Sentences with phrase «not brain food»

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In fact, we almost can't help sharing our thoughts and feelings: Research also shows that talking about ourselves, whether in person or on social media, triggers the same pleasure sensation in the brain as does money or food — self disclosure causes increased activity in brain regions associated with the sense of reward and satisfaction from money, food and even sex.

The result isn't just an increased appetite but an even stronger urge to eat fatty, high - calorie foods, because your brain is trying to restore the body's leptin levels to normal.

A 2013 study showed food to people who had dieted and people who hadn't, and then compared their brain scans.

When the participants were well rested, the reward centers of their brains didn't react nearly as much to the junk food photos as when they were lacking sleep, suggesting that we're subconsciously more attracted to fatty foods when we're tired and need energy.

In fact, we almost can't help sharing our thoughts and feelings: Research also shows that talking about ourselves, whether in person or on social media, triggers the same pleasure sensation in the brain as does money or food.

I think that, somehow, my brain got stuck on a concept that goes something like this: «ketchup = awfully pungent condiment frequently used to cover up the not so agreeable flavor and / or texture of certain prepared foods and dishes.»

Once glucose from the food you eat is absorbed into your bloodstream blood glucose levels go up and your pancreas starts secreting insulin to help get that sugar out of your bloodstream and into your brain and muscles where it is needed (after all, it is not safe to have high blood sugar levels.)

Besides baking different variations of this bread to cart off to my family, I have not exactly flexed the muscles in my food brain.

Not only do you get a wider range of nutrients when you eat (naturally) colorful foods, but they are also more appealing and appetizing to your brain.

Trust me, one you start adding in all kinds of optimal foods for your brain and body, you won't miss the sugary stuff and processed stuff as much — if ever.

Healthy Peanut Butter Chunk Oatmeal Bars — Not only do these look great and send a message to your brain that you're eating something delicious, they contain wholesome foods that are good for you.

As we age, our taste buds become less sensitive, so the foods that we once found unappealing, don't send as many strong signals to our brains.

Loosing a few brain cells every now and the isn't a huge worry, but considering that these MSG - like neurotoxins are in just about ALL of our foods (anything with natural flavor of any kind, malted barley, carregenan, guar, xanthan or vegetable gums, «spices»... the list of names used to hide the fact that these are neurotoxins is very long) we're all basically consuming LOTS of these neurotoxins daily.

I'm not even sure if those things were actually brain food, but they sure helped make paper writing and studying more bearable.

The research paper stated as part of its findings: «The promising outcomes of this study strongly imply the possible use of VCO, not only as neuroprotective agents for those suffering from neurodegenerative diseases, but also as brain food.»

The other powders had all kinds of fillers and unnecessary additives that my brain didn't recognize and I knew my body wouldn't recognize either, as real food that's assimilatable.

When I started eating healthier many years ago, I retrained my brain to focus on all the foods I could have versus thinking about what I wasn't choosing to eat anymore (sugar, refined grains, lots of processed junk foods, etc.).

This diet was meant to keep the digestion clear so as not to bog down the brain with the «drug - like» effects of food (anxiety and stress, negative thoughts like, «am I eating well?»)

It is completely different in the most important ways, which is it does NOT feed cancer cells in the way highly processed white sugar does and it does NOT cause chemical reactions in the brain (exactly like heroin)-- keeping you craving more sugary foods / drinks like highly processed white sugar does.

So this time I came up with Cilantro Edamame Burger so that I don't have to rack my brains with their nutrition and healthy food choices and they can freely enjoy their day

Firstly, reading or thinking about food while exercising your brains out is not advised.

And this has to be something that any conceivable government employee can do; not just the food enthusiast who got a job at DHS, but the cousin of another department's director's sister who's such a noodle - brain that she can't add two numbers together and get the same answer twice in a row.

Malnutrition from not enough food, meals lacking in proper nutrients and minerals, or a diet that includes too much sugar can inhibit brain development and physical growth, cause tooth decay, or set a toddler up for issues with obesity.

I don't remember a time before food and body image - centered thoughts didn't occupy my brain.

I did nt know that in Brazil the fresh food has a lot of pesitcides on it... that is a concern as kids are still growing and who knows the impact of these chemicals on their brains / bodies.

These products didn't taste very good so MFGs started adding bizarre ingredients to traditional recipes, not just higher amounts of sugar and salt, but weirdo «flavorings» to trick tongues and brains into tasting food that wasn't really there.

When schools serve sugary drinks and fried foods loaded with fat and excess sodium, kids aren't getting the healthy meals their bodies and brains need to thrive.

Permanent brain injuries to the extent that they may be confined to a wheelchair for life, might require feeding tubes because they can't take food orally, and will generally require constant care 24/7 for the rest of their natural lives (which will inevitably be shorter and more painful than they otherwise would have been).

I wouldn't give two shits if formula was fortified with liquid brain power and disease immunity — IT»S FAKE FOOD.

Each serving helps nourish the brain and has nutrients found in foods toddlers might not get enough of, such as DHA.

We not only want to feed our children good healthy fresh foods to fertilize their growing brains, but we also need to teach them compassion and empathy and how to be good citizens.

To help mommy and her growing baby, we have come up with a list of foods that is not only good for baby's health, but also boosts their brain development.

Their not - yet - fully developed brains — are held hostage to the constant exposure to these foods, both inside and outside of school.

It is difficult to meet our babies sleep needs, especially at a very young age, as they need so much, but think of good sleep like food for their brain - we wouldn't feed our babies junk food so we shouldn't feed them junk sleep either.

Sleep is a biological need, not a luxury - it's food for the brain!

Don't get me wrong, I can be chipper in the morning, just don't make me use my brain, exert myself in any physical way, or offer me food and we're solid.

They are being fed an indigestible food in place of a nutrient - dense meal, something their body can't use and depriving them of the nutrients they need to grow a healthy brain, nervous system, and bone structure.

«Their brains are developing at a rapid pace between one and two years, so we want pediatricians to be recommending a healthy spectrum of foods and not simply telling parents to give their babies certain foods.

Brain imaging shows that food activates an anorectic's brain center associated with anxiety, not with pleasure as in nonanorecBrain imaging shows that food activates an anorectic's brain center associated with anxiety, not with pleasure as in nonanorecbrain center associated with anxiety, not with pleasure as in nonanorectics.

When they consume BMAA - tainted food or drink — be it bat stew, shellfish, or contaminated water — the molecule is not discarded; instead, it is taken up and deposited in the brain, forming what Cox calls a «toxic reservoir.»

The junk food diet also reduced the abundance of microbial species capable of metabolising flavonoids, which have been suggested to not only assist in weight loss but also exert neuro - protective functions within the brain.

The FTO gene is thought to be expressed not only in the brain, where it increases our desire to eat fattening foods, but also in fat tissue.

You can't help yourself — at times of stress the brain encourages us to seek out comfort foods.

For instance, domesticated animals have smaller brains than their wild counterparts probably because they do not require the extra brainpower that could help them evade predators or hunt for food.

One is a strong preference for 3 - D movies, undeterred by low artistic value or by sensations commonly associated with brain tumors and food poisoning, not to mention the big, dorky, blinking plastic glasses.

The author of The Hungry Brain: Outsmarting the Instincts that Make us Overeat explains how we're betrayed by our very own brains, which lead us to crave and overeat foods that aren't good for us.

Ketone esters are small organic chemicals that provide energy for the heart, brain and skeletal muscle in a highly efficient way, but are typically produced by the body only during periods of food scarcity and are not naturally present in typical modern diets.

The article «A gestational diet high in fat soluble vitamins alters expression of genes in 1 brain pathways and reduces sucrose preference, but not food intake, in Wistar male rat offspring» by Sanchez - Hernandez et al. was published in the journal Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism.

Nursing for comfort — not for food — lulled the pups» brains into a state similar to that observed in sleeping or meditating people.

The condition results in lower levels of activity in the brain's reward systems, suggesting that these individuals may overeat just to obtain the same level of pleasure from food as those who do not have D2R deficits.