Title:
Glucose revolution : the life-changing power of balancing your blood sugar / Jessie Inchauspé.
ISBN:
9781982179410
Personal Author:
Edition:
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2022.
©2022
Physical Description:
xxx, 272 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
General Note:
"Lose weight, stop cravings, get your energy back, and still eat what you love."
Contents:
Part 1: What is glucose? Enter the cockpit: why glucose is so important ; Meet Jerry: how plants create glucose ; A family affair: how glucose gets into the bloodstream ; Seeking pleasure: why we eat more glucose than before ; Underneath our skin: discovering glucose spikes -- Part 2: Why are glucose spikes harmful? Trains, toast, and Tetris: the three things that happen in our body when we spike ; From head to toe: how spikes make us sick -- Part 3: How can I flatten my glucose curves? Hack 1: Eat foods in the right order ; Hack 2: Add a green starter to all your meals ; Hack 3: Stop counting calories ; Hack 4: Flatten your breakfast curve ; Hack 5: Have any type of sugar you like--they're all the same ; Hack 6: Pick dessert over a sweet snack ; Hack 7: Reach for vinegar before you eat ; Hack 8: After you eat, move ; Hack 9: If you have to snack, go savory ; Hack 10: Put some clothes on your carbs ; Cheat sheets: how to be a glucose goddess when things get hard ; A day in the life of a glucose goddess ; You are special.
Summary:
"Improve all areas of your health from your weight, sleep, cravings, mood, energy, skin, and even slow down aging, with easy-to-implement, science-based hacks to manage your blood sugar levels while still eating the foods you love. Glucose, or blood sugar, is a tiny molecule in our body that has a huge impact on our health. It enters our bloodstream through the starchy or sweet foods we eat. Ninety percent of us suffer from too much glucose in our system--and most of us don't know it. The symptoms? Cravings, fatigue, infertility, hormonal issues, acne, wrinkles... And over time, the development of conditions like type 2 diabetes, polycystic ovarian syndrome, cancer, dementia, and heart disease. Drawing on cutting-edge science and her own pioneering research, biochemist Jessie Inchauspé offers ten simple, surprising hacks to help you balance your glucose levels and reverse your symptoms--without going on a diet or giving up the foods you love... "--Provided by publisher.
OCLC Number:
on1259049886
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