Mona Sharma

So if you're wearing a continuous glucose monitor and you see these massive spikes and dips in your glucose and that causes metabolic instability throughout the day, meaning you're seeing constant spikes and dips and constant spikes and dips, chances are that you're the type of person who's constantly thinking about food, who's constantly thinking about having the donut to pick me up, the coffee in the afternoon, the crackers, whatever it is, like I need a boost, I need a boost.

So if you're wearing a continuous glucose monitor and you see these massive spikes and dips in your glucose and that causes metabolic instability throughout the day, meaning you're seeing constant spikes and dips and constant spikes and dips, chances are that you're the type of person who's constantly thinking about food, who's constantly thinking about having the donut to pick me up, the coffee in the afternoon, the crackers, whatever it is, like I need a boost, I need a boost.

instead of somebody who has great metabolic flexibility who can handle these metabolic spikes but come back into a neutral zone. So how often are you doing that to yourself throughout the day? If you're eating oatmeal for breakfast without having good quality fats and then having a donut and then having pasta for lunch, white rice for dinner and all these starches, chances are you're doing that.

instead of somebody who has great metabolic flexibility who can handle these metabolic spikes but come back into a neutral zone. So how often are you doing that to yourself throughout the day? If you're eating oatmeal for breakfast without having good quality fats and then having a donut and then having pasta for lunch, white rice for dinner and all these starches, chances are you're doing that.

So this is why this year you've probably seen a lot of people talking about how to build a plate. When you build a plate, you want to focus on having a balanced meal, like our ancestors did, of a good quality protein, really great carbohydrates that come from the earth, which is fiber, and good quality fat.

So this is why this year you've probably seen a lot of people talking about how to build a plate. When you build a plate, you want to focus on having a balanced meal, like our ancestors did, of a good quality protein, really great carbohydrates that come from the earth, which is fiber, and good quality fat.

So when you're eating the starches, like we said about the oatmeal, and merging it with a protein or a fat, you're going to lower the glycemic spike of that food.

So when you're eating the starches, like we said about the oatmeal, and merging it with a protein or a fat, you're going to lower the glycemic spike of that food.

So when you look down at your plate, ask yourself, what am I missing? Do I have a carb or protein and a good quality fat at this meal or do I need to add something in that will really be supportive?

So when you look down at your plate, ask yourself, what am I missing? Do I have a carb or protein and a good quality fat at this meal or do I need to add something in that will really be supportive?

Or if you know you're going to go out for an amazing Italian dinner, right? What did the, what do the Italians do when they serve bread? They have olive oil or balsamic vinegar with it. That's going to lower the spike of the bread. They have whole grain bread, which isn't touched by the chemicals that we have. That's another story.

Or if you know you're going to go out for an amazing Italian dinner, right? What did the, what do the Italians do when they serve bread? They have olive oil or balsamic vinegar with it. That's going to lower the spike of the bread. They have whole grain bread, which isn't touched by the chemicals that we have. That's another story.

Or if you're Indian or Filipino, there's always lentils or good quality fats or those starches were slow cooked or... Even cooling your rice before you eat it is going to lower the spike of the rice. So lots of little hacks that you can look into. But yeah, wearing a continuous glucose monitor is something I do with all my clients to give us insight to how healthy their metabolic function is.

Or if you're Indian or Filipino, there's always lentils or good quality fats or those starches were slow cooked or... Even cooling your rice before you eat it is going to lower the spike of the rice. So lots of little hacks that you can look into. But yeah, wearing a continuous glucose monitor is something I do with all my clients to give us insight to how healthy their metabolic function is.

For sure. Yeah. Levels Health, they've got an amazing app. You simply take a picture of your meals. You scan the monitor and it tracks everything for you. You get a report the next day of like what the ratings are. Like this meal was really great for you. This one wasn't so much so that you can start to learn how your body metabolizes different foods.

For sure. Yeah. Levels Health, they've got an amazing app. You simply take a picture of your meals. You scan the monitor and it tracks everything for you. You get a report the next day of like what the ratings are. Like this meal was really great for you. This one wasn't so much so that you can start to learn how your body metabolizes different foods.

Then it probably means that you might be working through some instability throughout the night. If you're spiking, you're going to crash, right? And often if people crash too low, then they're waking up. Or if it's because you've had a meal too close to bed, it means your body is just working really hard to digest your food, right?

Then it probably means that you might be working through some instability throughout the night. If you're spiking, you're going to crash, right? And often if people crash too low, then they're waking up. Or if it's because you've had a meal too close to bed, it means your body is just working really hard to digest your food, right?

A lot of people when they go through fasting protocols, if you're fasting for one, two or three days, which is a protocol for some people, their glucose might be really, really low and that might cause them to wake up a lot. So if you are somebody who wakes up consistently throughout the night and you don't know why, look at your glucose. That might give you some insight.

A lot of people when they go through fasting protocols, if you're fasting for one, two or three days, which is a protocol for some people, their glucose might be really, really low and that might cause them to wake up a lot. So if you are somebody who wakes up consistently throughout the night and you don't know why, look at your glucose. That might give you some insight.