When we think of
metabolism, we do not often think of the brain as being a metabolic organ, but
that is exactly what it is. It consumes more energy than any other organ in
your body. In fact, it consumes up to twenty percent more. This is why when you
begin to have problems with your metabolism, you also sometimes begin to feel
foggy or memory problems.
Your Brain Uses a Lot of Glucose
A Neuron in the Brain |
If your metabolic
system is not producing glucose properly then you are definitely going to find
yourself feeling unwell physically. This is because even though the brain
comprises only two percent of the entire human body, it needs to use fifteen
percent of the energy that your heart produces as it pounds each beat, twenty
percent of your total oxygen intake and twenty-five percent of all of the
glucose that your body can produce. That
is a whopping one-quarter of all of your metabolized energy for use in just one
part of the body.
Insomnia,
clumsiness, loss of balance, nervousness and mood swings are symptoms to watch
for if you expect disruptions in the way your body metabolizes glucose.
Understanding Organ Dominance and Weakness
Even though the
brain is the dominant consumer of metabolic energy in your body there are other
organs that come into play and may need more support in the form of fuel just
simply because genetically or physiologically they are weaker.
For instance, you
might have heard the phrases “that person was born with weak kidneys” or “born
with a strong heart.” These are references to what is we know to be a genetic
truth about every human being. For instance, if you were born with a genetic
predisposition towards diabetes, it means that you might have a pancreas that
is weaker than most. This in turn would necessitate the prescription of a diet
that was friendlier towards supporting the long-term health of the pancreas
over a long period of time. This means that it uses more energy than other
organs and the more energy the weak organ uses, the more it is deprived from
other areas in your body, especially the brain.
This is where the
beauty of the HAP analysis of your metabolic type and blood work really come
into play as diet and lifestyle changes that support the individual health of
each of the dominant organs such as the liver, kidneys, lungs, heart, pancreas
and the brain. This integrated approach toward treating the patient works as a
form of prevention for developing serious diseases as well as a way to optimize
the entire health profile of the individual.
For more
information about the Healthy & Active Program please visit our website at
www.healthy-active.com. You may also call us in Toronto at (41) 440-2217 and
ask for Adrienne Wright Bulow or Dr. Michael Rahman or email us at
adrienne@healthy-active.com.
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