12/11/2026
One of my favorite reminders, and something I’ll never stop talking about. Because we need your brain power, we need your clarity, and we need your magic—now more than ever.
Making this world a better place demands thinking, feeling, organizing, imagining. And none of that can happen with an under-fueled brain.
We often hear about how restrictive or disordered eating impacts the physical body. But let’s be very clear about the brain—because systems don’t just benefit from policing bodies. They rely on mental depletion too.
Brains don’t function without adequate nourishment. When we don’t eat enough, cognitive functioning declines, our focus narrows, decision-making becomes tough, and emotional regulation gets shaky. This isn’t a personal failure or something that requires more food micromanagement, it’s a predictable biological response.
The brain’s primary fuel source is glucose. Yes, carbs. When energy is scarce, the brain does what it’s designed to do: it fixates on food, obsessing over it for survival.
Diet culture, of course, spins this into a moral story. It tells us we’re “addicted,” undisciplined, and broken. That lie is convenient, because a brain busy fighting hunger is a brain with less capacity to question power.
Here’s what actually gets compromised when the brain is underfed:
Clear thinking
Perspective and nuance
Emotional steadiness
Our ability to focus on anything beyond food and body
Our capacity to act in alignment with our values
Our access to empathy, imagination, and care
A starved brain is easier to control. A depleted nervous system is easier to manipulate. Disembodiment serves systems that benefit from our confusion, compliance, and self-blame.
So let this be your gentle, grounded reminder—especially now: Eating enough is not “indulgent”. It’s not apolitical. It’s not a distraction from resistance. It is the very foundation of it.
You deserve food—for your body, for your brain, for every single thing in between.
ALSO: What is your favorite easy carby meal??? Share it so we can all get some ideas, please and thank you 🤪🫶🏼
