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

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  • @EmmalynnCynefin
    @EmmalynnCynefin5 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @arthurkirk2100

    @arthurkirk2100

    5 жыл бұрын

    👍

  • @davec.3198

    @davec.3198

    4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @pumpkinking365

    @pumpkinking365

    4 жыл бұрын

    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

    @AhmedMohammed-gh3gc

    4 жыл бұрын

    Persuaded me😂

  • @ericaprice3987

    @ericaprice3987

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@pumpkinking365 how does it taste?

  • @amituniyal3412
    @amituniyal34124 жыл бұрын

    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

    @anithamsangi4797

    4 жыл бұрын

    Amen

  • @jdodge3418

    @jdodge3418

    4 жыл бұрын

    Amen!

  • @amituniyal3412

    @amituniyal3412

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@anithamsangi4797 amen

  • @leahsmith2078

    @leahsmith2078

    4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @dhal2034

    @dhal2034

    4 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @pathwaystarot9960
    @pathwaystarot99604 жыл бұрын

    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

    @gloriagirgis

    4 жыл бұрын

    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

    @Meandgenevieve

    3 жыл бұрын

    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

    @hemanrocks9249

    3 жыл бұрын

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  • @windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823

    @windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823

    3 жыл бұрын

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

  • @hemanrocks9249

    @hemanrocks9249

    3 жыл бұрын

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

  • @cynthiawhitney1318
    @cynthiawhitney13184 жыл бұрын

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

  • @subbannar7319

    @subbannar7319

    4 жыл бұрын

    Same with me.

  • @hemanrocks9249

    @hemanrocks9249

    3 жыл бұрын

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  • @Reree-gz5bg

    @Reree-gz5bg

    2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @AhmedMostafa-ni8ew

    @AhmedMostafa-ni8ew

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Reree-gz5bg +1

  • @jakelldixon

    @jakelldixon

    2 жыл бұрын

    i’ll be like you starting today

  • @elosmilealways
    @elosmilealways6 жыл бұрын

    for those body shaming her. let's remember she's a neuroscientist not a fitness instructor. Let people live.

  • @ResilientME

    @ResilientME

    5 жыл бұрын

    elosmilealways She's preaching health and should do better. Maybe she had since 2016. When I learned the truth about sugar I fixed my weight that year. 110lbs lost. No change in fitness routine

  • @paleexercise8314

    @paleexercise8314

    5 жыл бұрын

    Dang Vergo! How do you feel now and what did you do to lose it?

  • @ResilientME

    @ResilientME

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@paleexercise8314 I started Paleo. Didn't really know what I was doing yet so I had few things to eat. It'd be bacon/eggs in the morn and chili I cooked at night. Big servings of everything. I kept it off as I developed variety into the diet and stopped 'needing' cheat days. Major benefit is living each day with a clear head, like you're firing on all cylinders. You become aware of all that goes on around you. And it's uncomfortable eating sugar or carbing up because you end up back at your old normal with the knowledge you can feel much better. Feels like getting hit with a bad cold but it lasts as long as you continue caving to cravings

  • @spooks77

    @spooks77

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@ResilientME u disgust me

  • @tonymanard3435

    @tonymanard3435

    5 жыл бұрын

    Uh, she's gorgeous

  • @jamesgarza3084
    @jamesgarza30846 жыл бұрын

    I was just on my way to McDonald's because I was craving it. And then u mentioned avocados and omega 3s............and then I remembered why I started my weight loss journey in the first place. Thank you

  • @natdivaz5348

    @natdivaz5348

    4 жыл бұрын

    @M D Well he's getting/striving for a healthy life.

  • @yoink928

    @yoink928

    4 жыл бұрын

    Good job for staying strong!

  • @josephgreenwald

    @josephgreenwald

    3 жыл бұрын

    McDonald's have chemical in there food to make you addict

  • @alid7819

    @alid7819

    Жыл бұрын

    McDonalds is so unhealthy and everything is packed with sugar. Where I live, (CA) you could find a McDonald’s every mile away. Here you can find 5 different fast food options on one block. So much land that could be used for homes instead of stacking people in expensive storage racks and displaying all these death foods like an in person daily advertisement. I am not going to lie though, I also fall into the McDonalds trap. It feels like a trap! I pray one day we all learn to benefit the planet instead of deliberately destroying it, and learn to let go of what harms us. (instead of holding onto this weird fantasy that it is good and should be kept) We as a society struggle to let go from what poisons us, and I think the best solution to it is good riddance. generations pass before changes are made. I hate being in this generation. Hopefully soon we can all see that we CAN replace fast food restaurants with healthier options like farming fruits and vegetables, homes, schools, parks ect. If your attention can pay someone like on social media for example, so can the attention into this cause. People fear that so many will lose jobs if they got rid of the majority of fast food restaurants. Are you kidding? We could create more,! It’s just scary for most to let it go and make “drastic” changes like getting rid of McDonald’s. The fact that it’s drastic is a huge problem!

  • @pinratinho10

    @pinratinho10

    4 ай бұрын

    I was about to get pizza, but this video made me remember to have focus

  • @patty8315
    @patty83153 жыл бұрын

    I agreed for what she said in the whole video but in the end, in her last words she told something really wrong and confirming how we'll never get out from this vicious circle if we keep thinking like this... That we should treat junk food only as a reward. And now I'm asking you (I've read in another social this same simple question and it literally opened my mind like a big life' reveal)"Why do you have to consider a reward something it's literally killing you? For me was more: Why should I consider junk food a reward when it was leading me straight to diabetes? Meditate folks 😊

  • @nadinabbott3991

    @nadinabbott3991

    2 жыл бұрын

    She is not the only scientists. Moreover, having a really good desert once a month is fine. The problem is having desert with every meal, and not even knowing it…see flavored yogurts and salad dressings.

  • @wildgaiaspirit9641

    @wildgaiaspirit9641

    Жыл бұрын

    This 🙌🙌🙌 well said Patty 💜

  • @mckohtz
    @mckohtz3 жыл бұрын

    Sugar is like alcohol. Some people can stop at just one. Many people cannot and need to abstain from it.

  • @ndjubilant8391
    @ndjubilant83914 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for your talk :) May we all recover from sugar addiction, overeating, undereating, anorexia, bulimia, , bulamorexia, orthorexia, bigorexia and any other eating disorder as well as overweight and obesity. We CAN do this. Together we are stronger and healthier

  • @hemanrocks9249

    @hemanrocks9249

    3 жыл бұрын

    Wow,,,, Nikki, You have a great heart.

  • @1971MariaC

    @1971MariaC

    2 жыл бұрын

    Nikki, look into Food Addiction Reset.

  • @zionnoel

    @zionnoel

    2 ай бұрын

    Amen. :) 💜🌻

  • @davidwilson1008
    @davidwilson1008 Жыл бұрын

    I quit most sugar 3 weeks ago... I should have done it 25 years ago. My productivity has skyrocketed! I really can't believe how my focus has improved. I know everyone isn't the same... but if your focus improves 1/3 as much as mine has, it'll be worth it. Since I was a kid, I've eaten candy bars and/or big bags of gummies, nearly every day. Seems pretty harmless, but over the span of 30 years, your mind/body starts to fail on several fronts. I'd had brain fog for perhaps 10 years it seems... Unreal. If you don't believe me, try sugar fasting for 2 weeks. Into the 2nd week you may feel a little down, but after week 2 your mind will pep WAY up, and you'll just be extremely energetic... an engaged focused kind of energetic.

  • @kojsiusoaliu6772

    @kojsiusoaliu6772

    Жыл бұрын

    I did it 4 weeks ago ! Didn't really quit all sugars but lowered it by more than half. And cut all industrial bars and cakes. My skin is cleaner, my mouth feels less charged, and I think I have a clearer mind too, that's why I looked for 'sugar brain effect' on youtube probably like you ! I still loose my keys, phone etc.. still double check if I locked my doors but I feel less smoggy than before overall. I planned to buy some ped drugs because I had nothing to loose regarding to my situation

  • @acesing0987

    @acesing0987

    2 ай бұрын

    David I think it's withdrawals.. Getting to the second week is key.. But that time before ... When the cravings keep coming and those demogorgons keep wanting their sugar lol.. Hellish

  • @rajx82
    @rajx824 жыл бұрын

    Great talk. Brain damage scares me - I don't want to live below my true potential, have problems performing in my job, or grow old and get alzheimer's disease. Really good to keep in mind the kind of lasting damage eating junk can cause - health is not just about a number on the scale which gives you the artificial impression that you can always "undo" bad eating by just losing some weight after you gain it. You can't.

  • @cmarkfrey5551
    @cmarkfrey55514 жыл бұрын

    She’s drop dead gorgeous

  • @srajanskgupta

    @srajanskgupta

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ikr

  • @professorxavier9692

    @professorxavier9692

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nah

  • @bobschmidt6565

    @bobschmidt6565

    3 жыл бұрын

    Simp!!

  • @fb12-2bvillaricoandreic.8

    @fb12-2bvillaricoandreic.8

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ikr

  • @texasmade9727

    @texasmade9727

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes she is.....

  • @Zoe-dr5ps
    @Zoe-dr5ps2 жыл бұрын

    Nothing tastes as good as being anxiety free. I won't go back to sugar ever.

  • @yellowbird5411
    @yellowbird54114 жыл бұрын

    Going shopping in a major supermarket when you are on a health journey for unadulterated foods reminds me of those little brain challenges of "can you find the rabbits hidden in this picture?" After we have found maybe half of them, (food in a produce section and meat counter) we have to look harder, (by reading labels in canned, frozen and packaged goods). We might still be missing some. The food industry puts us through an obstacle course the minute we walk through the door. Junk food is interspersed throughout the apple display (caramel coating kits, apple pie crusts) all through the veggies (sour cream dips, bacon sprinkles, vegetable snacks) and through the cheese and meat aisles (instant pizza dough, cheese in a can, chili mixes loaded in sugar, white flour buns). We are stalked at the end of each aisle with cake mixes, refined oil, snacks, cereals and candy. They say to shop on the perimeter of a store to avoid all the tainted food in the middle of the store, but they are two steps ahead of us. Even in a health food store they do it. To stay healthy, you must be selective in your viewing, eat before shopping or going to a place that will sabotage your good intentions. It's everywhere.

  • @razif6916
    @razif69162 жыл бұрын

    Best thing ever happen to me..Stopped eating sugar/Junk/Fast foods..Started IFast OMAD..And dont even care for cheat/comfort days.

  • @raystaar
    @raystaar5 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @lynbob1872
    @lynbob18727 жыл бұрын

    Great talk. I'm desperately trying to get me and my teenagers off sugar. I have even more of a reason. Trying to be healthy in the west is so difficult sugar is everywhere.

  • @vistagraphsnet

    @vistagraphsnet

    7 жыл бұрын

    I am 76 and weighed 235 on March 1, 2017. After watching FOrks over knives, I vowed to never eat another animal product or processed food again. Today, May 29th, I am now 207 pounds, no longer take medication for blood pressure or diabetes or cholesterol. I am total vegan. Sugar is toxic and it will send you to an early grave. First, stop eating animal products including meat, pork, chicken, fish and dairy including milk, icecream cheese etc.Eat only plants. The first problem with eating animals is they have no fiber. When you switch to plants you will visit the toilet much more frequently and rid your body of toxins. Next, animals do not have the MICRO nutrients our bodies need to heal themselves (Let food be thy medicine - Hypocrates). Doctors do not get trained in nutrician and upon graduactioin become pawns of the pharmacudical industry. If doctors would prescibe broccoli instead of the poisons the prescribe, there would quckly become a health epidemic instead of an obesity epidemic. Anyone interested in becoming healthy (by losing 50 pounds and keeping it off) should look for plant based doctors on youtube who have been reversing heart disease and diabetes for the past three decades by switching from pills to plants. Check out Dean Ornish, Noel Fuhrman, John McDougall, Mike Greger, Caldwell Esselstyn and his Dr son Rip, Neal Barnard, Garth Davis, Alan Goldhammer, Travis Stork, 98 year old Dr. Wareham, Ted Barnes and so many others. Stop paying for your doctor's BMW and making the drug companies rich. In 2004 science finally found the proof to show that sugar is 8 times more addictive than cocain. Read your food labels and you will notice that ALL processed food contains added sugar. So do not eat processed foods. Plants will heal what is wrong with you and your teenagers. Smooties are a great substitute for sugary foods. There is a big difference between the sugar added by corporations to make money and the fruit nature provides.

  • @glensmall9194

    @glensmall9194

    5 жыл бұрын

    Simple fix; switch to a rice based diet.

  • @dilsere1775

    @dilsere1775

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@glensmall9194 brown rice.. Precisely

  • @dilsere1775

    @dilsere1775

    5 жыл бұрын

    Lynne Jackson.. When ever i crave for sugar or sugary foods.. I eat dates or jaggery.. And trust me.. It works.. Everytime 😊

  • @fosterrealm5279

    @fosterrealm5279

    5 жыл бұрын

    vistagraphsnet meat is good for you as long as it’s organic and pasture raised. Eggs are a superfood and are packed with many micronutrients. Giving up dairy is understandable, as it can be harmful to many people and, from nature’s perspective, we aren’t really meant to consume it. Research the carnivore diet. There are plenty of people who eat nothing but meat and are very healthy. Look at eskimos: they’ve been eating strictly meat forever and they were just fine! There are studies showing that those who consume no fiber have the most regular bowl movements. Also, Forks Over Knives has some questionable science, particularly the claim that dairy acidifies the bloodstream. I’m not saying to give up your vegan diet. If it works for you than I’m all for it! But giving up all animal products isn’t necessary to live healthily. We can agree that processed food and sugar must be cut out of the diet, and I can agree that animal products can be extremely unhealthy depending on it’s processing and how the animal was raised. Best of luck too you!

  • @lloydaran
    @lloydaran4 жыл бұрын

    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

    @JeiBeeBee

    9 ай бұрын

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

  • @williamoverton7265
    @williamoverton72656 жыл бұрын

    sugar is poison

  • @ShipCreek

    @ShipCreek

    6 жыл бұрын

    Its toxic😵

  • @adr5389

    @adr5389

    5 жыл бұрын

    no better way to state that

  • @jenamirgholi6004

    @jenamirgholi6004

    5 жыл бұрын

    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

    @adr5389

    5 жыл бұрын

    @Piercing Light oh it is! Big time

  • @sebastianmatiz9576

    @sebastianmatiz9576

    5 жыл бұрын

    *Added refined* sugar is poison

  • @nederhood
    @nederhood4 жыл бұрын

    It's not the brain that controls our behavior; It's what we eat. What we eat controls the brain.

  • @maricamaas5555

    @maricamaas5555

    4 жыл бұрын

    Our microbiome communicates what they need.

  • @dbee9064
    @dbee90645 жыл бұрын

    Excellent,splendid and inspiring!! Thank you very much for a superb talk that explained clearly such a complex experience!!

  • @stevev3664
    @stevev3664 Жыл бұрын

    I’m in the U.K. I was eating Yorkie chocolate bars that had 27g of sugar. I started with one per day and soon progressed to 6 bars per day. That’s 162g of sugar per day just for the chocolate. It doesn’t include the other food I eat daily. This went on for about 2-3 weeks. Yikes! When I started to have trouble doing up my trousers I knew I had to stop. I have now stopped it and don’t eat any at all. It’s addictive. I know from experience.

  • @joeschmo5699
    @joeschmo56997 жыл бұрын

    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

    @arimonL

    6 жыл бұрын

    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

    @fuckingpotatoes5624

    5 жыл бұрын

    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

    @sabinafeyzulova9306

    5 жыл бұрын

    Snake diet!!!

  • @maricamaas5555

    @maricamaas5555

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@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

    @maricamaas5555

    4 жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @TheJespy
    @TheJespy6 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Amy for sharing this important information...

  • @roxanne_george
    @roxanne_george4 жыл бұрын

    Just what I needed to hear tonight! Thank you!

  • @baska168
    @baska1684 жыл бұрын

    I remember not being able to resist any sweets or junk food as a child. I would eat ALL of it...fortunately the control has improved with age even though it is still challenging.

  • @peacebar7642
    @peacebar76426 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Amy! Excellent research and presentation.

  • @OswaldDigestiveClinic

    @OswaldDigestiveClinic

    2 жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @cinnsuamongar
    @cinnsuamongar7 жыл бұрын

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

  • @OswaldDigestiveClinic

    @OswaldDigestiveClinic

    2 жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @spooks77
    @spooks775 жыл бұрын

    So true, great speech ty

  • @roro1980
    @roro19806 жыл бұрын

    Great talk , well delivered and very interesting

  • @aerinlynn1665
    @aerinlynn16656 жыл бұрын

    Excellent talk!

  • @Thankful_.
    @Thankful_.6 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful information. Thank you for sharing your research.

  • @hemanrocks9249

    @hemanrocks9249

    3 жыл бұрын

    ............ *Hey Beautiful* ........... 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 (harsh1984jain@gmail.com) *_You might save someone's life_*

  • @IanaLana911
    @IanaLana911Ай бұрын

    Amazing speaker and speech !!! Thank you so much, I’m constantly sharing !!!!!

  • @bruceprigge5212
    @bruceprigge52122 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Great talk!

  • @walkingthehealingpath
    @walkingthehealingpath7 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant talk, clearly explained and presented.

  • @OswaldDigestiveClinic

    @OswaldDigestiveClinic

    2 жыл бұрын

    If you loved this talk, you may also want to know that For overall health and preventative care, it's beneficial for everyone to keep added sugar intake under the World Health Organization's (WHO) recommendation of 25 grams per day added sugar. This is the same as 6 teaspoons per day!

  • @duckymr1
    @duckymr110 ай бұрын

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

  • @lisa1446
    @lisa14462 ай бұрын

    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!

  • @coupleofvalue26
    @coupleofvalue266 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting information. Thank you, Amy!

  • @OswaldDigestiveClinic

    @OswaldDigestiveClinic

    2 жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @KeepingOnTheWatch
    @KeepingOnTheWatch5 жыл бұрын

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

  • @mozart8059

    @mozart8059

    3 жыл бұрын

    😭

  • @sator666666
    @sator6666667 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful woman.

  • @ibdam1

    @ibdam1

    7 жыл бұрын

    VERY

  • @elizabethreichl5113

    @elizabethreichl5113

    7 жыл бұрын

    Artur Czekalski D.C.

  • @VR6Boki

    @VR6Boki

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes, she is somehow weird, but very interesting :)

  • @davec.3198

    @davec.3198

    4 жыл бұрын

    I don't think so. But everyone has their own tastes. :-)

  • @Dev-Austin
    @Dev-Austin7 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely brilliant talk, no need to be nervous!

  • @hemanrocks9249

    @hemanrocks9249

    3 жыл бұрын

    ............ *Listen* ........... 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 (harsh1984jain@gmail.com) *_You might save someone's life_*

  • @Crimepaysaskapolitician
    @Crimepaysaskapolitician2 жыл бұрын

    Excellent, Bravo!

  • @gojohngo106
    @gojohngo1065 жыл бұрын

    Thanks

  • @RazaKhan-cs5qb
    @RazaKhan-cs5qb3 ай бұрын

    Excellent point. Treating junk food as a reward, just like our brain treats them, as opposed to a major part of our diet.

  • @geraldlewis8272
    @geraldlewis8272 Жыл бұрын

    BLESS you ALL

  • @anneanne8531
    @anneanne85315 жыл бұрын

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

  • @mintradoungjan3679

    @mintradoungjan3679

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing Anne

  • @jajdude

    @jajdude

    3 жыл бұрын

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

  • @juless3568

    @juless3568

    3 жыл бұрын

    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_

    @youtube_username_

    3 жыл бұрын

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

  • @juless3568

    @juless3568

    3 жыл бұрын

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

  • @SecretSqrlGrl007
    @SecretSqrlGrl0076 жыл бұрын

    Everything was good until her last sentence about using/thinking of these foods as a reward...really don't think that plays well into this at all.

  • @clutchcargo2419

    @clutchcargo2419

    6 жыл бұрын

    SecretSqrlGrl007 i thought it was fine - confusion. It was appropriate.

  • @laylabispo8871

    @laylabispo8871

    5 жыл бұрын

    I agree. Sugar is not a reward.

  • @pathwaystarot9960

    @pathwaystarot9960

    4 жыл бұрын

    I agree completely as per my comment

  • @omairbinenam6337

    @omairbinenam6337

    3 жыл бұрын

    sugar as a reward , meaning sugar when taken from natural sources, such as fruits and unprocessed foods, then yes, it must be considered as a reward...

  • @youtube_username_

    @youtube_username_

    3 жыл бұрын

    I was thinking once a year in the form of birthday cake.

  • @cheezwhiz7620
    @cheezwhiz76204 жыл бұрын

    There we go

  • @EinBuchin7Minuten
    @EinBuchin7MinutenАй бұрын

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

  • @dragonfire595
    @dragonfire5954 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @claraallen12
    @claraallen124 жыл бұрын

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

  • @Italianbabymakingpasta

    @Italianbabymakingpasta

    Жыл бұрын

    Damn that’s deep

  • @viviancovington7813
    @viviancovington78134 жыл бұрын

    Insightful

  • @OswaldDigestiveClinic

    @OswaldDigestiveClinic

    2 жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @Mojokiss
    @Mojokiss2 жыл бұрын

    yeah i wonder if quitting sugar is like quitting dope. I have been really cutting back. I find that I get weak moments when I really just want to eat some kind of pick me up food. Then if I do, I bounce back, and feel a little too good. My brain rewards sugar ingestion a little too much. It's so addicting and available and processed for max effect.

  • @toni4729
    @toni47295 жыл бұрын

    It's great when you give up carbohydrates altogether. It does wonders for your health and we don't all eat junk food.

  • @StevoSwiss

    @StevoSwiss

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hahaha, good joke. And nobody responded yet! Yes, give up all carbs completely...and you'll have no worries about anything, ever again!

  • @maricamaas5555

    @maricamaas5555

    4 жыл бұрын

    It depends on how intolerant you are to carbs, and also on one's age? Finances also plays a role.

  • @Vshlynnn

    @Vshlynnn

    4 жыл бұрын

    Carbs (even if just a minimal amount) are needed for your neurons and neuromuscular junctions. I hope you’re still eating fruit and veggies though, because those are carbs and very important. I’m not trying to be mean at all, I just want us all to stay healthy ❤️

  • @toni4729

    @toni4729

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@maricamaas5555 Excuse me, I don't see where finance plays a role at all. You can eat nothing but sausages and mince patties and eggs for a week, they really don't cost much. I mean add a bit of cheese and a bit of cabbage or lettuce and tomato if you like and you have a burger without the bun. So how hard is that?

  • @maricamaas5555

    @maricamaas5555

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@toni4729 According to my limited knowledge (stand to be corrected); many of the poor all over the world are on vegetarian/vegan type diets - with subsidised, refined carbs at the base; this because of neccesity, not choice. Ignorance also plays a role, since the high carb narrative had been drummed into the populace over decades, and is still well established within RD circles? As you point out: Cutting out the cheap, processed, refind substances in favour of healthy whole foods is achievable though. By taking up regular fasting, and thereby saving some money, MD Jason Fung and Megan Ramos reports how their patients are then able to invest in more wholesome foods.

  • @lorrainehutter6677
    @lorrainehutter6677 Жыл бұрын

    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
    @adamnicholson30037 жыл бұрын

    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

    @hemanrocks9249

    3 жыл бұрын

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

  • @Alli-oops12
    @Alli-oops122 ай бұрын

    In moderation is key word.

  • @ArowanaD7
    @ArowanaD73 жыл бұрын

    well, ive been consuming lots of sugar on my diet.... therefore, my memory span is always undermining me. Thanks for letting me know how I can restore my memory capacity.

  • @insaini87
    @insaini875 жыл бұрын

    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?

  • @YogeshKumar-cx1ue
    @YogeshKumar-cx1ue4 жыл бұрын

    Treating them as rewards deals with delayed gratification. Use these food s as reward when you achieve something like completion of a task rather then using them as staple food. This in term reduce their comsumption. Junk food as a cheat day food rather than an everyday food

  • @candidob8683
    @candidob8683 Жыл бұрын

    Practical Keto addresses this and so much more.

  • @monderkbaeli9411
    @monderkbaeli94112 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @beautyofnature4280
    @beautyofnature42803 жыл бұрын

    Superb.., 👍

  • @OswaldDigestiveClinic

    @OswaldDigestiveClinic

    2 жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @chriss2452
    @chriss24523 жыл бұрын

    How long after we stop eating sugar can the inflammation process wear off?

  • @taivanbatariunbold7640
    @taivanbatariunbold76407 жыл бұрын

    i hope i remember this

  • @arthurkirk2100

    @arthurkirk2100

    5 жыл бұрын

    🍀

  • @geraldlewis8272
    @geraldlewis8272 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @Flyingtaco4334
    @Flyingtaco43347 жыл бұрын

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

  • @hemanrocks9249

    @hemanrocks9249

    3 жыл бұрын

    Its further worse actually

  • @basitmanzoor5464
    @basitmanzoor54643 жыл бұрын

    Great

  • @skysten2605
    @skysten26055 жыл бұрын

    I thought dopamine stimulation led to LESS dopamine receptors

  • @ShipCreek
    @ShipCreek6 жыл бұрын

    '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

    @glensmall9194

    5 жыл бұрын

    You need to listen again, more closely.

  • @harryviking6347
    @harryviking63474 жыл бұрын

    I NEVER TOUCH IT!!!!

  • @san12763
    @san127633 жыл бұрын

    Stopping intake sugar 15 days n go on

  • @Neophema
    @Neophema2 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @Crimepaysaskapolitician
    @Crimepaysaskapolitician2 жыл бұрын

    I'm so glad I was raised in the sixties, before most of the poison was on every corner and delivery didn't much exist

  • @the_insightfulexperience
    @the_insightfulexperience Жыл бұрын

    Last sentence!!

  • @anshumanrana3829
    @anshumanrana38295 жыл бұрын

    Nice

  • @catzillakills3896
    @catzillakills38962 жыл бұрын

    Interesting with all that she said and how harmful sugar is to the brain, poison food should be considered a reward?

  • @samoMasnoMeso
    @samoMasnoMeso5 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @geraldlewis8272
    @geraldlewis8272 Жыл бұрын

    It's inspirational Good Video and I'm SICK

  • @Camptheuniverse
    @Camptheuniverse2 жыл бұрын

    Does this include sugar from fruits as well and carbohydrates?

  • @willhelmberkly3025
    @willhelmberkly30257 жыл бұрын

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

  • @lynneceegee8726

    @lynneceegee8726

    6 жыл бұрын

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

  • @nnnnsaakadamanas218

    @nnnnsaakadamanas218

    6 жыл бұрын

    Sugar is a carb, is it not?

  • @hemanrocks9249

    @hemanrocks9249

    3 жыл бұрын

    ............ *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 (harsh1984jain@gmail.com) *_You might save someone's life_*

  • @halo27300
    @halo273006 жыл бұрын

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

  • @EvilZeroSc

    @EvilZeroSc

    5 жыл бұрын

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

  • @EmmaSmith-od6jt

    @EmmaSmith-od6jt

    5 жыл бұрын

    ​@@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

  • @richard1268
    @richard1268 Жыл бұрын

    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

  • @cathleensmith4717
    @cathleensmith4717 Жыл бұрын

    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 😢

  • @jj-iu3ni
    @jj-iu3ni3 жыл бұрын

    Everytime I have a Mcdonalds I feel ill

  • @sazzadhossain758
    @sazzadhossain7582 жыл бұрын

    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

    @BeingBetter

    2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @sazzadhossain758

    @sazzadhossain758

    2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @BeingBetter

    @BeingBetter

    2 жыл бұрын

    I'm avoiding white rice and white flour.

  • @CYRUS-hd3br
    @CYRUS-hd3br4 жыл бұрын

    Do we have these Tedx talks as podcasts

  • @hemanrocks9249

    @hemanrocks9249

    3 жыл бұрын

    No but Joe Rogan is.

  • @drushkyy2017
    @drushkyy2017Ай бұрын

    I got rid of sugar and I feel better

  • @cmarkfrey5551
    @cmarkfrey55514 жыл бұрын

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

  • @GBAmerica1781

    @GBAmerica1781

    4 жыл бұрын

    it's those eyes brah

  • @maricamaas5555

    @maricamaas5555

    4 жыл бұрын

    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

    @samuelbasye3508

    4 жыл бұрын

    Right?

  • @rubyrootless7324

    @rubyrootless7324

    3 жыл бұрын

    i know right?

  • @InspirationParadise

    @InspirationParadise

    3 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @farhanbaig678
    @farhanbaig678 Жыл бұрын

    Maybe im weird because i like feeling hungry. I save my hunger to control a portioned meal

  • @sanskratibajpai1911
    @sanskratibajpai19112 жыл бұрын

    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... 😋😊

  • @jamieraye5345
    @jamieraye53454 жыл бұрын

    I was eating a icecream Snickers bar while watching this. Now I feel guilty. But not TOO guilty, because icecream Snickers bars are REALLY good. Plus, I only have them every so often. . .

  • @hemanrocks9249

    @hemanrocks9249

    3 жыл бұрын

    Soon you would be.....

  • @Alli-oops12

    @Alli-oops12

    2 ай бұрын

    Exactly, moderation

  • @samarc4467
    @samarc44673 жыл бұрын

    First time i watched it 2 weeks ago, I immediately ordered lots of junk, I had a bad impulse to just eat whatever I wanted. Then 2 days after that, I watched a similar talk and again ordered, but this time, I didn't really know what to order. After thinking hard, I ordered 2 chicken burgers. I remember what changed was that I got sick of feeling low energy, I now eat for nutrition or nourishing my body and thats so easy. I remember the feeling of opening the app and thinking - because I had a choice to eat anything - that finally 2 burgers and I'm like thats it.. I actually don't want it. Since that day, I've cut all junk, no sugar. Just on a low carb plant based diet & I love it. The message I wanna say is there probably is a timing, an impulse which wants to be served, once you've that choice that I can have it, but I don't wanna feel that way plus the vegetables taste so good. Believe me vegetables are sweet too, once you cut out sugar. So really, watch these videos, let us see a day where you actually confront yourself that yes.. it's over.. this food isn't actually a big deal, so I'm gonna cut it and start with a healthy lifestyle diet.. Hope you have the patience to test yourself daily.. I'm swinging for the fences.. probably one year of no sugar or gluten. Thank you

  • @teddavidsson
    @teddavidsson3 жыл бұрын

    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_

    @youtube_username_

    3 жыл бұрын

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

  • @teddavidsson

    @teddavidsson

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@youtube_username_ isnt he obese?

  • @tomastylecek7209
    @tomastylecek72094 жыл бұрын

    treat junk food as reward? thats fail is im uncapable to controll my self

  • @rileyesposito3043
    @rileyesposito30436 жыл бұрын

    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

    @mourningwarbler

    6 жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @johncronin7481

    @johncronin7481

    4 жыл бұрын

    Because it has some kind of sugar in it

  • @geraldlewis5498
    @geraldlewis54982 жыл бұрын

    How to detoxify sugar from the system video

  • @gabrielestefani2950
    @gabrielestefani29503 жыл бұрын

    Cmoon can't I eat my italian grandma's pie? Naaah. I think balance is the word. Too much of anything is bad. A bit of chocolate in the morning is just making me a happier man

  • @chriss2452
    @chriss24523 жыл бұрын

    So, if as a result of overconsuming sugar, our brain creates more dopamine receptors, what happens when we stop eating sugar all together? Do we get depressed?

  • @daniellewegner3380

    @daniellewegner3380

    2 жыл бұрын

    When we consume sugar, our dopamine receptors downregulate. What this means is it will take more sugar to give the same level of happiness/pleasure, or in other words, the same amount will not make us feel good anymore. This downregulation what leads to the feelings of dissatisfaction or depression. When we stop eating sugar, our dopamine receptors can heal. So healthy coping mechanisms and positive things in life make us feel happy again, and we won't need an ever higher and higher dose of sugar to maintain our happiness.

  • @OverlandTT
    @OverlandTT4 жыл бұрын

    Insulin resistance! Lower the weight will fall off.

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