This Is Your Brain On Sugar | Amy Reichelt | TEDxYouth@Sydney

As a neuroscientist, Amy is fascinated with how our brains control our behaviours in our dynamic and changing world. Things we eat, like junk food also affect our brain. Dopamine is released when we eat junk foods, this makes us feel good and crave more, but we risk becoming sugar dependant.
Amy is an Australian Research Council Research Fellow and lecturer at RMIT University. Her research seeks to explore how the brain controls our behaviour and understanding the mechanisms by which our experiences in the environment can shape our responses to events.
A major focus of her research is how our modern day diets full of soft drinks and junk foods can change our brains besides just making us overweight. Our brains not only make us want to eat more of these foods, but these foods are damaging areas critical for forming memories and behavioural control.
Amy tries to explain these neuroscience discoveries on radio, TV and print, as well as to general audiences at scientific communication events such as National Science Week.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

[@EmmalynnCynefin]

And for people who argue that it's expensive, even though I can argue how it's now, just think about this: "Pay the farmer now, or pay the doctor later" -Emily Fletcher

[@ArtzFenix]

👍

[@davec.3198]

Yes....and.......have a much better quality of life while you are alive!!

[@pumpkinking365]

You don't even need to pay anyone, we have wild vegetables growing in our own back yard. They are free from pesticides, organic and fresh. The most common is the dandelion, the root is great for the liver and gallbladder & leaves is great for the kidneys.

[@AhmedMohammed-gh3gc]

Persuaded me😂

[@ericaprice3987]

@@pumpkinking365 how does it taste?

[@amituniyal3412]

I will also stop sugar from today... God plz grant me and others the power to live without processed sugar for healthy mind!!! Amen

[@anithamsangi4797]

Amen

[@jdodge3418]

Amen!

[@amituniyal3412]

@@anithamsangi4797 amen

[@leahsmith2078]

It says something that we have to pray to god for strength. It is like a drug

[@dhal2034]

You never gona he able to completely shut out sugar, unless your a monk, so you should just focus more on increasing the good kind of food that feeds your body and just limit intake of treats. Thinking abt taking care of ur body works better than thinking abt restrictions in ur diet

[@cynthiawhitney1318]

Been off sugar for 1 month and I've never felt healthier in my life.

[@subbannar7319]

Same with me.

[@hemanrocks9249]

............ *Cynthia* ........... Modern medicine has no answer to many diseases and disorders........ If you or anyone in your friends and family is suffering from any disease and have tried all..... Still not getting satisfactory results.......... Along with your current medication, *Consider taking the Ayurvedic treatment* with nutrition, Ayurvedic medicines and lifestyle changes...... _There are no side effects,_ unlike chemical meds........ Gradually, you would be healed and get rid of all medication........ ..... *What's best its not even expensive* ...... Do yourself a favor and give it a try....... Its 100% safe and effective...... .............. Email me your issue to ([e-mail]) *_You might save someone's life_*

[@Reree-gz5bg]

How do you get off sugar if it’s “everywhere”?

[@AhmedMostafa-ni8ew]

@@Reree-gz5bg +1

[@jakelldixon]

i’ll be like you starting today

[@pathwaystarot9960]

I love the science and evidence here. It's absolutely indisputable. However, I disagree that junk foods should be treated as rewards. Definitely as occasional foods, but surely treating them as rewards strengthens the addiction to them as our body links them to feeling good?

[@gloriagirgis]

Agree. I became healthiest in my mindset when I began looking at healthy foods as rewards. Junk foods cannot be a reward if they cause us poor health. The true reward is health and long term happiness.

[@Meandgenevieve]

We're all different. No doubt scientifically no junk food at all is best. Some people may feel overwhelmed and discouraged by the thought of total abstinence. Others may get hooked back on junk food again if they have just a little of it. However you can make your own diet better..

[@hemanrocks9249]

............ *Listen Everyone* ........... Modern medicine has no answer to many diseases and disorders........ If you or anyone in your friends and family is suffering from any disease and have tried all..... Still not getting satisfactory results.......... Along with your current medication, *Consider taking the Ayurvedic treatment* with nutrition, Ayurvedic medicines and lifestyle changes...... _There are no side effects,_ unlike chemical meds........ Gradually, you would be healed and get rid of all medication........ ..... *What's best its not even expensive* ...... Do yourself a favor and give it a try....... Its 100% safe and effective...... .............. Email me your issue to ([e-mail]) *_You might save someone's life_*

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

Here comes Halloween. I can't think of small non-sugar treats to give kids.

[@hemanrocks9249]

@@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 We need sweetness not sugar. Just make some home made sweets with stevia leaves, honey, jaggery etc.

[@cmarkfrey5551]

She’s drop dead gorgeous

[@srajanskgupta]

Ikr

[@professorxavier9692]

Nah

[@bobschmidt6565]

Simp!!

[@fb12-2bvillaricoandreic.8]

Ikr

[@texasmade9727]

Yes she is.....

[@raystaar]

It's hard to resist, perhaps, but not impossible. Better to give it a pass. I have, since March 2016. I feel so much better.

[@lisa1446]

That is illuminating! I don't mind her use of rewards, I'm trying really hard to abstain from sugary/sweet foods but it's not possible 100% of the time. I'm interpreting it to mean one-offs or very infrequent rather than I've done something good here's my reward. It's my Dad's 80th in a couple of weeks and there will be birthday cake so sure letting myself have that. But I'm not having a cake every day I think is the point!

[@williamoverton7265]

sugar is poison

[@ShipCreek]

Its toxic😵

[@adr5389]

no better way to state that

[@jenamirgholi6004]

when i was a little girl my dad would say that sugar is a toxic material, I sure wish i would have listened. He was beyond his years and they didnt have google back then.

[@adr5389]

@Piercing Light oh it is! Big time

[@sebastianmatiz9576]

*Added refined* sugar is poison

[@lloydaran]

I disagree with the conclusion: we should not treat junk food as a "reward". This implies that everything else you eat isn't as tasty and that you avoid junk food only because you should, instead of doing it because you want. That's not going to last. The key here is to find healthy foods which you enjoy eating. Believe me, there are plenty and there are many ways to prepare them to make them even tastier. Once you find healthy foods you like and start having them consistently, you will find yourself instinctively - not forcedly - avoiding junk food.

[@JeiBeeBee]

I agree 100%. That was exactly the transformation I went through, 2.5 years ago.

[@joeschmo5699]

I think the key is to practice fasting. Once you get comfortable going long periods of time without eating, the idea of a sugar snack becomes very undesirable. You seek and crave foods you know will sustain you for the next 6 to 8 to 12 hours. Even fruit becomes undesirable if you plan to go long periods without eating.

[@arimonL]

Sounds like waiting for true hunger to hit. That's great and all but don't acclimate yourself to fasting everyday either. I truly believe the problem is that people aren't eating ENOUGH. Eat more vegetables, healthy soup, lean meats, whole grains, healthy fats, and FISH. People get lazy. Don't prepare ahead of time and then you are left with unhealthy choices. Or they get wrapped up in a diet mentality.

[@fuckingpotatoes5624]

Ari Lehnen I mostly agree with you, but you can be a healthy vegan too. Actually its much easier to be a healthy vegan than an omnivore for most people.

[@sabinafeyzulova9306]

Snake diet!!!

[@maricamaas5555]

@@arimonL Agree with you about people being lazy, and therefore making unhealthy dietary choices. However, with few women at home; with no home-ed classes in school, and no example to learn from; many do not know how to cook anymore. Lean meats are not healthy to consume.

[@maricamaas5555]

Yes, fasting is the best and easiest way to clean out and reset the body - taste buds included - at no cost. According to SCIENCE OF FASTING documentary, there now are fasting clinics in Germany. Listened to MD Jason Fung and Alan Goldhamer D.C. and became a faster - hooked for life!

[@cinnsuamongar]

Thank you Amy. Great Science. I like evidence based knowledge. It's fun.

[@OswaldDigestiveClinic]

If you appreciated this video, you may also want to know that while marketing makes you think brown sugar is more natural than white sugar, the only difference is that brown sugar is turned to white sugar by adding phosphate! And when it comes to gut health, brown and white sugar have similar effects!

[@KeepingOnTheWatch]

I like sugar, Sugar has been bad to me. My relationship with sugar isn’t sweet.

[@mozart8059]

😭

[@peacebar7642]

Thank you Amy! Excellent research and presentation.

[@OswaldDigestiveClinic]

If you appreciated this video, you may also want to know that The way that sugar affects the gut depends upon quantity and your individual health. If you’re struggling with candida, for example, sugar can make your symptoms worse!

[@anneanne8531]

*Pure, white and deadly* by John YUDKIN. A book about the health effects of sugary food and drink.

[@mintradoungjan3679]

Thanks for sharing Anne

[@jajdude]

Downloaded that the other day along with The Diabetes Code by Dr Jason Fung

[@juless3568]

Read the book of John Yudkin, John Yudkin deserved the credit for predicting well. Sugar consumption has gone too high. Ancel Keys got the credit instead. Favouratism is everywhere.

[@youtube_username_]

@@juless3568 Ancel Keys was given a lot of money by the sugar industry.

[@juless3568]

@@youtube_username_ That explains why he was given the credit.

[@claraallen12]

its so odd to me that as a society we look upon poor choices in food or other things as a "reward"

[@Italianbabymakingpasta]

Damn that’s deep

[@lorrainehutter6677]

Interesting science, but I believe in abstaining from flour and sugar altogether. After a while, substituting protein snacks for any kind of sweet snacks, my cravings are all but gone. Currently, I am at day 111 of no flour or sugar and if I were to slip I would be trying to get back on track as soon as possible.

[@adamnicholson3003]

Did the research showing lower levels of neurogenesis in rats following a high fat diet accurately monitor the quality and type of fat? Given that fats can be beneficial or damaging if this wasnt done it would call the results into question as other good research involving natural fats,unprocessed has demonstrated the opposite on multiple occassions.Other research has also,indicated that the ratio and quality and indeed the food window over a 24 hour period are all significant factors.I believe that emphasis on only one element and in a non specific manner is partly responsible for the high degree of confusion felt by the general public.It can be more detremental to public health to emphasise incomplete isolatory hypothesis as history has already proven.

[@hemanrocks9249]

I could have given you the right answer but today I am too tired

[@dragonfire595]

I have started to no longer eat processed or added sugar. I’m only eating natural sugar that is in fruits. Hopefully I can stick to it.

[@candidob8683]

Practical Keto addresses this and so much more.

[@coupleofvalue26]

Very interesting information. Thank you, Amy!

[@OswaldDigestiveClinic]

If you liked this information, you may also want to know that the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends consuming no more than 25 grams per day (or 6 teaspoons) of added sugar. This is the amount of added sugar found in 1 cup of most orange juices, 1 container of yogurt, a 3 inch donut 2 tablespoons of honey barbecue sauce, or ½ a small brownie!

[@duckymr1]

I loved this Ted talk! Thank you for presenting to us!

[@aerinlynn1665]

Excellent talk!

[@samoMasnoMeso]

At the beginning of this video, young neuroscientist teach us sugar is causing brain damage. At the end of this video she teach us to eat high sugar food to help our brains. Thanks for this GREAT and clever advice.

[@taivanbatariunbold7640]

i hope i remember this

[@ArtzFenix]

🍀

[@EinBuchin7Minuten]

I went zero carb 8 months ago. It was harder than quitting smoking, alcohol, or caffeine (which I all did in the past)

[@halo27300]

Surely the number of dopamine receptors decreases with sugar addiction? Not increases?

[@EvilZeroSc]

Exactly, it decreases not increases. The more they increase, the more our perception of the world becomes HD like.

[@EmmaSmith-od6jt]

​@@EvilZeroSc It floods your brain with dopamine, causing an increase in receptors. So the number of dopamine RECEPTORS increases too. Like a drug, it then takes more and more and more dopamine to satisfy the increased number of receptors to reach the same effects, and you become desensitized to larger amounts of sugar. Sometimes it really is a bit HD like, as the growing receptors let you take more and more dopamine in. The crash after that is not fun though

[@roxanne_george]

Just what I needed to hear tonight! Thank you!

[@Flyingtaco4334]

sugar is used to make products have longer shelf life also its like cocaine so yeah.

[@hemanrocks9249]

Its further worse actually

[@geraldlewis8272]

I admit I'm addicted cuz of Memory concentration and focus especially attention problems all linked to ADD

[@san12763]

Stopping intake sugar 15 days n go on

[@Alli-oops12]

In moderation is key word.

[@insaini87]

follow up question: how often should we reward ourselves with a sugary snack? does non sugar "junk food" have the similar effect on the brain?

[@cmarkfrey5551]

For some reason I can’t get over how beautiful she is...

[@GBAmerica1781]

it's those eyes brah

[@maricamaas5555]

This is how women use to look before mass media mind control brainwashed us to believe super-thin is healthy. Women were also fertile then.

[@samuelbasye3508]

Right?

[@rubyrootless7324]

i know right?

[@InspirationParadise]

Maybe she’s using a public speaking technique of focusing on the audience as just a random bunch of colours - this makes it feel like they’re by themself so they feel more comfortable

[@missfilemon]

Keto diet brings down the inflammation in your body and resets your brain. Good fats are essential for your brain. I recommend intermittent fasting and extended fasting as it’s great for your body and brain.

[@hemanrocks9249]

............ *Hey, Missy* ........... Modern medicine has no answer to many diseases and disorders........ If you or anyone in your friends and family is suffering from any disease and have tried all..... Still not getting satisfactory results.......... Along with your current medication, *Consider taking the Ayurvedic treatment* with nutrition, Ayurvedic medicines and lifestyle changes...... _There are no side effects,_ unlike chemical meds........ Gradually, you would be healed and get rid of all medication........ ..... *What's best its not even expensive* ...... Do yourself a favor and give it a try....... Its 100% safe and effective...... .............. Email me your issue to ([e-mail]) *_You might save someone's life_*

[@drushkyy2017]

I got rid of sugar and I feel better

[@richard1268]

Junk food is not a reward its a Poison, either find some Willpower and learn to say No, and most probably live a long and Healthy life, or the Opposite ! I know which way I'm going Lol

[@jj-iu3ni]

Everytime I have a Mcdonalds I feel ill

[@Neophema]

I don't get this effect when eating junk food. I never really want it. I love my coffee in the morning, but I'd never ever be able to stomach a donut. I do get the dopamine rush when I exercise, though.

[@brittanyfehlings6838]

After working around desserts for 15 years, there's no doubt I have a sugar addiction. This month im not eating any desserts, candy, soda, etc, and then im doing an extended Water fast, because I need to get control back and kick this addiction mentally and physically

[@spooks77]

So true, great speech ty

[@willhelmberkly3025]

your brain responds to refined flour in the same way it responds to sugar.

[@lynneceegee8726]

Of course - carbs in excess (and refined carbs especially) act in the same way as sugar.

[@nnnnsaakadamanas218]

Sugar is a carb, is it not?

[@hemanrocks9249]

............ *Listen Everyone* ........... Modern medicine has no answer to many diseases and disorders........ If you or anyone in your friends and family is suffering from any disease and have tried all..... Still not getting satisfactory results.......... Along with your current medication, *Consider taking the Ayurvedic treatment* with nutrition, Ayurvedic medicines and lifestyle changes...... _There are no side effects,_ unlike chemical meds........ Gradually, you would be healed and get rid of all medication........ ..... *What's best its not even expensive* ...... Do yourself a favor and give it a try....... Its 100% safe and effective...... .............. Email me your issue to ([e-mail]) *_You might save someone's life_*

[@ThatMBAstudent]

It's a big myth that healthy food doesn't taste good...I am a vegan and I eat a variety of tasty and healthy foods daily... 😋😊

[@sazzadhossain758]

Been off sugar completely and consuming a better balanced healthier diet. Bloating problems gone, have more energy, less hunger, less food need to become full, can walk an hour straight without any weakness. Do not lose weight to become healthy. Eat healthier to lose weight. And also avoid sugar and any professed foods and sodas!

[@BeingBetter]

I've started going sugar free. Today is 1 week.

[@sazzadhossain758]

@@BeingBetter also try lower carb. Some curbs are worse than sugar.

[@BeingBetter]

I'm avoiding white rice and white flour.

[@cathleensmith4717]

Putting sugar in its place gets easier with time. With the impetus of poor circulation, family dying of dementia, losing vision, limbs, heart attacks all from diabetes turning your cardiovascular system into a mind field of heart attacks and stroke. I could go on but I won't. And if that's not enough the food industry knows what they're doing to us. God forgive them or Curse them to many generations 😢

[@Camptheuniverse]

Does this include sugar from fruits as well and carbohydrates?

[@monderkbaeli9411]

I am having difficulty with my short term memory although I had times when that wasn't a problem at all, and recently i have been eating lots of fruits in my diet. And i am having trouble to concentrate on doing tasks like answering language learning related questions.

[@ShipCreek]

'Use sugar as a reward?' what a load of rubbish. Its what got us into this mess in the first place. Well I can see shes keeping her options open for future funding from the food companies.

[@glensmall9194]

You need to listen again, more closely.

[@billiewells6465]

seems like this is one of the first TED talks with so many negative comments. disappointing

[@OverlandTT]

Insulin resistance! Lower the weight will fall off.

[@rileyesposito3043]

I feel like to have sugar when I feel stressed and when the sugar level in my body is low. But I noticed that when I have Amway protein powder, I will become less carving for sugar.

[@mourningwarbler]

People get faint and say they are "hypoglycemic" and have to have sugar; that's because they need to ween themselves off of it. I used to feel the way you describe when stressed. I am not one of those people who can have a little "treat" because I fall right off the wagon. I like the view of having a "basket" of foods that I can choose from that is healthy. It may be different for different people, because many of us cannot afford organic everything, but we make the best choices we can within a budget. If Amway protein powder helps you have steady blood sugar, hurrah!

[@Lightningbug122]

Because it has some kind of sugar in it

[@teddavidsson]

sugar is amazing. keeps my fitness on another lovel. keeps you moving. what about all the africans and asians eating lots of carbs and using white sugar in their tea. lean and healthy am I wrong?

[@youtube_username_]

Ted, watch some more videos about sugar, especially ones by Robert Lustig. Carbs are fine but added sugars are a big problem.

[@teddavidsson]

@@youtube_username_ isnt he obese?

[@arimonL]

I have to disagree with what she said at the end. I don't think desert should be a reward. You can eat whatever you want, everyday. It's the choices you make. Food is just food. Feed your body what will nourish you, not just what will make you skinny. Also, you won't be a slave to food when you feed your body what it needs. Get out of the diet mindset and into a healthy lifestyle.

[@plutterton]

Ari Lehnen you said a lot of nothing

[@mintbox360]

A damn burger king add popped up when i was watching videos of breaking a food addiction

[@hemanrocks9249]

............ *Hey Joy* ........... Modern medicine has no answer to many diseases and disorders........ If you or anyone in your friends and family is suffering from any disease and have tried all..... Still not getting satisfactory results.......... Along with your current medication, *Consider taking the Ayurvedic treatment* with nutrition, Ayurvedic medicines and lifestyle changes...... _There are no side effects,_ unlike chemical meds........ Gradually, you would be healed and get rid of all medication........ ..... *What's best its not even expensive* ...... Do yourself a favor and give it a try....... Its 100% safe and effective...... .............. Email me your issue to ([e-mail]) *_You might save someone's life_*

[@TRULYBLESSED38]

Thankfully I realized how bad sugar is for your mind and body that’s why I stopped completely

[@truckstreestoys]

The first three weeks are the hardest. After that, your body doesn't crave it any more.

[@geraldlewis5498]

How to detoxify sugar from the system video

[@henningokholm7912]

Even though marketing sells to us via lust, we should control oursleves much more and train ourselves and help others feel accountable in eating the right foods.

[@briesthoughts2261]

Good topic. The TedX talks discuss really important issues, yet sometimes the presenters come across as insincere or acting, especially when they try to tell a joke to relax the audience.

[@imaginary6173]

You must not attend many STEM conferences, lol. Scientists are just awkward

[@onexcomputer]

The fault is not sugar. Same as cigarette and alcohol. The problem is addiction.

[@beautyofnature4280]

Superb.., 👍

[@OswaldDigestiveClinic]

If you liked this video, you may also want to know that while marketing makes you think brown sugar is more natural than white sugar, the only difference is that brown sugar is turned to white sugar by adding phosphate! And when it comes to gut health, brown and white sugar have similar effects!

[@hello-li2gx]

Wait did I just hear that obesity, crime are interrelated? That’s fascinating. Prefrontal cortex, Self control with sugar, makes sense.

[@angcho3]

Stopped watching after she said she tests on animals. There are multiple dependable alternatives to animal testing. We wouldn't take our kids to a veterinarian when they're sick, so why do we think medical testing on an animal would be good for humans?

[@imaginary6173]

If vets were cheaper than a human doc and there were 10k vets for every one human doc, I'd take my kids to the vet.

[@howierobbery]

tried to quit surgar, cant do it

[@geraldlewis8272]

It's inspirational Good Video and I'm SICK

[@the_insightfulexperience]

Last sentence!!

[@TheAhmadReza]

OH MY GOD ! there is an ice cream in front of me and now I don't know what to do with it! :(

[@TheAhmadReza]

I think I'm gonna take it as my last ice cream :D

[@viviancovington7813]

Insightful

[@OswaldDigestiveClinic]

If you liked this video, you may also want to know that The way that sugar affects the gut depends upon quantity and your individual health. If you’re struggling with candida, for example, sugar can make your symptoms worse!

[@janetcoppini8736]

Lost me at testing on rats. There’s no decent reason for that!!!

[@jakenebs]

Alright let’s test on you instead

[@Rollanotheronemyfriend]

I respectfully disagree. We should never eat junk food for a reward. This would only perpetuate the addiction. Train one's self to find the reward in eating healthy foods.

[@rosebw1077]

Meat and dairy have recently been studied and known to cause cancer depression And inflammation as well.

[@josephgreenwald]

I will only take advantage from proven science on the human body

[@sandraatueyi81]

Today will be my last day to eating sugar.

[@dan4345]

And how did that go for you?

[@sandraatueyi81]

@@dan4345 It’s not easy to let go sugar for me but I have let go junk food and junk snacks.

[@robot7759]

Pizza need not be junk food 🍕

[@Dreamweaver777]

So she doesn't look like she has a sugar habit?

[@RajneeshKumar-hz7yn]

Wii hav a pastry today. .

[@benbrewer5853]

Brown beans cornbread fried potatoes scrambled eggs you can't go wrong dump the sugar

[@jasonsfamilyandfriendsvide3227]

Her journey has just begun, good fats is the key, we can break the addiction but the challenge is great as our economies don't want us to. The western world is financially bound to sugar. Food and pharmaceutical companies. This lady was obese and saying we all do this is correct but almost conceding to it. Nice talk, I'm sure if done again it would be far different. If you are bright, do something before its too late.

[@pathwaystarot9960]

If her message has logic, why do you care about how she looks?

[@maricamaas5555]

She is not obese. There is something wrong with how you think.

[@artemishunter8993]

Just eat ketogenicaly.

[@garrettvaughn3086]

what ive learned does a better job, anyways with her statement on addiction and dopamine im still skeptical on it to this day.

[@eugenesedita]

Sugar from fruit is just as damaging. Sugar is sugar is sugar.

[@leahsmith2078]

Eugene Sedita I don’t know about that

[@maricamaas5555]

No, fructose in fruit is buffered with fiber; the poison comes with an antidote.

[@holubm]

the more research we have on how bad sugar is the more sugar we consume on average. The fact that we have to research it is funny in itself. We still do a lot of bad things in spite of the research proving we do wrong. And the research is sponsored by the same system that causes the problem, and that does not want to change the situation. To be ones the presenter does not look like having a healthy lifestyle neither.

[@TheSmashingDoc1]

but you need a bit of fats and cholesterol for testosteron production, not sugar

[@luco-games]

a bit? 🙂 please don't listen to the people who don't have a clue about healthy eating and IT IS VISIBLE 🙂

[@AndrewK-ig6yy]

Great talk. Horrible last sentence. Food should not be a reward.

[@maricamaas5555]

The way our bodies are created and how we practically function, it is though; you cannot get away from it.

[@emh8861]

Gluten and preservatives are worse than sugar for me.

[@stephenalexander6721]

Define junk food.

[@hemanrocks9249]

Everything processed

[@MW-ob8jm]

Calories but no nutritional value

[@josephgreenwald]

All food is a drug then

[@thomastafese9470]

"maybe they don't remember eating" 😁that's cold

[@jajdude]

the keto diet is gaining in popularity, I guess people are wising up slowly

[@Murphskipper]

this talk is good but I hate the way she speaks

[@geraldlewis8272]

I'm SICK

[@june1517]

Sugars set my GABAs on fire, i don t know how to tame them.............😭

[@hemanrocks9249]

Wtf is a gaba

[@yoso585]

Ha ha ha. The base of my diet is 1.5 liters each of milk and orange juice each day. I try to get in some cooked potatoes as well. 300 or so grams of carbs keeps my metabolism purring. Why anyone eats junk food as a choice is beyond me. It’s the PUFAs that are killing you.

[@maricamaas5555]

Sounds like a liquid fast.

[@Opethfeldt]

Found the Ray Peat fan.

[@KilgoreTroutAsf]

To be fair, what makes junk food so appealing is the fact that is cheap and is everywhere, not how supposedly "amazing" it tastes. If I would find fresh fish or korean bibimbap at the same price and with the same ease I wouldn't step in a fast food restaurant ever again in my life.

[@roybains7288]

She's beautiful

[@DarleneDeCicco]

So sad that she has to hurt the rats. I bet she does it over and over again as well

[@yankee2666]

Yeah, let's all feel sorry for the rats.

[@jeansmyth7474]

My husband puts Mars bar in our humane traps so we take mice to the woods where they can detox.

[@Meatp0pp0t]

very hard to follow this talk because she's so nervous and talks a bit strange because of it

[@shkh2546]

Her breathing makes me nervous

[@stephenalexander6721]

Define junk food please.

[@mythilivenugopal1991]

A pre-prepared or packaged food item with low nutritional value

[@colinkingswood]

Highly processed.

[@maricamaas5555]

Refined processed food-like substances with toxic additives.

[@1971MariaC]

You were great until your last sentence! Processed fake food is not a reward, it’s punishment to your organs and body.

[@elumiomerk4013]

Do these things cause addiction like behaviour? Cigarettes: check Sugar: check What's next? Movies and series? Social media?

[@astridjaye6224]

wheat and dairy are like mild opiates. def social media

[@yankee2666]

To the degree that they control you, and not you them - check.