As I say everyday…TEST and not GUESS!
Next month, I will be testing out my blood sugar with a continious glucose monitor for 14-days or maybe longer! My goal is to learn how different foods impact my blood sugar- as well as time of day, exercise that day as well as how I am eating (got stress?).
As I also say everyday… We are WHAT we eat but also how we digest and absorb what we eat.
We should improve, or be more aware, of WHAT we are eating, WHY we are eating it, WHEN we are eating and HOW we are eating.
How many times are you eating MINDLESSLY versus eating MINDFULLY?
How many times are you eating while multi-tasking, working at your desk, driving your car or just eating super fast so you can get on to your next task or appointment?
Most of us are eating mindlessy but also most of us are probably eating in the sympathetic nervous system mode… “fight, flight or freeze”.
Instead, we should be eating in the parasympathetic nervous system state – “rest and DIGEST” (as well as repair, detoxify and recalibrate).
Solution? learn more about your relationship to specific foods, time of day and how stress impacts your blood sugar.
Also you can take a quick “time out” before you eat- stop, pause and reset by taking time to say a prayer, gratitude or just breath deeply three rounds!
Our goal is should be to improve our Metabolic Flexibility- as well as our ability to optimize health (resiliency), improve performance and enhance the aging process- LONGEVITY!
The definition of Metabolic flexibility “is the capacity for the organism to adapt fuel oxidation to fuel availability. The inability to modify fuel oxidation in response to changes in nutrient availability has been implicated in the accumulation of intramyocellular lipid and insulin resistance. The metabolic flexibility assessed by the ability to switch from fat to carbohydrate oxidation” – learn more at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2584808/
We should be burning fat as our main fuel source – so what you eat, when you eat, how you eat and why you eat impacts your ability to be a fat burner (and get off the blood sugar ride).
Do you need a reset and reboot to “flip the switch” to become a fat burner and get off the blood sugar roller coaster? Learn more on my podcast “The Low Carb Athlete” and find free eBooks on www.debbiepotts.net
Solution: Measure your blood sugar as I am going to do next month with Nutrisense.
Click here to learn more and join me for my 2-4 week experiment.
Tip: Test and Not Guess your blood sugar, as well as how your body responds to food.
You can test your blood sugar with devices as Keto Mojo as here.
If you want to really test how food impacts your blood sugar- then you can wear a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) by companies as NutriSense.
Nutrisense “is a technology company with a mission to provide individuals with relevant and meaningful data about their health in real-time, allowing for early detection of metabolic problems, prevention of avoidable chronic conditions, and the ability to truly optimize health and lifespan.
By utilizing Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) technology, data analytics, and guidance from experts, users can meaningfully answer and address questions such as, “what should I eat?, “what behaviors do I need to change?”, and “how do I change them?”
No more one-size-fits-all nutrition or yo-yo dieting!
Personalized nutrition and instant feedback is here – at your fingertips.”
Why does your Blood Sugar level matter when trying to lose weight?
1. Traditional methods for disease prevention are failing
- Normal laboratory measures, such as fasting glucose and hemoglobin A1c, miss the bigger picture and often fail to catch early metabolic issues.
- The CGM coupled with NutriSense software allows you to see problems early and pinpoint exactly where the issue lies.
2. Abnormal glucose levels are early warning signs for many chronic conditions
- Glucose is our primary metabolite for energy and when this normally tightly controlled system starts to go awry, every component of the body is affected.
- The progression leads to oxidative damage, inflammation, blood vessel damage, metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, prediabetes, and eventually chronic conditions such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, dementia, and chronic kidney disease.
3. Chronic conditions are prevalent, but early detection and intervention is key
- One in 3 people in the United States have pre-diabetes, and 90% aren’t aware. Of these, 70% will eventually become diabetic, when it may already be too late for simple intervention.
- Studies show that 80% of incidents of heart disease, stroke, and type II diabetes could be prevented or delayed by addressing lifestyle factors like diet and exercise.
- Only 12% of the American population is considered metabolically healthy.
4. NutriSense technology provides insight into a personalized diet
- Our bodies are complex and individual, with greatly varied glycemic responses to the same foods.
- Rather than prescribe any one diet, we work with the user’s data to optimize their dietary choices based on their real-time glucose responses to the foods they eat.
5. Continuous real-time data is vital to implement sustainable lifestyle change
- Studies show that only 20% of dieters can maintain long-term sustainable change.
- Preventative health is difficult to implement because there is a disconnect between our actions (saying no to dessert) and their long-term outcomes (optimal metabolic health).
- Real-time feedback provides a direct window into the body’s metabolism, highlighting the short-term benefits of healthy choices and making them easier to sustain.
What do I do for my “job”?
I help driven and ambitious high-performing individuals, who are struggling to get results by doing all the “right” things, get their body and vibrant self back again by investigating what is actually going on inside – running well chosen functional lab tests and putting their missing pieces of their mysterious health puzzle back together. We combine nutritional therapy and lifestyle improvements to repair, rebuild and restore the WHOLE individual from the inside out back to optimal performing levels. Is this you?
My goal… to help you:
- Burn fat
- Optimize health
- Improve performance
- Feel your best self
- Look your best
- Perform your best
- THRIVE and feel ALIVE each day
- Improve the aging process… Longevity!
Click here to schedule a call with me here, Debbie Potts, to discover your WHY.
