Glucose Goddess Diet

Hi never heard of it but it sounds just what I need. I have a couple of stone to loose and started a couple of weeks ago but as usual I’m finding it difficult. I’d love to feel energised and positive !
Could you tell me more ?

If you google Jessie Inchauspe- Glucose Goddess you'll find her ! On YouTube and Instagram too . I think I saw it initially on Channel 4
Basic 4 rules to follow:
1. Drink a glass of water with a tbsp of vinegar before meals
2. Savoury breakfast
3. Eat veggies first , then protein then carbs last .
4. Then exercise after your meal for 10 mins by going out for a walk or dancing about, anything that makes you move !
It's actually simple and easy to do , there's lots of scientific explanantions about it , but in practise it's making me feel great

Thank you I’ll have a look.

That sounds great and very doable. Any special kind of vinegar?

Read this before you part with your money.

www.womenshealthmag.com/uk/food/a63479623/glucose-goddess-hacks-reviewed-nutritionist/

I haven't parted with any money but I got her book out of the library and found it very interesting as I have always had blood sugar swings and do have a lot of food problems. (I'm not diabetic)

I also watched her programme on tv.

I had years of being woken up by a non-diabetic hypo every night due to a drop in blood sugar and nothing I tried helped, but I have followed her advice to eat food types in order (veggies, then protein then carbs) and those night-time hypos have stopped, so I'm a happy bunny.

I did see the tv programmes and thought I would give it a try.
These are the things I find difficult

Savoury breakfast. I usually have Oatifkakes and find that keeps me going till lunchtime. I couldn’t face an egg or sausage or anything like that first thing, What do you eat for savoury breakfast?

The glass of cider vinegar and water. Oh yuk yuk yuk!

I have taken to having a veggie starter - just a little one, carrot sticks or something- but how do you eat in a sequence if what you mostly have is stuff like veggie pasta with cheese or a stir fry or a curry? I do like a lot of taste in my meals. A bit of fish with some vegetables eaten in sequence is awfully dull.

Very willing to take any advice on how you make it work because I did actually feel more energetic when I tried for a few days.

Cannot understand, another "wellness guru", selling tablets for 49.00, to lessen your glucose spike. In healthy non diabetic people, the body sorts out this in a natural process. Good article in Women's Health re these dubious claims. As with the "no gluten " craze, unless you are coeliac or have IBS this is just another health fad. Talk about taking the joy out of eating.

I saw the GG on a programme a while ago and I’d like to give it a go. I do try and follow what she says re the savoury breakfast but sometimes I run out of ideas and just fancy cereal ( well muesli,porridge etc) and fruits.

Glad to hear it’s working for you.

I couldn't resist looking up the link to the Women's Health magazine and the writer, Sophie Gastman.
As I thought, and had to work hard to discover, she's simply a 'registered' nutritionist from who knows what university, apparently she graduated in 2020 but as important is that she's a social influencer, paid by corporate bodies who produce brands so her word is hardly better than any other:
podimo.com/dk/shows/self-indulge

Given the problems with brands, which are so often ultra highly processed and which drive obesity and the epidemic levels of type 2 diabetes, measuring glucose spikes is a step on the path towards considering how well your body is managing your food intake. Diabetes has connections with heart health and pancreatic/liver health.

BTW, Tesco sell something called Mother Culture Apple Cider vinegar which is not strained and is really rather good. I bought it by chance, have never liked any kind of vinegar but think this actually tasty! People with arthritis have long recommended the benefits of apple cider vinegar for health and pain relief. Scientific trials offer some support for it.
www.uchicagomedicine.org/forefront/health-and-wellness-articles/debunking-the-health-benefits-of-apple-cider-vinegar

That sounds brilliant, tiredoldwoman, thanks for posting. I already have some apple cider vinegar, left over from chutney making in September! - to use up.
And since I suspect a gluten intolerance, I’ve been keeping right off bread and having 2 boiled eggs, mashed on their own, for a ‘savoury’ breakfast (usually more of a brunch).

We have loads of veg anyway, so eating those first will be no problem.

Anyone who has done the Zoe nutrition programme will recognise pretty much all of the things recommended by the Glucose Goddess. She might be unqualified and flogging stuff but the advice is good and backed by studies as discussed in the Zoe podcasts and by Tim Spector.

I watched a couple of her programmes, and it was interesting, although much of it was common knowledge, well to me, anyway. The woman who ate 3 buttered crumpets for breakfast and was then horrified to be diagnosed as type 2 diabetic.....well honestly? I was also surprised that the young girl with the dreadful acne had not done some research herself on the effects of diet on your skin, again, I thought most people were aware of that. I can remember my later Mother, years ago when I was a teenager telling me that eating sweets would 'give me spots'

People’s enthusiasm for a new diet tends to mean they will loose weight at least to start with. To keep it of has to be a life style change
A while ago I did read that cider vinegar last thing at night helped reduce morning blood sugar spikes but can’t remember the details

It never cease to amaze me how ignorant people are about nutrition considering the information that is out there. Perhaps it is a case of there is non so blind as those who do not want to see
Again I thought most folks knew that exercise helps with mobility and flexibility. But ask physio and they will complain many folks do not do their exercises

Petra thanks for sharing this link.

Gwyllt I think that for some people the problem is maybe not only ignorance about nutrition, but also the overwhelming amount of contradictory information that abounds.

I watch a few motorhome youtubers.

One of them was pre diabetic.

He did lot of reading and found if you cook a dish (say spag bol) one day, put it in the fridge to eat the day after.

It can reduce the sugar spike by 50% some thing to do with it already having been cooked and cooled.

He did monitor his levels and it did prove to be right.

Also he goes for a short walk straight after his meal.