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It might be possible to repair your brain after gluten by something as
simple as fewer calories with good nutrition, or by eating less
frequent meals. Severe food intolerance can cause brain damage, i don't
know about foods other than gluten, but gluten can.
From the "intermittent fasting" link on my web page
http://www.lightlink.com/lark/why.html
studies have shown that
undereating can have profound effects on brain function and decrease
vulnerability to injury and diseases. Undereating can protect neurons
against degeneration in animals, models of Alzheimer's Disease,
Parkinson's Disease, Huntington's Disease and stroke. Moreover,
undereating can stimulate the production of new neurons from stem
cells (neurogenesis) and can enhance synaptic elasticity, which may
increase the ability of the brain to resist aging and restore function
following injury.
Interestingly, increasing time intervals between meals can have
beneficial effects on the brain and overall health of mice that are
independent of calorie restrictions. Scientists believe that the
beneficial effects of calorie restriction and intermittent fasting
(with no calorie restrictions) appear to be the result of a cellular
stress response that stimulates the production of proteins that
enhance neuronal plasticity and resistance to metabolic and oxidative
insults. These proteins include neurotrophic factors such as BDNF
(Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor), HSP (Heat Shock Proteins) and
mitochondrial uncoupling proteins. It has been assumed that certain
kinds of stress such as due to periodic fasting, ndereating and
physical exercise, may have similar beneficial effects on brain and
muscle tissue, respectively, by stimulating regeneration of brain and
muscle cells via activation of stress proteins and the productionof
growth factors
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