Health Update: After You Eat, Get Moving!
Hello everyone:
Controlling your blood sugar is a key component of long-term health management. Blood sugar issues are tied to many chronic health conditions, such as high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol, kidney disease, dementia, brain fog, weight gain, arterial disease, hormonal imbalances, heart disease, stroke risk, and many more illnesses. And did I say…inflammation!!! Recently I was reading the cookbook called the Glucose Goddess Method which is based on eating and other strategies to optimize blood sugar, lower insulin spikes, lower inflammation, and associated problems. In the book, the author mentions that after eating it is very beneficial to move…to get up and go for a walk. Here is what the science says in support of her insights:
- A new meta-analysis published in Sports Medicine suggests that even 2 to 5 minutes of light walking right after eating may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes.
- Just standing — rather than sitting — may also help, though not as much, the study found.
- The study finds that light walking or standing helps smooth post-meal blood sugar spikes.
Bottom Line:
After you eat, get moving even if it is for only a few minutes. Keeping our blood sugar and insulin from spiking are excellent ways to invest in our health bank account and promote an optimal and healthy longevity.
To make this effect even better, make sure you start each meal with fiber rich vegetables of some type…whether that is your salad or some broccoli or other green thing…research reveals that eating a fiber rich vegetable first can lower your insulin and glucose spike and thus prevent weight gain and other problems. Check out the Glucose Goddess Method cookbook by Jessie Inchauspe if you have a problem with a sweet tooth, weight, or any of the problems I listed above.
