Posts tagged "Guides"
Let’s face it. Not everything we read online is true. And while many of us know that, it’s still easy to be taken in by popular ideas we see online or hear from friends. How can we really separate food fact from fiction?
Misinformation affects many of my clients and usually results in wasted time, energy, and money. However, there is a way to spot your problem and seek reliable facts to solve it.
I love smoothies, and I love coffee, so in the morning I have both. But every morning, I face a dilemma: Which do I drink first?
We started The Good Stuff with a philosophy: health is built on habits. We don’t believe in diets you do for a few days or weeks, or regimens that strip away everything you love about food. We believe in food that makes you feel great.
However…
We’ve come to realize that not everyone needs a gradual shift. Some people like to shock themselves into a new habit. For those, “resetting” their body is a way to show that they’re ready to make a change. We recognize the power in making a strong statement about your health.
The most common way to do this?
Generally speaking, food that spikes your blood sugar contributes to excess weight gain. One of the surest ways we can identify whether a food will negatively affect weight goals is to measure our blood sugar levels after eating.
Thankfully we have thousands of peer reviewed studies that have done the work on which foods cause a spike, and a few tools like the Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load to help inform our decisions.
I’ve teased out two ways to use that information to make smoothies for low blood sugar:
