* The modern “problem” of ADHD may be more a
consequence of brains wired for novelty and exploration
clashing with routine jobs and one-size-fits-all education, a
theory that I will revisit in chapter 8.
† Previously, omega-3s have shown mixed results in adults
with psychotic disorders, but this study offers evidence that
starting treatment earlier may be more effective.
‡ Sometimes experimental high-fat diets might even include
trans fats. This oversight makes little sense considering that
man-made trans fats are highly toxic, possessing clear
deleterious effects on cognitive health.
* There is clear person-to-person variation of the impact that
a carbohydrate meal (say, a whole-grain bagel) will have on
one’s blood sugar. Someone with healthy glucose control
might eat a baked potato and see their blood sugar return to
baseline soon after, with minimal damage done. Conversely,
a person with poor glucose control (somebody with insulin
resistance, prediabetes, or type 2 diabetes) might see their
blood sugar stay elevated for hours afterward. These factors
are mediated by a range of factors, including inflammation,
sleep, genes, stress, and even time of day.
* Remember those delicate, chemically reactive
polyunsaturated fats from chapter 2? They are great for
creating that nonstick coating on your skillet because they
oxidize and bond to the iron so easily—the exact process
that happens in your blood! It’s almost impossible to get a
nonstick coating with olive oil or saturated fats because they
are more chemically stable and not easily oxidized.
* Most fats, like the fat from olive oil or a grass-fed-beef
hamburger, enter the lymphatic system upon consumption,
where they get disseminated throughout the body.
* You read that correctly. Feedlot animals are routinely fed
junk food like candy, cookies, and marshmallows because
those foods provide cheap carbs to fatten them up.
* These drugs, called cholinesterase inhibitors, are not
known for being particularly efficacious, in part because
low acetylcholine is the result of underlying dysfunction,
not the cause of it. These drugs do nothing to treat that
dysfunction, and therefore do not alter disease progression.
† That’s V for Vendetta —a flawless movie in my opinion.
Remember, remember . . .
* Many obese and insulin-resistant patients are told to focus
their energy on “doing more cardio” to lose weight, which
ignores what would be the more appropriate aim of gaining
more muscle to reestablish insulin sensitivity.
† While we surmise that there may be beneficial hormonal
effects to keeping the feeding window later in the day rather
than eating first thing in the morning (to allow cortisol to do
its job of liberating stored fatty acids for use as fuel), you
also want to ensure that you leave enough time to digest
(two to three hours) before going to sleep. Eating
immediately before bedtime can disrupt sleep as well as the
brain’s maintenance processes.
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