Surprising Hacks to Balance Your Blood Sugar & Beat Inflammation | Jessie Inchauspé
Episode 476
Watch the full video interview on YouTube here: https://bit.ly/jessieinchauspe476
Jessie Inchauspé is on a mission to translate cutting-edge science into easy advice to help people improve their physical and mental health.
She's the founder of the wildly popular Instagram account @GlucoseGoddess, where she teaches hundreds of thousands of people about healthy food habits.
In her first book, Glucose Revolution, Jessie shares her startling discovery about the essential role of blood sugar in every aspect of our lives, from cravings to fertility, and the surprising hacks to optimize it while still eating the foods we love.
Today Jessie and I go deep into these hacks so you can take control of your blood sugar starting today.
In this episode, we discuss:
- What happens when glucose spikes in your body?
- The difference between starch and sugar
- Invisible insulin spikes explained
- How does caffeine relate to insulin
- The problem with injecting insulin if you have type 2 diabetes
- How Jessie got into studying the science of glucose
- A simple hack if you don't have a glucose monitor
- Eat your food in this order to minimize glucose spikes
- The impact of drinking juices & smoothies on blood glucose
- Debunking the fruit myth + why you should eat it last
- Never eat your carbs naked
- Breakfast: what to eat + what not to eat
- The truth about sugar and other sweeteners
- Hacks to battle sugar cravings
- How to manage reactive hypoglycemia
- Drinking vinegar water to reduce a glucose spike
- Moving your body after meals
- Starting your meals with veggies
- The nuances of glucose and alcohol
- Jessie shares her dietary experiments
- Jessie's typical day of eating + applying the hacks
- The growth of the Glucose Goddess community
- "Calories in, calories out" is outdated information
- Jessie's thoughts on dairy
- How quickly do people start to see changes after controlling their glucose?
- Fixing blood glucose improves mental health
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Related links:
Jessie Inchauspé - Glucose Revolution (book)
Jessie Inchauspé's website
Follow Jessie Inchauspé (aka Glucose Goddess) on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
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