Dr Ford Brewer - PrevMed How to Lower Blood Sugar Naturally and Fast - Ford Brewer MD MPH (PrevMed Health)
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Aug 21, 2025 Discover how healthy foods can hide 'stealth carbs' that spike blood sugar! Learn the importance of simple exercises, like post-dinner walks, to improve glucose utilization. Delve into strategies to balance meals, combining carbs with proteins and fats. Explore at-home testing for metabolic health and understand the risks of insulin complacency. Plus, uncover the impact of protein intake on a keto diet and the crucial relationship between stress management and arterial health.
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Walk After Meals To Lower Glucose
- Take a gentle walk after meals to blunt glucose spikes by activating large leg muscles.
- Walking uses muscle glucose uptake that bypasses insulin and quickly lowers post-meal blood sugar.
Use Calf Movements When You Can't Walk
- Do short muscle contractions (soleus push-ups or calf raises) when you cannot walk to lower glucose quickly.
- These movements engage calf muscles and reduce blood sugar even while seated.
Leg Muscles As An Internal Safety Valve
- Healthy leg muscles uptake glucose via insulin-independent receptors, lowering spikes.
- Building muscle gives a metabolic safety valve against insulin resistance.