Which comes first?
When you’re stressed, your body produces cortisol and adrenaline. These increase glucose in the blood as a source of energy for your cells to respond to the perceived threat (fight or flight!) 😱
BUT…when you aren’t actually running from a saber-toothed tiger, that spike in blood sugar is kinda…EXTRA.
✖️ That’s how stress can be a driving force behind insulin resistance and blood sugar problems over time.
Now let’s look at the other way around 🔁
When you eat an excess of sugar or refined carbs, you get a sugar spike followed by a crash—which your body perceives as a stress and releases cortisol and adrenaline.
✖️ That’s how sugar causes stress.
So, which do you think comes first for you?
Is it the sugar or the stress?