According to renowned nutritionists, daily sugar consumption should be limited to 25 grams from all sources, including fructose and starchy foods. This reduction should be increased to 15 grams for anyone with diabetes, overweight, high blood pressure, heart disease or cancer.

Recently, health consultants and even some neurologists, such as David Perlmutter, have been extending these restrictions to grains because of gluten and GMOs.

Sugar, an enemy of the brain?

Consumption of sugar that exceeds this quota increases the risk of developing diabetes or brain degeneration. At first, these 2 pathologies seem far apart and yet they are set up through identical pathological processes, processes that gradually blunt the physiological signals of insulin (and leptin) regulation.

The foie, which mobilizes to process sugars (which it usually converts into fat), cannot simultaneously produce cholesterol. This molecule is absolutely essential for the optimal functioning of the brain.

Thus, contrary to what we are led to believe, Alzheimer's disease is not a fatality, it is not related to heredity, but it is mainly the result of lifestyle choices, the main culprits of which are sugars (all categories combined), cereals and GMOs. Currently in the United States, genetically modified organisms are ubiquitous in industrial foods.

Dr. Perlmutter is totally convinced that by taking care of your nutrition and avoiding sugars and processed foods, you can not only optimize your health, but also prevent and treat the vast majority of chronic degenerative diseases including Alzheimer's disease.

While reducing sugars, including starches, grains (gluten), fructose, and sucrose is essential to this approach, it is clear that other factors such as exercise are also helpful.

Let's celebrate omega-3!

Recall that gluten makes the blood-brain barrier porous to certain brain-toxic molecules, molecules that normally should not enter and have no business being there. The intestinal wall is also affected by gluten. L'intestine The permeability of the bloodstream allows unwanted proteins to enter the bloodstream.

Avoiding casein and therefore pasteurized dairy products that promote inflammation, autoimmunity and undermine the entire immune system will be another very useful preventive measure.

Include in your diet all leafy vegetables that are rich in folate (folic acid, i.e. vitamin B9), but also all colored vegetables that are rich in antioxidants are tips commonly recommended by nutritionists.

Turning to healthy fats, including omega-3 fatty acids of animal origin, will be beneficial for the brain, as will organic butter made from raw milk, the butter clarified (Indian ghee), olives, coconut oil and virgin olive oil, flax or hemp oil first cold pressed. Dried fruits such as walnuts, pecans and macadamia nuts, avocados, free-range eggs or wild Alaskan salmon.

Ketones, the food of the brain

Contrary to popular belief, the ideal fuel for the brain is not glucose but ketones. Ketones are produced by the body when fat is converted into energy. The medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs) present in coconut oil are a great source of ketones.

Animal-based omega-3 fatty acids, such as krill oil, and sufficient consumption of EPA and DHA prevent the cellular damage caused by Alzheimer's disease. This reduces the risk of developing the disease or slows its progression if the disease is already present. Most fish are naturally rich in omega-3, but they are now seriously contaminated with mercury.

Are intestinal porosity and pathologies connected?

More and more scientists are linking gut porosity to pathologies affecting the nervous system. They even claim that the gut is the second brain directly controlling the higher brain centers. They conclude that optimizing the intestinal flora absolutely vital.

You can do this by eating fermented foods regularly or by taking high quality probiotic supplements containing large numbers of germs in extremely high quantities (up to a billion per germ).

More specifically, from a dietary point of view, any food high in antioxidants and anthocyanins is good to take to protect against various degenerative and neurological diseases (Alzheimer's and others).

Adopt a healthy lifestyle

Measures as simple as reducing your daily calorie intake or replacing oils and fats with "good fats" (coconut oil, ghee, hemp or flaxseed oil...) can really pay off in the long run.

Just one day of fasting during the week allows you to burn fat instead of sugar. Intermittent fasting simply consists of reducing one's diet for short periods of 6 to 8 hours. This allows us to mobilize the ketones that are so useful for the functioning of our brain.

Stopping the cholesterol hunt is also a good thing. According to Dr. Perlmutter, research shows that older people with low cholesterol levels have a higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, but they also have a higher risk of dying earlier. As he says, the war on cholesterol is fundamentally inappropriate and dangerous.

We can also add plants such as Gingko biloba, vitamin B 12 for example, alpha-lipoic acid (ALA), quality omega-3 or coenzyme Q10. Optimize its rate of vitamin D by careful exposure to the sun or by taking quality food supplements. Regularly practice a sport, preferably in the open air. Eliminate dental amalgams and detoxify your body of heavy metals. Avoid vaccinations and medications (statins, psychotropic drugs, antibiotics, etc.). Remove aluminum by banning deodorants, non-stick pans, vaccines, etc.

It is reassuring to know that the development of degenerative or nervous pathologies such asAlzheimer is not inevitable, even in cases of heavy heredity. Adopting a healthy lifestyle and this set of easy-to-apply measures offers real hope.