Lakers’ Lamar Odom: Is His Candy Habit Triggering His Uneven Performance on the Basketball Court?

Why does the Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom have an uneven performance on the basketball court such as this flagrant foul?

In a blog post, entitled “The Lakers’ Lamar Odom, Sweet Tooth and Erratic Play,” Dr. Daniel Amen, a Lakers fan since a child, presents a compelling theory — the basketball player’s compulsive candy
habit is to blame.

After interviewing hundreds of experts for my book SUGAR SHOCK! and suffering my own horrific, sugar-induced nightmare, the physician’s concept makes perfect sense.

Dr. Amen, author of Change Your Brain, Change Your Life and Magnificent Mind at Any Age, writes that Odom “is
unbelievably talented, but often acts like a space cadet during games.

“He can play great, and be worth his
14 million-dollar salary, or he can act like he is `missing in action.'”

Indeed, acting like a space cadet or have brain fog is clearly a manifestation of low blood sugar, which can be triggered by eating too many sweets.

Kudos to Dr. Amen for pointing out that “Odom’s massive consumption of candy leads to a
sugar high and then a crash, evidence of which can be seen on the
basketball court.”

Dr. Amen writes: “I’ve been telling my patients for years that sugar acts like a drug in
the brain. It causes blood sugar levels to spike and then crash,
leaving you feeling tired, irritable, foggy, and stupid. Eating too
much sugar impairs cognitive function, which may explain why Odom
doesn’t always make the smartest decisions on the court.”

Do you think Dr. Amen’s theory is hogwash? Bet you’ll change your mind after watching the Candy Confessions of the 6’10” Lakers forward, as revealed in this ESPN video, dubbed, “Lamar Odom: The Candy Man.”

My head is shaking in both sympathy and worry upon learning about Odom’s sweet tooth, which has to be called a sugar addiction.

“I’m the supplier of candy on that team. If you need that candy fix, I’ve got it,” he admits.

Why doesn’t his doctor alert him to the dangers of his candy ways? And why does it take a doctor who’s a fan to warn him?

Clearly, Odom doesn’t realize that his obsessive candy habit could pave the way not only to fuzzy thinking and brain fog, but to cancer, heart disease, diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease and much more. Even though he’s doing lots of exercise on the basketball court, he still can be setting himself up for ailments galore.

Folks, let’s help him! Someone who says, “I’m like a chocolate freak at night,” needs our support.

My heart goes out to him when he admits, “It’s bad. We all got our vices, and sugar is just one of mine.”

Oh my goodness, no offense meant, but Odom, you need HELP now! Your sugar habit could do you in!

Sounds like you could benefit from both my book SUGAR SHOCK!, as well as from Dr. Amen’s books, Change Your Brain, Change Your Life and Magnificent Mind at Any Age.

Special thanks to Los Angeles Times reporter Mike Penner for sharing this candy concept.

FYI, in deference to my sugar-addict fans and because I’m dedicated to helping people break free of their sugar addiction so that they can concentrate better, lose weight, relieve depression, boost their libido and more, I’m deliberately not naming Odom’s many candy preferences by name.