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| Issue: #44 | October 24, 2011 |
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Volume 1, Letter 44
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October 24, 2011
The recent evidence is showing that the foods you eat can stimulate or suppress appetite at the brain level. How might this impact you? Let us say that you eat refined grains like white bread which turns to sugar rapidly. There are receptors in the GI tract that recognize these foods and stimulate the release of entero-endocrine proteins (glycogen like peptide 1, gastrointestinal peptide) that are released from the l and k entero-endocrine cells in your gut. These proteins are neuro-modulators meaning they modulate and have a direct effect on function and satiety centers in the brain.
These proteins also have direct effects on the pancreas, liver and fat cells by telling them to adjust insulin sensitivity, fat metabolism and glucagon function. Specific nutrients have far reaching effects well beyond what we think of as simple calories or vitamin and mineral supply. The picture of health through food continues to thrill me. This is systems biology. Again we see that everything is connected.
The data also shows that giving glucose (sugar) intravenously has no effect on the entero-endocrine system.
In the research we find that bitter foods and vegetables in general stimulate a feeling of satiety while sugar does the opposite. We know that eating broccoli and greens is a healthy approach to life. Now we find that the system is set up to also give food cues to your brain. Why would this be?
In the early years of our existence there was probably a need to tell the brain to eat more if you ate rapidly digesting and rapidly utilized sugars. The slower digesting and utilized foods could sustain the system longer and the body responds with a decreased hunger signal. It makes evolutionary sense until you end up with a lifestyle that does not involve hunting and gathering.
If you sit in an office all day and eat flour and sugar based foods that tell your brain that you are not full, you are a polar bear in a desert. You are mismatched. Your genome and your environment do not agree with each other.
Oh and by the way, companies are now producing drugs to alter the function of these proteins to thwart the bad dietary effects of humans. It is working in early studies.
The sadness lies in the fact that this can be done through diet yet many choose not to and the drug makers win.
My take home point today: Eat for happiness and entero-edocrine stability.
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| Food and Brain Function - Nourishment Nook | 
Where on earth are the cultures that eat to think? Are there people on earth who eat with a goal of keeping their mind fine tuned to think and succeed?
We know by research that food directly affects brain function. Instead we see book after book on diet theory to lose weight or to look younger or to achieve some other superficial goal. This is a strange way of approaching our lives.
Brain food is starting to gain ground in the literature. We know that foods high in zinc, iron, selenium, B vitamins, etc... help us stay focused and thoughtful. For example, kale is a food that is loaded with brain supporting nutrients, yet children and adults avoid it.
After listening to a lecture on literacy and the biomedical approach, I found it strange that the field is evolving principally because of the need to help children with ADHD and autism and not to generally help us all. Athletes have been clamoring for anything to enhance their performance. It is time to match that fervor with research targeting all children's brain.
For now, I would encourage you to increase the intake of zinc, iron, selenium, B vitamins and all brain enhancing nutrients in your child's diet. Over the coming months, I will put brain enhancing meals into the recipe of the week.
Nicole Magryta
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The newsletter archive in the links section is officially working. New readers can now go back in time to learn about the future!
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Recipe of the Week
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The Nourishment Nook
by Nicole Magryta RD, MBA
I can confidently say that this recipe was kid tested and mother approved! Both of my kids gobbled this cauliflower puree up and demanded more. Ahhh, music to any mother's ears... I highly recommend purchasing a hand mixer for those that haven't been introduced to this fabulous piece of machinery. It's by far, my most valuable player in my kitchen. While extremely versatile, a hand mixer save's time and dirties fewer dishes. What a treat for a busy mom!
CAULIFLOWER POTATOES
1 large head of cauliflower
� cup low sodium chicken broth
1 tsp extra virgin olive oil
Sea salt, ground pepper, garlic salt to taste
Directions: Cut and stem cauliflower into florets. Place in steamer basket fitted to saucepan and steam until cauliflower is fork tender. Drain water from saucepan and place tender cauliflower in warm saucepan. Add chicken broth and olive oil. Puree cauliflower with hand mixer until cauliflower has a smooth consistency. Season to taste with sea salt, pepper and garlic salt. Serve hot with a spoon and enjoy!
*Also try this puree with your favorite whole grain al dente pasta or combine with herbs and serve with cut veggies or sprouted grain crackers.
Bonum appetitionem!
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Copyright � 2010-2011 Christopher J. Magryta, MD. Readers, please note: The information provided in this newsletter is for educational and informational purposes only. It is not a substitute for advice and treatment provided by your physician or other healthcare professional and is not to be used to diagnose or treat a health issue.
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Chris Magryta
Salisbury Pediatric Associates
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