Sentences with phrase «when glucose supplies»

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Your brain is so picky in fact, it is specifically designed to operate on glucose for 99.9999 % of your waking life, and only switches to oxidizing ketones when carbohydrates are in short supply in your diet.

When you go for more than several hours without eating anything, your blood sugar levels drop and your body is unable to supply your brain with glucose, which can result in impaired concentration, fatigue, dizziness, irritability or fainting.

When you switch out the carbs for healthy fats, you starve the cancer out, as you're no longer supplying the necessary fuel — glucose — for their growth.

However, because glucose storage in the body is very limited, when added glucose isn't needed to replenish normalized glucose levels, the body stores the the excess supply in the body as fat.

Because the brain uses mainly glucose for fuel, when glucose levels fall or fluctuate widely, neurons will not be supplied a constant source of energy and may «misfire,» affecting thinking and reasoning patterns.

What were your glucose levels like when your supply was drying up?

When glucose is in short supply, your liver will break down fats into ketones, which are then used throughout your body for energy.

While all forms of simple sugars are broken down by your body into glucose, refined sugar is supplied in a way that causes negative health consequences when eaten to excess.

When your gut is able to properly digest and absorb quality nutrients, your brain doesn't need to keep nagging the gut to «feed it» a steady supply of glucose (energy).

The article also infers that all diabetes, «occurs when the pancreas can not produce enough insulin to break down glucose, a vital function needed to supply energy to the body.»