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Yes...those spikes are a self perpetuating cycle in which when we feel tired and in need of a boost we keep reaching for them, as quick fixes, when in fact they work entirely against our energy and health on many levels. The temporary 'energy' and 'nourishment' we think we're grasping for is really just stimulating those tricky reward centers SuchFriends mentioned in his intro post.
I care about this subject and cant see it as a blanketed "the whole world eats mcdonalds" issue because FOOD and my involvement in such cycles has, in fact, been at the center of most of my life. I can say very surely that many of the more obvious issues such as the physical, and then the trickier labrynthian issues regarding depression cycles and mental stuff are so very linked to FOOD + LIFESTYLE. these two things are so interrelated that they should never be apart. And if you're not taught how to properly respect these things as such important parts of your life then you will easily find yourself struggling to keep off the reward lifestyle and on a truer nourishment cycle.
It's not like I'm trying to blame THEM!!!!! for DOING THIS TO ME AND MY SOCIETY!!!! . I'm just saying that yeah, its hard to develop proper nourishment habits when you've been brought up eating mostly the salt + fat + sugar pyramid, which also involves more packaging/instant access and less prep time/accomplishment out of each meal. I would be a pretty different person if I'd grown up in an environment that took more care to cultivate healthy food habits, but at the same time it's been such a journey learning these things for myself, and I am constantly amazed now when I learn something new about the food world, be it culturally or chemically.
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