I want to finish the Calorie Density input with two more pictures but first I want to post about the gut/brain connection.
Calorie Density can be helpful in making better decisions about what to buy in the store or off the menu. But we have to factor in the serious connection between our gut and our brain because our brain is often being hijacked in a way that makes making good decisions extremely hard to do.
I'd encourage you to watch Food For Thought to get a quick idea about how direct the connection is between our gut and brain. We have more neurons in our stomach/gut than we do in our backbone. It is often called the 'second brain'. Those neurons become 'tuned' to the food we normally eat. Eat junk over the long haul and our neurons think that is normal, what we are supposed to eat. Put some healthy food down and our neurons are asking 'who sent this crap down here?'. And the bacteria in our gut directly affect what we desire for food. Some bacteria are sending very strong, unhealthy messages to the brain. Good news and bad news: First the good news - our neurons can be re-tuned. Bad news - it takes a long time, AND we have to re-balance the 'good/healthy bacteria' vs the 'bad/unhealthy bacteria'.
This is a layman's look at staying healthy as a full time truck driver. The focus is on nutrition - how to get the best nutrition in the food you eat, and the best way to fill the gaps with supplements.
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