Pranayama, Nitric Oxide + Stress Reduction As rising levels of stress are linked to ever-rising levels of chronic disease, researchers look to time-tested stress reducing techniques to break this cycle. Recently, more and more studies are published on the science of breathing, also called pranayama. The word prana means life force and ayama means to […]
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How to Balance Blood Sugar: Become a Blood Sugar Detective
What is blood sugar? How do I balance my blood sugar naturally? In this article, we dive into the history of rising blood sugar levels and what you can do about it. Healthy Fat, Replaced by Sugar We all have two sources of fuel: fat and sugar (carbs). Fat is stable, long-lasting fuel, while sugar […]
Boost Lymph for Healthy Blood Sugar
A slew of health concerns can be caused by blood sugar levels. Educating yourself about the ways in which blood sugar affects you is crucial to balancing these levels. Conditions associated with chronically high blood sugar levels include weight gain, cardiovascular and cognitive health, as well as a host of degenerative conditions. Even blood sugars […]
The Hidden Dangers of Low Blood Sugar (Hypoglycemia)
Have you ever felt your blood sugar crash? You desperately need a nap, crave sweets, or long for a strong cup of coffee? These may be signs of low blood sugar, or hypoglycemia, which is extremely common and often misdiagnosed. When I ask patients about their blood sugar, they often tell me they have low […]
Eat Plant-Based Fats with Carbs to Balance Blood Sugar
When you eat a meal of made up of mostly carbohydrates, you are putting yourself at risk for dangerous blood sugar spikes after the meal. Today, I’ll let you in on a little-known secret about plant-based fats! When blood sugar spikes after carb-heavy meals, insulin repeatedly rises, and the result is a diabetes-provoking and cancer-causing […]
Vitamin B1 Derivative found to Maintain Healthy Blood Sugar and Brain Function
The insidious rise of blood sugar levels has become an epidemic that plagues more than 100 million or one in three Americans. (12) According to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control), 90 percent of the population with rising blood sugars are not aware that they even have an issue. (12) The result of rising (even […]
Dawn Phenomenon: Combating High Fasting Blood Sugar
Logically, one would think that the body’s blood sugar levels would be at their lowest upon rising after a long night of undisturbed, midnight-snack-less sleep. Surprisingly, many folks find that their blood sugars are at their highest in the morning hours, from dawn until breakfast. This is a common occurrence and has been termed the […]
How to Avoid High Blood Sugar Spikes After Meals
Highly processed and refined foods quickly raise blood sugar levels after they are eaten. This means fast food, most packaged foods, foods made with white flour and white rice, white bread, foods with artificial sweeteners, foods with high fructose corn syrup and preservatives, sugar-heavy drinks – you get the idea. When blood sugar levels spike […]
Animal vs. Plant Based Protein to Balance Blood Sugar
In a new study published in the British Journal of Nutrition, scientists compared animal proteins to plant proteins and evaluated their impact on type 2 diabetes (T2D) risk. While high-protein diets, high-animal protein diets and a diet of processed red meats have been linked to increased diabetes risk in many studies, this was the first […]
Whole Fruits Shown to Balance Blood Sugar & Weight
Many studies have reported undesirable effects on blood sugar and weight gain from consuming excess fructose. (6) This may be why many Paleo experts have condemned fruit—perhaps before giving it a fair trial? Here’s where the mistake lies: Most of these studies were done on either high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) or concentrated fruit juices, […]
High Protein Diet (Paleo) Fails to Balance Blood Sugar
Average Reading Time: 2 minutes The Paleo Diet has many great merits, such as encouraging whole, seasonal, non-processed foods, and healthy fats and pasture-raised and grass-fed meats. However, it seems that within the Paleo community there is much discrepancy and continued refinements that are being made. Eating a high-protein diet, like Paleo, has become a […]
Lower Inflammation & Blood Sugar with Whole Grains
Average Reading Time: 2 minutes and 24 seconds Some gluten-free experts assert that belly fat and cognitive decline is directly linked to whole wheat and whole grain. The assertion is that these grains dangerously increase both inflammation and blood sugar levels, which are causative factors in a host of degenerative concerns. The main premise of […]
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