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Jay Shetty PodcastThe SUGAR Expert: Everything You Need To Know About Glucose Spikes (& 5 HACKS TO PREVENT THEM)
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WHAT IT’S REALLY ABOUT
Jessie Inchauspé Explains Glucose Spikes and Simple Hacks to Tame Them
- Inchauspé says glucose spikes damage the body through mitochondrial fatigue, glycation (which she links to faster aging) and inflammation, and drive insulin-related problems such as fat gain and type 2 diabetes over time.
- She recommends a savory protein-based breakfast, eating vegetables first, adding vinegar before carb-heavy meals, moving muscles for 10 minutes after a meal, and never eating carbs 'naked' to flatten spikes.
- She argues that crashes after spikes activate a brain craving center, so steadier glucose reduces sugar cravings and fatigue and can improve sleep, mood and irritability, a link she first noticed in her own mental health.
- She criticizes calorie counting, diet culture, and processed or fruit-based breakfast foods, and urges people to learn what molecules are in their food rather than focus on weight.
- Late in the episode she promotes her Anti-Spike supplement and her book Glucose Revolution, shares a cautious view of Ozempic, and answers the host's Final Five questions.
IDEAS WORTH REMEMBERING
5 ideasGlucose spikes harm the body in three main ways
Inchauspé describes mitochondria overwhelmed into fatigue, glycation that she equates with faster aging, and inflammation, plus insulin responses that lead to fat storage and eventually type 2 diabetes.
Breakfast sets the tone for the whole day
She says a sweet breakfast on an empty stomach causes a big spike and crash, leading to cravings and fatigue, whereas a savory protein-based breakfast keeps glucose steady.
Order and context of eating matter more than quantity
She cites a study in which eating vegetables first reduced a meal's glucose spike by up to 75%, and says eating sweets after a meal rather than on an empty stomach lessens their impact.
Cravings are driven by glucose crashes, not weak willpower
She describes a brain-scan study in which falling glucose activated the craving center and made participants rate sweet foods highly, so steadier glucose lets people enjoy sugar by choice.
Small additive hacks can be easier than restriction
Vinegar diluted in water before a carb-heavy meal, 10 minutes of movement after a meal, and adding protein, fat or fiber to carbs are all presented as ways to improve health without cutting foods out.
WORDS WORTH SAVING
5 quotesThe more glucose spikes you have, the faster you age.
— Jessie Inchauspé
Your body doesn't care whether sugar came from an orange juice or whether sugar came from a beetroot and is now in a can of Coca-Cola.
— Jessie Inchauspé
Put clothing on your carbs. Never eat your carbs naked.
— Jessie Inchauspé
Your body's not trying to be annoying, I promise. Your body's trying to keep you alive.
— Jessie Inchauspé
This craze has shown us that we live in a society in which our food system is so toxic that we need to take a pill to prevent us from eating the food around us.
— Jessie Inchauspé
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