Ep. #146 | Managing your Insulin
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Welcome back for another bite of Simplicity. My name is Jenn Pike, your host, registered holistic nutritionist, medical exercise specialist, the best-selling author of the Simplicity Project and the creator of the women’s revolutionary health program, The Hormone Project.
In this simplicity bite, we will be discussing managing Insulin and stabilizing your glucose. Let’s begin by talking through the benefits of stable blood sugar and glucose, the long-term health outcomes, and then we will delve in even further.
Here are the main topics of this simplicity bite:
- Benefits of stable blood sugar and glucose
- Cravings and the cyclical nature of unbalanced nutrition
- Steadier mood, restful sleep, brain fog and overall mental health
- Impact on immune system
- Hormonal imbalances
- Interplay between your microbiome, your gut and your metabolic health.
- Lifestyle and daily meal structures
Hoping this episode supports you on the path of knowing, accepting, and loving who you truly are. Wishing more simplicity and ease in all that you do!
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Quotes:
“it’s not about the highs and the lows. It’s trying to find this homeostasis and maintaining a level that helps to maintain steady energy levels.”
“First of all the immediate benefits. Number one, you are going to notice a decrease in your cravings. When your blood sugar is stable and balanced, you’re going to notice an increase in your energy. You are going to have a steadier mood, more restful sleep way, less brain fog. You’re going to feel a whole lot sharper. So you’re going to feel clear in your mind. Your skin is also going to feel and look more clear. You will have less weight gain, less inflammation, overall, a much stronger stable immune system and balanced hormones and a healthier gut will be a far more realistic intention to create for yourself and goal to achieve.”
“The long term benefits is you are working towards preventing heart disease, preventing insulin resistance and type two diabetes preventing type three diabetes, which is dementia, which also reduces your risks of Alzheimer’s and reducing your cancer risks.”
“The relationship between your, your blood sugar levels and your sleep they’re cyclical, you have unstable blood sugar. It’s going to make it that much more difficult to not only fall asleep, but stay asleep. And when you don’t get enough sleep, your body becomes less effective at regulating your blood sugar. Meaning that you’re going to have higher levels than normal. And go back into that rollercoaster effect.”
“Brain fog… You just feel like you’re in a fishbowl, right. It’s kinda cloudy… Studies have shown and proven the link between dysregulated blood sugar and glucose levels and impaired brain function.”
“Managing insulin levels helps…to support clear skin and weight. So when you have elevated insulin levels, it actually increases the activity of your acne inducing hormones and those pesky cravings. So having a diet or nutritional lifestyle that is focusing on foods that are higher in fiber, lower glycemically, lower in sugar.”
“Now, when we talk about things like your gut health and how this is impacted, there’s a massive interplay between your microbiome and your gut, and your metabolic health. So your diet, it is impacting the composition literally of your microbiome, which is that ecosystem in your gut. And that in turn is impacting your insulin production. So we have this ability in our body. If everything is running as smoothly as supposed to be, the gut is nice and strong.”
“We really want to work at making sure that those of you who have dysregulated blood sugar, who maybe have type two diabetes right now are helping to control your blood sugar and support those glucose levels so that we can decrease your risk of any other issues happening.”
Additional Information About Jenn:
Jenn studied and graduated with honors in Human Anatomy and Physiology with such a passion that it propelled her to continue her education over many years. Jenn is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, Medical Exercise Specialist, Registered Yoga Instructor and Faculty of the Toronto Yoga Conference, Pre & Post Natal Yoga Expert, STOTT Pilates trained instructor, Twist Sport Conditioning Coach, Spin Instructor Crossfit Level 1 Coaching, among other certifications she got along the way. She is also a guest Holistic Expert for Breakfast Television, Global, CHCH, Rogers Tv and writes columns for STRONG Fitness Magazine, iRun magazine, Savvy Mom and contributes to Inside Fitness Magazine, The Toronto Star and Sun. She is also a proud educator and ambassador to Genuine Health, Nature’s Emporium, and Juice Plus.
Jenn is a proud mama to two beautiful souls and her best teachers of life. She resides on Lake Simcoe in Keswick with her husband and two children.