Articles in: Blood Sugar

With one third of the American adult population already pre-diabetic, and experts predicting 100% of adult Americans to be pre-diabetic in the next ten years, blood sugar is an urgent and insidious issue. In short, blood sugar issues are the underlying cause of cardiovascular imbalance, determined to be the number one cause of death in America.

Today, even health-conscious diets are loaded with hidden sugars, high glycemic loads and processed foods, and folks are not aware of the cumulative impact that such difficult-to-digest foods have on our ability to balance blood sugar. Blood sugar issues, which almost always start in childhood, are linked to most of the chronic and inflammatory disease we see wreaking havoc on the adult population today. Unfortunately, according to the latest research, even the slightest elevations in blood sugar are dangerous, and most blood labs don’t flag people early enough to catch early risk.

Learn how to easily screen for blood sugar issues at home and how to eat and live for optimal blood sugar health.

3 Habits of People with Perfect Digestion

by John Douillard on March 17, 2018 | 43 Comments

According to Ayurveda, the health and integrity of the digestive process is truly the fulcrum of one’s health. Did you know that 74% of Americans are experiencing some form of digestive distress? With optimal digestion being the driver of a healthy immune system, balanced moods, steady energy, stable blood sugar, and strong vitality, this is

Find the Best Herbs for Your Digestive Symptoms

by John Douillard on February 22, 2018 | 16 Comments

In this article, I’ll discuss the best way to troubleshoot the digestive system and help you identify the best herbs for your digestive symptoms, with the ultimate goal of restoring balance. With 74% of the American population experiencing digestive distress, (1) I write this with a touch of urgency. Assess Your Elimination You should have

How to Avoid High Blood Sugar Spikes After Meals

by John Douillard on November 21, 2017 | 5 Comments

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

Lifestyle Outperforms Medications for Type 2 Diabetes Symptoms

by John Douillard on September 16, 2017 | 3 Comments

In a recent study published in the Journal of American Medicine, a healthy lifestyle was compared to the standard western medical care for Type 2 Diabetes. (1) The results were astonishing! The study showed that a healthy lifestyle was able to help bring blood sugar levels back into the non-diabetic range, and half of the

Gymnema for Healthy Weight Loss & Cravings

by John Douillard on August 19, 2017 | 6 Comments

In Ayurveda, there is one plant that has been used for thousands of years to support healthy blood sugar and body weight. Gymnema sylvestre is an herb from the milkweed family that contains chemical compounds that have been found dull both the ability of the taste buds to recognize the sweet taste and the intestinal

Animal vs. Plant Based Protein to Balance Blood Sugar

by John Douillard on July 25, 2017 | 13 Comments

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

Do Low-Gluten Diets Increase Type 2 Diabetes Risk?

by John Douillard on May 31, 2017 | 10 Comments

According to the World Health Organization’s first Global Report on Diabetes published in 2016, the number of adults living with diabetes has nearly quadrupled since 1980, affecting around 433 million adults worldwide. This mind-blowing increase can be largely attributed to the increased incidence of type 2 diabetes (the preventable type) and the factors that drive

Whole Fruits Shown to Balance Blood Sugar & Weight

by John Douillard on May 27, 2017 | 7 Comments

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,

Top 10 Weight Loss Tips

by John Douillard on March 23, 2017 | 15 Comments

Average Reading Time: 7 minutes and 24 seconds With spring upon us, this is the time to reset our ability to burn fat. Each season and its harvest has an important role in maintaining good health. Winter stores fat, proteins, vitamins and minerals to rebuild and insulate. Spring, as illustrated by its low fat harvest

Dementia Incidence Dropped by 24%!

by John Douillard on February 18, 2017 | 5 Comments

Average Reading Time: 1 minute and 48 seconds Good news for baby boomers! Baby boomers, those born between the years 1946 and 1964, make up the vast majority of America’s growing senior population. In the last decade, the rates of dementia in the elderly have dramatically declined. In a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine

Even Normal Glucose Levels Shrink Your Brain

by John Douillard on January 24, 2017 | 2 Comments

Average Reading Time: 1 minute and 54 seconds High normal glucose levels are gaining more and more attention and are being pointed at as the smoking gun for compromised brain health. In a study conducted at The Australian National University, 249 volunteers in their early 60’s with normal blood sugars were given brain scans at

High Protein Diet (Paleo) Fails to Balance Blood Sugar

by John Douillard on December 24, 2016 | 6 Comments

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