656. Sugar and Your Brain

It’s probably not surprising to hear that sugar is detrimental to your brain. If you’ve been listening to Dr. Martin’s podcast for any length of time, you’ve heard him say this many times.  A recent study looking at sugar intake over time is showing the enormous effect sugar has on the memory centre of the brain, the hippocampus. That’s not good, but what is encouraging… is the study was presented at the recent Alzheimer’s International Conference. Researchers are starting to see how much sugar affects our brains! In today’s episode, Dr. Martin teaches on what happens in your body with a prolonged diet full of sugar. He also talks about dehydration and making changes to your lifestyle to include intermittent fasting. Listen in to learn more!