Why should you care about your blood sugar?
Because healthy blood sugar regulation can translate into…
✅ Sustained Energy
✅ Mental Clarity
✅ Fewer Cravings
✅ Better Sleep
✅ Stress Resilience
✅ Clear Skin
✅ Stable Mood
And those are just the effects you’ll notice.
Because over time, healthy blood sugar regulation supports your hormones, brain, heart, and healthy aging 🙌
If you have any questions about blood sugar or want personalized support...
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💥 How to use food pairing for blood sugar balance ⬇️⬇️
Food pairing is a way to combine 2 or more foods in a single meal or snack to support a healthy blood sugar response—rather than a quick sugar spike.
If you’ve heard of the glycemic index, the idea is similar but more practical.
Whereas the glycemic index gives an idea of how much a specific food will raise blood glucose levels, some perfectly healthy foods (like grapes and pineapple) have a high glycemic index.
With food pairing, it’s possible to still eat foods with a high glycemic index as long as they are paired with foods that slow their digestion and absorption.
Cool?
Studies show that the blood sugar response to carbohydrate-rich foods can be lowered by combining them with…
⭐ Protein, fat, fiber, or vinegar ⭐
Like this:
🍇 Grapes & Cheese
🥕 Carrots & Hummus
🍏 Apples & Almond Butter
🍅 Tomatoes & Olive Oil & Vinegar
Just remember: when it comes to blood sugar regulation, each person is unique. It’s always best to test and to work with a practitioner on a diet and plan that is specific to you!
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Murillo S, Mallol A, Adot A, et al. Culinary strategies to manage glycemic response in people with type 2 diabetes: A narrative review. Front Nutr. 2022;9:1025993. [link]
For anyone wanting better blood sugar regulation ➡️
While foods have a big effect on blood sugar, so do other lifestyle choices! Here are 5 non-food-related ways to support healthy blood sugar balance:
✅ Daily Movement 🤸♀️
✅ Walks After Meals 🚶♀️
✅ 7+ Hours of Sleep 😴
✅ Plenty of Water 💧
✅ Stress Management 🧘♀️
Nothing happens in isolation.
That’s why we always take a whole-body, whole-person, and whole-life approach to healing.
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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?
Factors that influence blood sugar balance 👇
But first, if blood sugar problems run in your family, that does not mean you are destined for them too.
Genetics and age are admittedly 2 factors you cannot control.
But there are many other factors that also influence your risk for insulin resistance and blood sugar problems.
Factors you CAN control include:
✅ Diet
✅ Exercise
✅ Stress
✅ Hormones
✅ Sleep
When you tip the scales in your favor by optimizing these factors you can control…
…you set yourself up for a lifetime of health 🙌
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