Eating processed foods and
sugar spikes our blood sugar levels to unhealthy levels, causing our bodies to quickly respond by releasing the hormone insulin.
It
also spikes our blood sugar and can lead to many undesirable health implications like high cholesterol, diabetes, and heart disease.
It also contains trace acne minerals like iron and magnesium (an overlooked nutrient for acne) and
spikes your blood sugar less than white sugar.
Most traditional recipes are loaded with carbs and sugar which do nothing
but spike blood sugar, cause weight gain, and inflammation.
It has been shown that sugar consumption not
only spikes blood sugar, but also causes a temporary spike in dopamine.
This means they do
n't spike blood sugar as much, so you're likely to be more satisfied and experience fewer cravings after eating them.
Stevia is an herb that's significantly sweeter than sugar but doesn't
spike blood sugar like sugar and artificial sweeteners do.
The great thing about sweet potatoes is that they satisfy your sweet tooth, but the natural sugars they contain are wrapped up in a nice fibrous package, so the sugars are slowly released into your blood stream rather than
quickly spiking your blood sugar like sweeteners and grains do.
This is the type of meal that is so dense in micro-nutrients, that it will satisfy your body's needs for nutrition (hence, eliminating cravings), but do it without overloading on calories or
spiking blood sugar too much.
Yes, I know there are gluten - free noodles, however, they
still spike blood sugar like the wheat and gluten containing noodles do.
In addition, another aspect that the video fails to mention is that it's not just added sugar that causes all of these negative effects in your body, but also fast - digesting carb sources like breads, pastas, bagels, muffins, rice, and other grain - based foods that
spike your blood sugar just as quickly as regular table sugar.
As Willink put it, there's no good that can come
from spiking your blood sugar with these carbohydrate - rich foods that, in the case of donuts or pizza, are loaded with saturated fat and sodium.
Interestingly, despite their sweet flavour, sweet potatoes have a low glycemic index which means they release their sugar slowly instead
of spiking your blood sugar.
For instance, there may be no sugar listed in the ingredients of potato chips, however potatoes are very high - glycemic and will
spike blood sugar even WITHOUT actual sugar added.
that administering 75 grams of pure
glucose spiked blood sugar enough to reduce testosterone levels by as much as 25 % in healthy, pre-diabetic men.
Some flours, like coconut, are higher in fiber and lower in carbs than whole wheat, which means as a diabetic, I can enjoy baked goods without worrying as much
about spiking my blood sugar, for a change.
Protein and fat also keep us feeling fuller longer, which is key to overcoming sugar cravings and so preventing you from reaching for a food that is sure to
dramatically spike blood sugar levels.
Researchers found that administering 75 grams of pure glucose
spiked blood sugar enough to reduce testosterone levels by as much as 25 % in healthy, pre-diabetic men.