Carbohydrates are the single most important foodfor long-term health and brain function.
This may be a shocking statement given thelow-carb movement and “carbophobia” in America, but it is true.
Of course, we don’t mean the overprocessed, refined, sugary white food we commonly think of as carbohydrates, such as doughnuts, white bread, bagels, muffins, colas, juices, and most junk food.
We don’t mean the cheap, supersweet, government-subsidized high-fructose corn syrup that is driving our epidemic of obesity and disease and contributing to our epidemic of mental illness.
The carbohydrates are the real, whole, nourishing plant foods that the human species has thrived on since the dawn of evolution.
Most of the foods consumed by humans over the years have been carbohydrates.
Plant foods are composed mostly of carbohydrates: vegetables, fruits, beans, whole grains, nuts, seeds, herbs, and spices.
