Stabilizing blood sugar

When your blood sugar is stabilized, magical things start to happen. You’ll have more energy, less cravings, your weight will stabilize, you can?say goodbye to mood swings and hello to happy hormones.

Processed foods and foods made with refined sugar cause a spike in your blood sugars. What’s that mean in plain English? A big burst of energy like the energizer bunny and shortly after comes the crash. Long term, this is not good for your body. It can lead to Type 2 diabetes and set you on a cycle of unhealthy food cravings.

Eating foods that convert to sugar?quickly can make you feel tired, hunger and irritated. If you’ve been thinking this is natural and how you’re hardwired, you may want to look at what you’ve been eating. Chances are it’s the food that’s causing the mood.

Here are a few natural, diet-based methods that will help:

1. Eat foods that won’t spike blood sugar?and?release energy slowly?into the bloodstream. Vegetables, beans and lentils, fruit (low glycemic fruit is best like berries), grains like quinoa, brown rice or millet, as well as incorporating nuts and seeds?into your daily?diet. I’m also a fan of vegan Shakeology which is a nutrient dense shake high in pea and brown rice protein.
2. Don’t skip breakfast. Your whole cycle of eating for energy will get derailed and you’ll crave foods that convert to sugar quickly like junk and processed food. Make sure to?include protein and a healthy fat.
3. Try to eat five times a day. Breakfast, healthy snack, lunch, healthy snack and dinner. This helps stabilize blood sugar throughout the day. Try a protein-rich snack like vegetables and hummus, almonds or cashews.
4. Add some?protein to your three major?meals. Especially?when you eat carbohydrates, because it helps?slow down the release of energy and tells your brain that you’re full.
5. Stay away from white anything – sugar, bread, pastas, rice, etc. These foods cause?blood sugar spikes and lure you into the eat-repeat cycle of food binging.
6. While we’re on the subject of sugar, eliminate soda and sugary?drinks like flavored waters (unless it’s just water with unsweetened natural flavors added), and sports hydration drinks. If you check the labels, they’re most likely high in sugar.
7. Eliminate?artificial sweeteners. There is evidence that shows they’re neurotoxic which means they negatively affect brain function. They also spike?blood sugar the way that?sugar does. Try stevia if you really want to add sweetener to your coffee or tea.
8. Caffeine in moderation. Some people can handle more than others. For me, a little goes a long way. Caffeine and other stimulates released adrenaline into the blood stream which causes a rise in?blood sugar.

That’s my great eight! If more than a few of these are problem areas for you, take one at a time to work on.

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