How does food affect our nervous system?

How does food affect our nervous system?

Well, there are things that we generally tell our patients no matter what they have. Number one is a good diet. So, a good diet is the same if you have cancer, heart disease, stroke, Alzheimer's, whatever. And that is a reasonably low-fat diet, the carbohydrates are primarily complex, which means fruits and vegetables, right?, and there is a reasonable amount of protein. I might add that, the food supply is under attack right now. So we may have a lot of issues with food that we don't realize. We have to wait and see. The major issues I have with food, which I concern myself, is the use of antibiotics in food and the use of hormones for animals. I think both of those can be troubling and problematic. I'm less concerned with recombinant foods, I think they're probably going to be okay, because most of the DNA is dissolved in your stomach, and there's very little evidence that that's going to be an issue. It might in the long run be healthier that natural foods, but one of the issues is I think that the public should know what they're eating. So I'm a big fan of recombinant DNA food, but there should be a sign on it so the patient, the public can decide whether they want to do it or not.