The Glucose Goddess Method: Your four-week guide to cutting cravings, getting your energy back, and feeling amazing. With 100+ super easy recipes

Product Information

Jessie speaks about how balancing your glucose spikes can lead to improving hunger, cravings, fatigue, lessening menopause symptoms, reducing migraines, improving sleep, improving immune function and being especially beneficial for those that are attempting to manage type 2 diabetes. Have any type of sugar they are all the same — Whether it’s table sugar or natural sugars like honey or agave, they all affect the body the same. So if you want some then just have it, don’t try and get fancy about it. They all spike your glucose levels in the same way. Whilst I love how Jessie lays down the science in simplistic terms in this book and gives lots of practical examples and tips from her Glucose Goddess community. Jørgen Bjørnholt et al., "Fasting blood glucose: an underestimated risk factor for cardiovascular death. Results from a 22-year follow-up of healthy nondiabetic men," Diabetes care 22, no. 1 (1999): 45-49, https://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/22/1/45. Inchauspé says that people who follow her tips will find themselves less tired — and less hungry. Fanny Latour-Lambert

Masayoshi Takeuchi et al., "Involvement of advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) in Alzheimer's disease," Current Alzheimer research 1, no. 1 (2004): 39-46, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15975084/.Jessie Inchauspé, a born communicator, has written the best practical guide to managing glucose to maximize health and longevity. DAVID SINCLAIR, Ph.D, Harvard Professor, TIME Magazine '100 most influential people in the world' and New York Times bestselling author of Lifespan Scramble your eggs in butter or olive oil and add slices of avocado, or stir almonds, chia seeds or flax seeds into your Greek yogurt. Skip the fat-free yogurt and switch to 5% fat Greek yogurt. Fat is very important and not to be feared. Currently, there is no conclusive evidence that the small fluctuations of blood glucose before and after eating can be detrimental to health. For instance, going and doing 30 squats after you have eaten something to help flatten your glucose curve. Just feels like it could bring up really negative images of young girls working out after every time they eat. Inchauspé added that people will notice effects of more consistent glucose levels almost immediately, and that being aware of glucose levels doesn’t mean giving anything up.

Per the American Diabetes Association, a fasting glucose level of < 100 mg/dL is considered normal. But normal may not be optimal. Studies show that <85 mg/dL may be optimal , and that avoiding spikes is important. Protein is the centerpiece of a savoury breakfast – it’s what keeps us steady, full and satiated. Our glucose levels love protein. Examples include: Greek yogurt, tofu, meat, cold cuts, fish, cheese, cream cheese, protein powder, nuts, nut butter, seeds and, yes, eggs (scrambled, fried, poached or boiled).

Table of Contents

At the age of 39, I’m now also navigating the changes that are happening to my peri-menopausal body.

An ideal breakfast for steady glucose contains protein , fiber , fat , and optional starch and fruit (ideally, eaten last). Here’s how to make a savoury breakfast that keeps your glucose levels steady and helps you feel really great for the rest of the day. Your savoury breakfast should keep you full for 4 hours . If that’s not the case, increase the amount of protein in it. At Glucose Goddess, our mission is to make cutting edge science accessible to all of you. We are scientists, not doctors, and we read on a continual basis the newest scientific discoveries done by amazing research teams across the world, and we summarize them into easy tips that you can apply to your life if you want to. They are all listed below. That’s because glucose is an immediate source of energy, which is great if you’re planning to run a marathon after you eat a bunch of pasta. But if you’re not, the hormone insulin will work to transform the glucose into fatty acids, which are then stored as fat.I’m a health coach, I have been helping women get in shape and lose weight for the whole of my working life, some 18+ years.