This week has certainly been a very different experience when it came to my eating habits. I took the plunge and tried the Glucose Goddess food hacks for better mood and energy. Glucose Goddess was created by Jessie Inchauspé, a French biochemist who studies the importance of our glucose (sugar) intake after she discovered the link between glucose and mental health symptoms. Glucose is a type of sugar you get from the food you eat, and your body uses it for energy.
According to the Glucose Goddess website, balancing our glucose levels helps with “… cravings, constant hunger, fatigue, brain fog, hormonal and fertility issues, skin conditions, wrinkles, poor sleep, menopause symptoms, mental health symptoms, immune system.”
What happens when we have too much glucose?
- When our glucose spikes, our body ages. The spike in glucose leads to glycation, which ages our bodies. Glucose Goddess explains, “Glycation leads to many age-related issues, from cataracts to Alzheimer’s. When we slow down glycation, we live a longer, healthier life.”
- When glucose spikes, our mitochondria, which help with chemical energies in our bodies, may take on too much stress and starts producing chemicals called free radicals. Free radicals harm our cells, change our DNA, and lead to stress and inflammation. Glucose (sweet or sugary) spikes do this even more than starchy spikes. Starch-related food is food like bread, potatoes, rice and so on; these types of food tend to fill you more than something with sugar.
My experience with the Glucose Goddess hacks
I won’t even attempt to lie and say the shift was easy, but it surprisingly wasn’t that difficult either. In this case, this eating plan is not about what you eat, but more so about the order you eat your food or drinks. All of the hacks below balance your glucose levels.
Glucose Goddess hacks:
- Have a savoury breakfast – that could be eggs on toast, avocado on toast, cheese on toast and the list goes. Of course, you can have any savoury breakfast, but I keep going back to bread because it’s something I have in the kitchen, always.
- Add a tablespoon of vinegar – I used apple cider vinegar, to a glass of water really isn’t as bad as one would think. You’d drink this before you eat in the morning.
- Add a veggie starter – This simply means that let’s say if you have chicken, rice and veggies for supper, you will eat your veggies first, followed by your rice and chicken.
- Get moving – Within an hour after you’ve eaten, do some movement, whether that be stretching, or taking a walk – keep it moving.
- Drink coffee after food – For breakfast, for instance, first have your breakfast and then your coffee or tea.
Did I notice any changes?
I tried the hacks for one week, and I have noticed some small changes.
I feel less tired, my skin seems to be a little bit clearer, and I am less hungry! I don’t feel the need to snack anymore, which is what usually happens. I generally eat dinner around 6pm, but by 10pm I would want a snack; this didn’t happen at all while on the eating plan.
I kind of cheated on one day by eating muesli with sugar for breakfast. I ate breakfast at 8:00 and around 10:30, I was hungry. Once I committed to the eating plan, my constant hunger disappeared too.
I was really worried about what the eating plan would do to my irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), which is a gut-related issue, but my stomach has been doing a lot better as well.
I will say that even though the hacks are quite easy to do, I feel like it can tend to be more on the pricy side. Having bread with eggs or avocado every morning does add to cost. Also, eating your protein, like your meat, chicken and sausage, after your veggies was not exactly a mouth-watering experience, and the fact that I had to constantly remember to do these things was a tad bit annoying. However, like all things, you just need time to get used to it.
I did stop with the diet because I found it difficult to stick to the savoury breakfast, and it was not very cost effective for me. But I feel like if I plan my grocery shopping better, then I would be able to meal prep better for this diet and it would not be too difficult to continue.
Final word
If you’re trying to change your eating habits without any massive changes, then I think this is certainly for you. In the long haul, you may witness other positive changes that happen to your body – I can’t say for sure since I was only on the eating plan for seven days.
Naturally, if you have any major health issues, be sure to speak to your doctor about it first before you take the plunge with these eating hacks.
Be happy and stay healthy xx
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