Food for thought

So, to remind you all that the aim of this blog is to attempt to show that there’s no need for any carbs at all in the human diet, which naturally means no fruit and vegetables, and therefore that the old 5-a-day guideline is quite simply misguided and unnecessary. One of my concerns about the downsides of eating a diet that includes carbs is mental health. So I’ll throw out a few basic quickfire points in this post to give you all something to chew on. Food for thought.

We know that the standard western diet (should that be US/UK diet? What nations are more obese than the UK/US?) causes lots of damage: inflammation; oxidation; insulin resistance; hormonal problems; micronutrient deficiencies.

Now then, just as these issues can affect the internal organs and systems, so can they affect the brain. As Dr Georgia Edes, practising psychiatrist and…