one of only two countries in the world that allows this to happen.
A “Disgusting, Dishonorable” Way to Create Sales … Legal in Only Two Countries
Why Hasn’t Your Healthcare Provider Heard of Sugar-Brain or CARB syndrome?
The sugar-brain and CARB syndrome evolved over decades as I was treating thousands of patients with complex medical and brain problems. At the same time I was spending a lot of time paying attention to the relevant medical literature. Over time I found that using these concepts seemed to give my patients consistently better outcomes. As a practicing physician improved outcomes drive everything.