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Sugar Crush: And Now, The Rest of the Story...Author: Richard Jacoby
Do you want to get unglued? Do you have chronic illness, consume too much sugar, or think you're addicted.... Do you think you can trust everything you read from the medical industry? Then this is the show for you. Welcome to.... Sugar Crush: And Now, The Rest of the Story... Join Dr. Rick Jacoby, author of the best-selling book, Sugar Crush, and the upcoming book Unglued... as he has conversations with the leading authorities about topics ranging from: Autism... to Alzheimers.... and everything in between. Come along and see how Stem cells are leading the way to dissolve the effects of sugar... allowing you to get UNGLUED. Follow along on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Language: en Genres: Health & Fitness, Medicine Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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The NFL Brain Crisis: Is Sugar the Missing Link?
Tuesday, 1 September, 2026
Football’s connection to repetitive head trauma is well documented - but what if the hits themselves are only part of the story?On this episode of Sugar Crush, Dr. Rick Jacoby takes on the growing concerns surrounding chronic brain injury, CTE, ALS, and former NFL players through the lens of his Global Compression Theory and an idea he has been exploring for more than two decades: “Trauma + Sugar = Nerve Dysfunction.”Dr. Jacoby examines whether metabolic stress—including glycation, inflammation, vascular dysfunction, and impaired nitric oxide biology—could potentially influence how nerves respond to repeated physical trauma. The conversation travels from the football field to the microscopic anatomy of nerves, exploring Schwann cells, oligodendrocytes, the Obersteiner-Redlich transition zone, and the tightly packed cranial nerves at the base of the skull.The discussion also explores the significantly elevated incidence of ALS reported among former NFL players and asks an important question: Could metabolic health be an overlooked variable in understanding why some athletes develop devastating neurological disease?From carpal tunnel and diabetic neuropathy to ALS, atrial fibrillation, regenerative medicine, and stem-cell research, Dr. Jacoby lays out his argument that seemingly unrelated conditions may share common biological mechanisms—and explains why he believes medicine should be looking more closely at the intersection of trauma, metabolism, nerve compression, and repair.It’s a provocative exploration of what we know, what remains unproven, and where the next generation of neurological research might need to look.Could protecting the brain begin with understanding what happens to the nerves before, during, and after the hit?
