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Moment 124: 10 Sugar Hacks So You Can Eat Whatever You Want! Jessie Inchauspé

Aug 25, 2023
Jessie Inchauspé, a biochemist and author known as the 'glucose goddess,' shares her transformative hacks for managing glucose spikes. She discusses the importance of food order, suggesting that eating vegetables first can significantly stabilize blood sugar levels. Jessie also emphasizes the value of whole fruits over juices and reveals how vinegar can help minimize post-meal glucose spikes. Additionally, she advocates for physical activity after eating to utilize glucose efficiently, all while encouraging a shift away from strict calorie counting toward more mindful eating.
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Quick takeaways

  • Eating food in a specific order can significantly reduce glucose spikes, allowing you to still enjoy your favorite foods while minimizing negative effects on your glucose levels.
  • Counting calories is not an effective approach to improving health; instead, prioritize glucose management and food quality to achieve better physical and mental health outcomes.

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Hack One: Eat food in the right order

Eating food in a specific order can significantly reduce glucose spikes. By eating vegetables first, followed by proteins and fats, then starches and sugars, the glucose spike of a meal can be reduced by up to 75%. This allows you to still enjoy the foods you love while minimizing negative effects on your glucose levels.

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