Sometimes all it takes is a few good reflexes to improve your health without necessarily depriving yourself or radically changing what you put on your plate. Discover a doctor’s best tips for reducing your blood sugar levels and blood sugar spikes.
When we eat, and this is even more the case after a meal rich in carbohydrates, the concentration of glucose (sugar) in the blood increases. This is called a peak blood sugar. Although this phenomenon is natural, we must still limit it by monitoring our diet because it promotes weight gain and the development of diseases such as diabetes. Fortunately, there are techniques to know so as not to deprive yourself while controlling your blood sugar levels naturally, to avoid too much blood sugar spikes.
It is on RTL that Jessie Inchauspé, biochemist and author of The glucose method – also known as @glucosegoddess on Instagram – revealed the 4 main tips found in her book that can change your body’s response after ingesting foods that cause blood levels to skyrocket. blood sugar. Here they are, to know and put into practice as often as possible to “regulate your glucoseto feel better”.
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Blood sugar spikes: these 4 habits that regulate blood sugar levels
- Have a savory breakfast
No more pastries and toast and butter, to take care of your blood sugar levels, “we avoid anything sweet, except whole fruits if we want” in the morning assures the doctor, who knows well what causes glucose molecules in our body. According to her, it is better to favor savory breakfasts and “eat proteins in the morning”. This is what will help you avoid the famous blood sugar spike that gives you a dip in the morning.
- Consume vinegar before meals
Far from just seasoning our salads, vinegar would be a great ally for our blood sugar levels and the regulation of our weight according to Jessie Inchauspé. “A tablespoon of vinegar in a large glass of water or in a vinaigrette at the start of a meal is great!” invites the doctor who loves this good habit. She advises her because “vinegar contains acetic acid which will reduce the speed at which starchy foods are transformed into glucose in the stomach and therefore reduce the blood sugar peak” After a meal. According to the expert, a tablespoon of vinegar taken in a glass of water at the start of a meal can reduce the glucose spike that usually occurs in your body after meals by almost 30%.
- Take vegetable-based starters
Another easy habit to get into is starting your lunches or dinners by enjoying vegetable-based starters. Eating this type of food before anything else will play a major role in how your body will handle carbohydrate ingestion. “because vegetables contain fiber and the fiber will line the intestine and reduce the glucose peak caused by the rest of the meal” specifies the doctor.
- Stay moving for 10 minutes after a meal
We knew that physical activity is essential for good health, but it is also useful in controlling blood sugar according to the doctor who recommends adopting “10 minutes of movement after a meal” to avoid blood sugar spikes. “It will help the body to use the glucose that we have just eaten and thus reduce the blood sugar peak that follows a meal,” she assures. In addition, whatever your activity: “we clean up our apartment, we go walking in the street, we dance in our living room…”.
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