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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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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👣 If you only have one health goal, make it this 👣
Sitting for long periods of time is dangerous for your health, yet we all do it 😫But here’s a fun tip based on a solid research study:
⏰ Strolling around for 5 minutes every half hour can offset some of the most harmful effects of prolonged sitting.
The study was done at Columbia University and looked at 5 possible scenarios:
🔸 1 minute of walking every 30 minutes
🔸 1 minute every 60 minutes
🔸 5 minutes every 30
🔸 5 minutes every 60
🔸 No walking at all
The optimal results came out of walking for 5 minutes after every 30 minutes of sitting. That amount:
⬇️ Reduced blood pressure by 4-5 mm Hg compared to sitting all day
⬇️ Reduced blood sugar spikes after meals by 58% compared to sitting all day
Don’t you LOVE when tiny efforts can add up to such a big impact?
So here’s your challenge: set a timer for 30 minutes every time you sit down at your desk. Then take a 5-minute stroll.
I bet it will be good for you brain and productivity too 🧠
Duran A, Friel C, Serafini M, et al. Breaking Up Prolonged Sitting to Improve Cardiometabolic Risk: Dose-Response Analysis of a Randomized Cross-Over Trial. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 2023. [link]
❄️ Should I still go out for a walk if it’s snowy? ❄️
Here’s a study that showed a unique benefit of walking in the snow!
87 women with the average age of 24 walked for 40 minutes in small groups through a snowy woodland area in Poland.
Before and after the walk, the women completed an evaluation about their body appreciation.
👉 The study found that the walk resulted in a more positive appreciation of body image in these young women.
Other studies have looked at the benefits of walking in green areas (like parks and forests) or blue areas (like near water), but this study was unique in being a white landscape.
It’s also pretty spectacular that the walk didn’t just improve general well-being but specifically improved body image.
Sounds like a good reason to get outside—no matter the weather!
Do you notice you feel better about your body after you get outside in nature or for a walk?
Drop me a YES if you do!