Turn your phone side ways for best viewing!
The Dark Side Of Sugar, Effects On The Brain
Excessive Sugar Is Bad For The Brain
Corporations don't care about you.Matthew 10:16 "Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves."
Key points: Sugar is both essential, and very bad for you, depending solely upon how much of it you consume! Sugar intake effects the part of your body that produces and releases insulin. Insulin, a hormone composed of 51 amino acids, plays important roles in glucose homeostasis, cell growth, and metabolism.[11] Glucose is another word for sugar. It is easy to understand how a system in your body designed to perform a certain function can become dysfunctional if mistreated or bombarded with too much of a "good thing". Just as the lymbic system in the minds of meth abusers slowly becomes more and more dysfunctional, likewise it seems self evident that the insulin system of those who abuse sugar will likewise become dysfunctional. Because it plays a role in cell growth and metabolism, the obvious side effects of this system being thrown off balance would be fatigue.
Terms and definitions: Question: What is Hypoglycemia? Answer: "Hypoglycemia means low glucose. It happens when the level of glucose in your blood drops below what is healthy for you."[10] Question: What is glucose? Answer: Glucose is: a crystalline sugar.[2] Question: What is Insulin? Answer: Insulin is a polypeptide hormone mainly secreted by β cells in the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas.[11] The National Library Of Medicine goes on to state that: "The hormone potentially coordinates with glucagon to modulate blood glucose levels; insulin acts via an anabolic pathway, while glucagon performs catabolic functions. Insulin regulates glucose levels in the bloodstream and induces glucose storage in the liver, muscles, and adipose tissue, resulting in overall weight gain. The modulation of a wide range of physiological processes by insulin makes its synthesis and levels critical in the onset and progression of several chronic diseases."[11]
Introduction: According to Harvard University: "Brain functions such as thinking, memory, and learning are closely linked to glucose levels and how efficiently the brain uses this fuel source."[1] For those of you that don't know, glucose is: a crystalline sugar.[2] According to a journal published on PubMed Central(The National Library Of Medicine): "Studies found significant positive correlations between added sugar consumption and risk of cognitive impairment."[3] The journal goes on to state that: "The results from these studies suggest the need for a tightly regulated blood glucose level, dependent on individualised physiological factors, for optimal cognitive function"[3] With this in mind, we can see how things like energy drinks, which can sometimes contain more than two ounces of sugar, are ultimately causing our minds more dysfunction than enhancement, in the end. According to Harvard University: "The AHA suggests a stricter added-sugar limit of no more than 100 calories per day (about 6 teaspoons or 24 grams) for most adult women and no more than 150 calories per day (about 9 teaspoons or 36 grams of sugar) for most men."[4] The last time I checked, as of August 22, 2025: Rockstar Energy Drinks contain 63 grams of sugar per can. I just looked it up on walmart.com, just for this blog. It shows it right on the back of the can on the label. That means one Rockstar Energy Drink has about twice as much as suggested. The National Library Of Medicine journal I previously quoted goes on to state that: "The Western diet, defined as one high in added sugar, fat, and salt, has been linked to neurocognitive dysfunction and to a number of diseases that are themselves associated with cognitive impairment (obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and depression)"[3] This statement perfectly describes how the lust and over-consumption of fortune 500 treats, including drinks, is ultimately damaging our mind, happiness, and well-being.
Sugar Is Essential, But In Appropriate Quantities: "While the overconsumption of sugars and carbohydrates has been implicated in several disease states, sugar is essential for cognitive function. The monosaccharide, glucose, is the primary energy source for the mammalian brain, which requires about 20% of the glucose-derived energy provided by basal metabolism. Consistent and tightly regulated glucose metabolism is required for neuronal function, ATP generation, cellular maintenance, and the synthesis of neurotransmitters"[3] It's important to understand these facts, because we don't want to starve our minds of essential requirements for optimal performance and well-being, but we don't want to bombard it with toxic levels of these essential requirements either. The key is balance. Something essential can become harmful when the required levels turn into excessive levels. This reminds me of the Ardnt Shultz Law, which basically states that: "The rule states that for all substances, small doses stimulate, moderate doses inhibit and overdoses kill."[5] In my own words, it means that any poison in a small enough amount is medicinal, and any medicine in a large enough amount is potentially harmful.
Sugar And Cancer: According to a fantastic book that I own which was written by two doctors(a married couple), with PHD's called "Beating Cancer With Nutrition": "Tumors are primarily obligate glucose metabolizers, meaning "sugar feeders".[6] The book suggest eating less sweet foods, avoid refined white sugar, never eat anything sweet by itself, and it suggest honey, fructose, molasses, and sucant as preferred sweetners.[6] I would suggest licorice in moderation! For further confirmation, and to back the validity of the book: According to the University Of San Francisco Osher Center For Integrative Health: "Consuming sugar can result in cancer growing and spreading more quickly.".[7]
Sugar And Mood: According to the University Of Michigan: "A growing body of evidence suggests a relationship between mood and blood-sugar, or glycemic, highs and lows."[8] O.G. Observation: I feel way better and have far more energy the more I avoid sugar. According to UCLA: "Blood sugars become elevated when something disrupts the optimal function of insulin, the glucose-regulating hormone produced in the pancreas."[9] You paying attention to how much sugar you put into your body is the fastest way to identify all products which are robbing you of energy every single day, thus causing fatigue and depressive moods. "Insulin was previously believed to be solely produced by β cells of the pancreas; however, recent evidence has shown that low concentrations are also found in certain neurons of the central nervous system"[11] As you may know, a suppressed central nervous system results in feelings of lethargy, fatigue, essentially the opposite of caffeine(a CNS stimulant). Once you start to look at how sugar affects us on a biological and neurological level, it becomes really easy to identify it as the main culprit for leaving us lacking in energy and feeling under the weather in our daily lives. "We have learned over the last several decades that the brain is an important target for insulin action. Insulin in the central nervous system (CNS) affects feeding behavior and body energy stores, the metabolism of glucose and fats in the liver and adipose, and various aspects of memory and cognition."[12]
Abstinence And Exercise: That means fasting and simple exercise, which can be defined as a form of exercise that's as simple as walking 30 minutes a day. Abstinence is another word for fasting, which is to deliberately abstain from something pleasurable for positive purposes. The quickest way to get more energy during the day, to quickly improve your mood(end that depressive down state you've been complaining about), is to fast, and get exercise. Going without food for longer than normal, or tobacco, or cannabis, or energy drinks, or whatever it is that has you in bondage. Letting go of these things is the fastest way to feel better in my experience, and the science agrees. I wrote a full blog explaining how upregulation and downregulation works, and how our bodies adapt to being bombareded with dopamine, and how we can use fasting to reverse this dull state we wind up in when we over-indulge for too long.
Important Related Educational Blogs: Exposing The Occult Socialist Plot Against The Original Ethnobotanical Industry And Why It Matters.,Exposing the '2c series' of research chemicals as fake mescaline and fake amphetamines.,Whats the difference between natural DMT and research chemical DMT?,Quiz One On DMT,Natural Amphetamines Vs Research Chemical Amphetamines,,Whats the difference between research chemicals and phytochemicals?,Medical(Pharmacology Glossary),,Quiz One On Mind Body Systems,Quiz 1 on: Marijuana Prohibition & Socialist Propaganda During 1900's
Academic citations:
[1] Harvard University: https://hms.harvard.edu/news-events/publications-archive/brain/sugar-brain
[2] Merriam Webster's Dictionary: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glucose
[3] The Impact of Free and Added Sugars on Cognitive Function: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis | PMCID: PMC10780393 PMID: 38201905 | Kerri M Gillespie, Melanie J White, Eva Kemps, Halim Moore, Alexander Dymond, Selena E Bartlett | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10780393/
[4] Harvard University: https://nutritionsource.hsph.harvard.edu/carbohydrates/added-sugar-in-the-diet/
[5] https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Arndt-Schultzs-Law-ing-one-addiction-for-another-High-concentrated-medications-in_fig2_352367666
[7] University Of San Francisco California, Osher Center For Integrative Health: https://osher.ucsf.edu/patient-care/integrative-medicine-resources/cancer-and-nutrition/faq/sugar-and-cancer
[8] University Of Michigan: https://sph.umich.edu/pursuit/2019posts/mood-blood-sugar-kujawski.html
[9] UCLA: https://medschool.ucla.edu/news-article/can-diabetes-be-reversed
[10] https://medlineplus.gov/hypoglycemia.html
[11] Role of Insulin in Health and Disease: An Update | PMCID: PMC8232639 PMID: 34203830 | Md Saidur Rahman, Khandkar Shaharina Hossain, Sharnali Das, Sushmita Kundu, Elikanah Olusayo Adegoke, Md Ataur Rahman, Md Abdul Hannan, Md Jamal Uddin, Myung-Geol Pang, Editor: Shin Takasawa | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8232639/
[12] Insulin Regulates Brain Function, but How Does It Get There? | PMCID: PMC4237995 PMID: 25414013 | Sarah M Gray, Rick I Meijer, Eugene J Barrett, | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4237995/
[6] Quillin, P., & Quillin. N. (1998). Beating cancer with nutrition: clinically proven and easy to follow strategies to dramatically imprive quality and quantity of life and chances for a complete remission. Tulsa. OK: Nutrition Times Press.
Encyclopedia Resources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arndt%E2%80%93Schulz_rule
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabetes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insulin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_blood_sugar
Other resources:
M.A.P.S. Ethnobotanical Studies By Scholars
National Library Of Medicine https://www.nlm.nih.gov/
PubChem - pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov