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Dr. Laurie Marbas writes:
\nYou swapped the cookies for crackers.
\nYou skipped the soda and had juice instead.
\nYou have been trying so hard.
\nAnd your energy still crashes at 3pm.
\nHere is what nobody told you.
\nIt is not just sugar that spikes your blood glucose.
\nIt is anything that breaks down quickly into glucose once it enters your body.
\nThink of your bloodstream like a bathtub with a slow drain.
\nPour in a small cup of water slowly, the drain keeps up.
\nDump in a full bucket at once, and it overflows.
\nRefined crackers, white bread, fruit juice, and even some ‘healthy’ granola bars can hit that drain just as fast as a cookie does.
\nYour pancreas does not read the label.
\nIt only sees how much glucose just arrived and how fast.
\nPicture someone who swaps dessert for a big bowl of puffed rice cereal with oat milk and a glass of orange juice.
\nOn paper it looks like progress.
\nInside the body, the glucose flood is nearly identical.
\nThe fix is not perfection. It is pairing.
\nAdd beans, lentils, or a small handful of walnuts to any meal that feels ‘light.’
\nFiber and plant protein slow that drain so glucose rises gently instead of all at once.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Dr. Laurie Marbas writes: You swapped the cookies for crackers. You skipped the soda and had juice instead. You have been trying so hard. And your energy still crashes at 3pm. Here is what nobody told you. It is not just sugar that spikes your blood glucose. It is anything that breaks down quickly into … <\/p>\n