The Glucose Goddess Method: Your four-week guide to cutting cravings, getting your energy back, and feeling amazing. With 100+ super easy recipes

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Though I think she does a really good job of talking about balance with eating and not having to completely restrict all foods, I found that right at the end as she was sharing her cheat sheets, some of the practices within there could be viewed as being toxic practices or starting to bring up some questionable behaviours. A glucose-healthy smoothie is one centered around protein, fat, and fiber , with just some fruit for taste . My tips to create a glucose-approved smoothie: Antonio Ceriello et al., "Oscillating glucose is more deleterious to endothelial function anda oxidative stress than mean glucose in normal and type 2 diabetic patients," Diabetes 57, no. 5 (2008): 1349-1354, https://diabetes.diabetesjournals.org/content/57/5/1349.short

Jessie Inchauspé, a born communicator, has written the best practical guide for managing glucose to maximize health and longevity.” —DAVID SINCLAIR, Ph.D, Harvard Professor, TIME Magazine “100 most influential people in the world” and New York Times bestselling author of Lifespan Inchauspé shines in her desire to ensure readers have a good grasp on the facts behind diets, and in her ability to communicate it well. This intelligent survey offers plenty to savor. Biochemist Jessie Inchauspé recommends eating the same amount of veggies and starches. Glucose Goddess Louis Monnier et al., "Activation of oxidative stress by acute glucose fluctuations compared with sustained chronic hyperglycemia in patients with type 2 diabetes." Jama 295, no. 14 (2006): 1681-1687, https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/202670 Jessie Inchauspé is a French biochemist, bestselling author, and founder of the Glucose Goddess movement.I LOVE that she shows how our glucose spikes not only affect our bodies but also our minds, and highlights why your insatiable cravings are not your fault. One size fits all approaches to diet are never appropriate, as we all have individual needs and requirements.

I was at a point where I just wanted to die. I was so confused about how to take care of my body, how to be healthy. It was really a lot of suffering,” she told The Post. “And the only option I had at that point was to try to figure out how to feel good, because that was, to me, the most important thing in the world.” Add fiber : there are a lot of options, like hemp or chia seeds, cauliflower rice, or all sort of nuts. And the data wasn’t as straightforward as she anticipated. Inchauspé assumed that a carb-heavy meal would automatically lead to a spike. But that wasn’t the case. According to author and research biochemist Jessie Inchauspe, up to 90% of us suffer from too much glucose in our system. I am someone that has struggled with peri-menopausal weight gain and likely with my sweet tooth I am pretty certain that I have way too much glucose in my system. I found that this diet really had some significant benefits in helping me to curb what has been a pretty consistent weight gain.In fact, as it’s currently summer time I have probably been even more relaxed with my eating and have still managed to maintain my weight over the last few weeks. Statements on the Glucose Goddess social media that state ‘coke zero/ diet coke are much better for us than the regular version’ despite the fact that the WHO has announced that sweeteners and no better for us than sugar. At the age of 39, I’m now also navigating the changes that are happening to my peri-menopausal body. I’m a health coach, I have been helping women get in shape and lose weight for the whole of my working life, some 18+ years.

Xi Chen et al., "Chronic physiologic hyperglycemia impairs insulin-mediated suppression of plasma glucagon concentration in healthy humans." Metabolism 142 (2023): 155512, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0026049523001154. Savoury breakfasts can be very versatile; they range from classic combos like eggs and bacon to something fancier like avocado toast. Sometimes we want something sweet and fresh in the morning, and in that case we can add some whole fruit to our breakfast.After you eat move — I have been implementing this a lot more and it makes good sense for aiding digestion as much as it does about flattening the glucose curve. It could be getting up and going for a 10-minute walk, doing a short workout, but it could also be getting up to do the dishes, or putting the washing away. I have been using this as my inspiration to have an added bonus in attempting to keep my house a little bit tidier. The best way to have steady energy is to switch to a savoury breakfast , avoiding the crash we usually get a couple of hours later. Whilst I love how Jessie lays down the science in simplistic terms in this book and gives lots of practical examples and tips from her Glucose Goddess community. An example of misrepresented data: The evidence used to support the claim that the Glucose Goddess method can improve brain function is a singular study with a sample size of 49 people, that found that consumption of pure glucose in a fasted state can slightly impact cognitive function (Ginies et al 2018). This is reaching, it does not test the Glucose Godess method and does not indicate that the Glucose Goddess method can improve brain function. Other concerning messages from the Glucose Goddess

You should always approach any new diet with caution, ask questions and be kind with yourself when approaching weight loss. Lubert Stryer, "Fatty acid metabolism,” In: Biochemistry (Fourth ed.) (New York: W.H. Freeman and Company, 1995), pp. 603–628. If we have too much glucose in our system, we put on weight, feel tired and hungry all the time, have skin breakouts, develop wrinkles, and our hormonal balance suffers. Over time, too much glucose contributes to chronic conditions like type 2 diabetes, polycystic ovarian syndrome, cancer, dementia and heart disease.I know I like to have a little bit of balance in my life, my diet will never be ‘perfect’ and neither will my body. But I was interested to read this new book and see if a few tweaks to my eating habits could indeed make a difference to my overbearing sweet tooth which always seems to be my Achilles heel. Add a green starter to all of your meals — Similar to having your veggies first, if you can take it a step further and start with a green salad before meals.