How to get to a place where your blood sugar is stable and healthy!

Dr. Heather Moday lists some steps we can all take to control our blood sugar.

1. Cut back on obvious sugars.

This means candy, soda, cake and those seasonal flavored lattes we all love. These foods and drinks don’t provide any nutritional value, and they contain massive amounts of sugar.

Instead, opt for dark chocolate, berries or another low-sugar treat. I’m not saying you have to take out all sugary foods forever. The occasional dessert is fine! But at the beginning, it’s important to get to a place where your blood sugar is stable and healthy.

2. Read the labels. Now it’s time to check the amount of added sugar in every item in your pantry — and I mean everything, even things advertised as “low in sugar” or “healthy.”

3. Eat more fiber. If sugar is poison, then fiber is the antidote. Fiber not only keeps your digestion regular, it also helps slow the absorption of sugar into your bloodstream, which protects you from sugar spikes.

Some of my favorite high-fiber foods are black beans and lentils, steel-cut oats, avocados, buckwheat, pears, raspberries, barley and flaxseeds.

4. Chose nutrients over calories. You don’t need to go low-carb, just choose the “right” carbs. In fact, eating carbs in the form of vegetables, beans, whole fruits, and nuts and seeds — all mineral- and vitamin-rich foods — is a great way to keep those hunger pangs at bay.

Read more here: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/15/this-is-the-worst-ingredient-for-your-immune-system-says-immunologist-and-health-expert.html