http://traffic.libsyn.com/realworldpaleo/RWP53.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe’re back with Episode 53 of the Real World Paleo Podcast. Christine has a conversation with certified nutrition specialist and NTP Amy Berger, MS, about the important role that the endocrine hormone insulin plays in blood sugar regulation, and how it’s possible to…
You may have heard of intermittent fasting–the idea has caught on as a way to jumpstart your metabolism and lose weight by burning fat instead of glucose. I recommend it to clients who have been on the Paleo diet for a while and tested it on myself recently. So what is intermittent fasting? Fasting involves…
http://traffic.libsyn.com/realworldpaleo/RWP11.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSChristine and Stephanie are back with Episode 11 of the Real World Paleo Podcast. We interview Amy Berger, MS, CNS, NTP, who wrote the ebook The Alzheimer’s Antidote. Alzheimer’s Disease has been referred to as Type 3 Diabetes because of the impact insulin…
http://traffic.libsyn.com/realworldpaleo/RWP10.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSChristine and Stephanie are back with Episode 10 of the Real World Paleo Podcast. November is American Diabetes Month and in recognition of that, we focus on prediabetes and type 2 diabetes, which has become an epidemic with more than 100 million Americans…
If you’ve been diagnosed with prediabetes, you may be wondering whether you should test your blood sugar level at home. You do want to have your blood sugar levels tested by a lab at least twice a year. A hemoglobin A1c test is a simple lab test that shows your average blood sugar level for the…
Once you’ve been diagnosed with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes, you want to choose foods that will NOT increase your blood sugar level. Tools that measure the impact of a particular food on your blood sugar are the Glycemic Index and the Glycemic Load. The Glycemic Index (GI) has been around since the 1980s when…
When I was on the blood sugar control diet three years ago, I limited the amount of fruit, grains, dairy, coffee, and alcohol I consumed for a few weeks and then eliminated all of these items except for fruit completely for a month. Over a 6-week period, I got my blood sugar under control, gained…
