Jessie Inchauspé (The Glucose Goddess)
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I hate that. And diets, you know, they don't work. They're super stressful. They're actually a pretty strong way to control women. Like I have been from the moment I was a teenager, The magazines are telling you, lose five pounds in a day, lose your belly before summer. You're bombarded by these messages that make you feel inadequate if you're not on a diet. I mean, it's pretty messed up.
I hate that. And diets, you know, they don't work. They're super stressful. They're actually a pretty strong way to control women. Like I have been from the moment I was a teenager, The magazines are telling you, lose five pounds in a day, lose your belly before summer. You're bombarded by these messages that make you feel inadequate if you're not on a diet. I mean, it's pretty messed up.
The amount of fat on your body or how much you weigh is not a good representation of the internal health of your body, right? Absolutely. And if you're just focusing on, I want to lose weight, I want to lose weight, there are very unhealthy ways to do that that might actually make your health way worse. Mm-hmm. What I like to teach people is these simple hacks.
The amount of fat on your body or how much you weigh is not a good representation of the internal health of your body, right? Absolutely. And if you're just focusing on, I want to lose weight, I want to lose weight, there are very unhealthy ways to do that that might actually make your health way worse. Mm-hmm. What I like to teach people is these simple hacks.
So savory breakfast is a very important one. Eating sugar as dessert instead of on an empty stomach is another key one. And these hacks are going to help your body on the long term and create better health from within. And you might lose weight. For example, in my experiment, about half the people lost some fat on their body without trying to.
So savory breakfast is a very important one. Eating sugar as dessert instead of on an empty stomach is another key one. And these hacks are going to help your body on the long term and create better health from within. And you might lose weight. For example, in my experiment, about half the people lost some fat on their body without trying to.
without counting calories, without cutting out foods, just because naturally that's where their body wanted to be and it readjusted, right? But the objective is not weight loss. The objective is being craving free and not feeling victim to finding sugar three times a day or not a victim to the pot of ice cream at the back of your freezer after dinner.
without counting calories, without cutting out foods, just because naturally that's where their body wanted to be and it readjusted, right? But the objective is not weight loss. The objective is being craving free and not feeling victim to finding sugar three times a day or not a victim to the pot of ice cream at the back of your freezer after dinner.
Good energy so you can actually live the life you want to live and go after your dreams, you know? That's the point. And play with your kids and have time for yourself. And then improving any medical condition you might have. from mental health through infertility to diabetes. Weight loss, consequence. It's not the whole point. It's not a diet, you know?
Good energy so you can actually live the life you want to live and go after your dreams, you know? That's the point. And play with your kids and have time for yourself. And then improving any medical condition you might have. from mental health through infertility to diabetes. Weight loss, consequence. It's not the whole point. It's not a diet, you know?
Let's make it about health.
Let's make it about health.
Absolutely. And it's shifting. You know, we're now understanding that's not the way to go. We need to focus on health, not body size or body weight.
Absolutely. And it's shifting. You know, we're now understanding that's not the way to go. We need to focus on health, not body size or body weight.
you know slump they do they do but it actually can go away if you steady your glucose levels and if you no longer have these spikes you don't have to feel that post meal slump anymore because generally that slump comes from your glucose having spiked and now dropping because after every spike there's a drop and this drop can make you feel really really really tired
you know slump they do they do but it actually can go away if you steady your glucose levels and if you no longer have these spikes you don't have to feel that post meal slump anymore because generally that slump comes from your glucose having spiked and now dropping because after every spike there's a drop and this drop can make you feel really really really tired
So if you feel those symptoms of the post-meal crash, the best thing to do is to start with your breakfast. So have a savory breakfast. Then the second thing I would recommend is at lunchtime, make sure that you start your meals with a specific type of ingredient that is going to help balance your glucose levels.
So if you feel those symptoms of the post-meal crash, the best thing to do is to start with your breakfast. So have a savory breakfast. Then the second thing I would recommend is at lunchtime, make sure that you start your meals with a specific type of ingredient that is going to help balance your glucose levels.
And before I tell you what that is, I want to tell you about this amazing research study, Jay. So researchers looked at a meal and they found that if participants ate the elements of that meal in a specific order, they could reduce the glucose spike of the meal by up to 75%.
And before I tell you what that is, I want to tell you about this amazing research study, Jay. So researchers looked at a meal and they found that if participants ate the elements of that meal in a specific order, they could reduce the glucose spike of the meal by up to 75%.