Calories in = Calories out
Carbohydrates + Protein + Fat + X = basal metabolic rate (BMR) + Lifestyle + Exercise
Your brain is an unconscious chemistry wiz, obsessed with keeping the above equation in constant balance. As you may remember in science classes, every action has an opposite reaction - our bodies function in much the say way. If you increase the quantity of your exercise thus burning more calories, your brain reacts by telling you to eat more. You begin to vegetate physically and your brain lowers the frequency of your hunger pain. It’s actually quite astonishing if you think about it, the number of endless calculations that must be done in order to keep your entire body chemistry functioning at peak efficiency. Not only does your brain control through chemical signals your metabolism, blood pressure, pulse, sleeping patterns, insulin and a host of other things but it also gives you time to learn new things is it truly is an incredibly adaptive system. Even under the most stressful of conditions - it still keeps things running relatively smoothly.
If you’re a diabetic or have another serious disease that requires constant tracking to keep you healthy, you know better then most how much appreciation we should all have that this is done automatically for the vast majority of us. I hope this gives you some perspective as to why we should all work hard consciously to give our brain the best food, exercise and attention it deserves. It’s for your own benefit.
