Brain damaging habit 3 of 10: Overeating

Eating too many calories does more than just expand your midsection. A habitual high caloric intake over time raises your odds of developing memory loss, or mild cognitive impairment (MCI), later in life (more pronounced after 60 years of age).
Inspiration further adds that…”A clogged stomach means a clogged brain”...”The affliction of the stomach affects the brain”…”The power of the brain is lessened by drawing so heavily upon it to help the stomach get along with its heavy burden.”
Regardless of the quality of the food, the resultant high blood sugar causes hardening of the brain arteries, leading to a decrease in mental power.

Like many pleasurable behaviours—including sex and illicit drug use— overeating triggers the release of dopamine, a feel-good neurotransmitter in the brain. This internal chemical reward, in turn, increases the likelihood that the associated action will eventually become a habit that will be difficult to stop i.e overeating can become a semi-addiction. Develop the good habit of eating only what is enough.

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