Super Foods to Improve Blood Sugar Levels and Lower Endo Inflammation

This EndoLife - A podcast by Jessica Duffin

So last week I shared my number one strategy for ensuring your meals are blood sugar balancing.Today, I want to provide you with some key blood sugar super foods that can really help you on your way to balancing your levels in the short term and in the long term, which in turn, will improve your inflammation and oxidation levels - essential for endo management.Now, obviously, we’ve already discussed the role of fibre from veggies, protein and healthy fats, and I shared how each of these slow down the release of glucose from foods, so you know the importance of these key foods groups.But today, I want to give you some specific foods, that have been shown in the studies to give our blood sugar efforts a little (well actually, pretty big) boost. Show notesNutshttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9965730/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30395790/ - peanut butterhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9965730/ - almondshttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21364607/ - pistachios https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24424074/ - pistachios Viscous fibre https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9736284/https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9503020/ - flaxhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30661699/ - flaxhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464623004061 - chia seedshttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28000689/ - chia seedshttps://ajcn.nutrition.org/article/S0002-9165(23)27235-4/fulltext - psyllium huskhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0002916523173011 - psyllium huskBeanshttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9736284/ - soluble fibrehttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10649573/ - resistant starch https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10649573/ - compared to starchier carbshttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5336455/ - compared to starchier carbshttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5691712/ - black beanshttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28303049/ - chickpeasResistant starchhttps://www.theendobellycoach.com/podcast/endometriosis-butyrate - gut and endometriosis benefitshttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464622001645 - blood sugar researchhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1464-5491.2010.02923.x - insulinhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8092089/ - blood sugar researchhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16155268/ - blood sugar researchhttps://www.researchgate.net/figure/Classification-of-types-of-resistant-starch-RS-food-sources-and-factors-affecting_tbl1_330644723 - types of resistant starchhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19562607/ - cooling methodshttps://www.researchgate.net/profile/Abdulrahman-Hashem-2/publication/376857067_Effect_of_freezing_and_heating_white_bread_on_the_glycemic_response_of_healthy_individuals/links/658d0d2d2468df72d3dd7101/Effect-of-freezing-and-heating-white-bread-on-the-glycemic-response-of-healthy-individuals.pdf - breadhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17426743/ - breadhttps://apjcn.nhri.org.tw/server/APJCN/19/2/274.pdf - green bananas https://www.theendobellycoach.com/podcast/endo-carbs-blood-sugar - further listeninghttps://www.nhs.uk/common-health-questions/food-and-diet/can-reheating-rice-cause-food-poisoning/ - safe reheating instructions for riceNeed more help or want to learn how to work with me?Free resources:This podcast! Endometriosis Net ColumnEndometriosis News ColumnNewsletterInstagramWays to work with me:This EndoLife, It Starts with Breakfast digital cookbookMasterclasses in endo nutrition, surgery prep and recovery and pain reliefLive and Thrive with Endo: The Foundations DIY courseOne to one coaching info and applicationThis episode is sponsored by BeYou Cramp Relief Patches. Soothe period cramps the natural way with these 100% natural and discreet menthol and eucalyptus oil stick on patches. Click here to find out more and to shop: https://beyouonline.co.uk/pages/how-it-worksProduced by Chris Robson