Kristin Kirkpatrick

Like if you're craving cake, you should get the cake that you're looking at because there's really not going to be a huge difference between the amount of sugar and what you're getting in the coffee. So just a lot of benefit, a lot of benefit on that one. Mention, let me just back up and say that I've made connections to the heart, to the brain, to the liver.

All of these are kind of interconnected in a lot of ways because they're all going on the same circuit, right? So blood flow. So if we have poor blood flow to the brain, risk factor for dementia. Obviously to the heart, risk factor for heart attack and stroke. And poor blood flow, looking at even like the hepatic artery and portal vein and all of these things connected to the liver.

All of these are kind of interconnected in a lot of ways because they're all going on the same circuit, right? So blood flow. So if we have poor blood flow to the brain, risk factor for dementia. Obviously to the heart, risk factor for heart attack and stroke. And poor blood flow, looking at even like the hepatic artery and portal vein and all of these things connected to the liver.

All of these are kind of interconnected in a lot of ways because they're all going on the same circuit, right? So blood flow. So if we have poor blood flow to the brain, risk factor for dementia. Obviously to the heart, risk factor for heart attack and stroke. And poor blood flow, looking at even like the hepatic artery and portal vein and all of these things connected to the liver.

you know, that makes a big impact as well. So the association with berries has really been in the data that it really does help with overall blood flow. It helps with endothelial function. And it's got that very deep hue. So again, you know, what does that look like in terms of how you fit that into your diets, right? I know with my CGM, I love blackberries. I'm like, love blackberries.

you know, that makes a big impact as well. So the association with berries has really been in the data that it really does help with overall blood flow. It helps with endothelial function. And it's got that very deep hue. So again, you know, what does that look like in terms of how you fit that into your diets, right? I know with my CGM, I love blackberries. I'm like, love blackberries.

you know, that makes a big impact as well. So the association with berries has really been in the data that it really does help with overall blood flow. It helps with endothelial function. And it's got that very deep hue. So again, you know, what does that look like in terms of how you fit that into your diets, right? I know with my CGM, I love blackberries. I'm like, love blackberries.

But if I have blackberries alone, my CGM will go pretty high. It would probably be the highest point that I see during the day. If I add in, if I have like a tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil before those berries, I don't see as much of a spike. So again, there's little tricks of the trade that you can do to kind of impacted if your worry is, well, gosh, Kristen, I'm a diabetic.

But if I have blackberries alone, my CGM will go pretty high. It would probably be the highest point that I see during the day. If I add in, if I have like a tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil before those berries, I don't see as much of a spike. So again, there's little tricks of the trade that you can do to kind of impacted if your worry is, well, gosh, Kristen, I'm a diabetic.

But if I have blackberries alone, my CGM will go pretty high. It would probably be the highest point that I see during the day. If I add in, if I have like a tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil before those berries, I don't see as much of a spike. So again, there's little tricks of the trade that you can do to kind of impacted if your worry is, well, gosh, Kristen, I'm a diabetic.

I can't have too many berries because I get that from my patients. Right. Well, these are great. Not good for my blood sugar, though. Right. So, you know, working with an expert to figure out, OK, what are some of the things that I can do to kind of limit that spike? So essentially competition for digestion.

I can't have too many berries because I get that from my patients. Right. Well, these are great. Not good for my blood sugar, though. Right. So, you know, working with an expert to figure out, OK, what are some of the things that I can do to kind of limit that spike? So essentially competition for digestion.

I can't have too many berries because I get that from my patients. Right. Well, these are great. Not good for my blood sugar, though. Right. So, you know, working with an expert to figure out, OK, what are some of the things that I can do to kind of limit that spike? So essentially competition for digestion.

Yeah, I agree with you 100%. And I also think, especially if you're monitoring a CGM, what's the recovery, right? So the spike is not as worrisome as the fact that it's not coming down. Right. So that that's the other thing as well to look at if you're really tracking that is my spiking and then just kind of hanging out there.

Yeah, I agree with you 100%. And I also think, especially if you're monitoring a CGM, what's the recovery, right? So the spike is not as worrisome as the fact that it's not coming down. Right. So that that's the other thing as well to look at if you're really tracking that is my spiking and then just kind of hanging out there.

Yeah, I agree with you 100%. And I also think, especially if you're monitoring a CGM, what's the recovery, right? So the spike is not as worrisome as the fact that it's not coming down. Right. So that that's the other thing as well to look at if you're really tracking that is my spiking and then just kind of hanging out there.

That could be an indicator that like, OK, maybe my metabolic health can have some improvement. But if I'm spiking, I refer it to, you know, you really want kind of more valleys than roller coasters. So I'm going to go up a little bit and then I'm going to slowly come down versus this huge spike. And then I'm going to hang out there at the very top and then I'm going to nosedive to the bottom.

That could be an indicator that like, OK, maybe my metabolic health can have some improvement. But if I'm spiking, I refer it to, you know, you really want kind of more valleys than roller coasters. So I'm going to go up a little bit and then I'm going to slowly come down versus this huge spike. And then I'm going to hang out there at the very top and then I'm going to nosedive to the bottom.

That could be an indicator that like, OK, maybe my metabolic health can have some improvement. But if I'm spiking, I refer it to, you know, you really want kind of more valleys than roller coasters. So I'm going to go up a little bit and then I'm going to slowly come down versus this huge spike. And then I'm going to hang out there at the very top and then I'm going to nosedive to the bottom.

Right. So, you know, that is another place where we can look at a little bit more intricate detail as far as how something's impacting us. But absolutely, there's a few things that are as frustrating by someone saying, I can't have fruit anymore. Someone told me there's too much sugar. Because there's a very big difference between fruit and a piece of licorice, right?