Low Glycemic Information

Low Glycemic Information

A carbohydrate, is a carbohydrate, is a carbohydrate! This statement is false, different carbohydrates affect your body in different ways. When a carbohydrate enters your body, it turns into a sugar. Some sugars burn faster than others, the sugars that burn slow are better than the sugars that burn fast. When you eat sugar, the pancreas produces insulin. Insulin helps sugar get to your cells so that it they turn it into energy. In the ideal situation everyday you will eat as much sugar as you need and then and your body will produce just the right amount of insulin to metabolize it. Sometimes you eat a little more sugar than you need and your body produces more insulin and stores it. The problem occurs when you eat too much sugar especially too many carbohydrates that burn fast. The insulin levels in your blood become elevated, overtime you can become resistant to the effects of insulin and need more and more of it. This is called insulin resistance.
Here is what happens when you have too much insulin
• Too much insulin makes you store more belly fat
• Increases sugar cravings and appetite
• Increases LDL, lowers HDL cholesterol, and raises triglycerides
• Causes 50% of all high blood pressure
• Makes blood sticky and likely to clot
• Stimulates the growth of cancer cells
• Increases inflammation and free radicals
• Causes dementia and is the major cause of heart attacks
• Causes low testosterone in men, infertility, hair loss, and acne in women
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So back to the carbohydrate discussion. The carbohydrates that burn slowly take longer to turn into insulin in your body; this allows your insulin levels to stay more consistent over time. This is a very healthy way to eat and it keeps your metabolism running smoothly. They key is to balance meals with healthy, whole protein, carbohydrates, and fats (low GLYCEMIC LOAD)
Some low glycemic foods include:
Protein- Nuts, seeds, beans, small wild fish, organic chicken
Carbohydrates- Vegetables, beans, fruit, whole grains rolled oats, millet, buckwheat) Herbs and spices
Fats- Extra virgin olive oil, nuts, seeds, avocadoes, and fish oil (omega-3 fats)
Suggestions:
• Make smarter cells with nutrients —Chromium, vanadium, magnesium, vitamin E, biotin, B vitamins, zinc, alpha lipoic acid, arginine, and carnitine
• Try herbs—ginseng, green tea, fenugreek, bitter melon, and garlic Glucomannan – Konjac root
• Try to eat as many unprocessed foods as possible in your day. Processed food adds convenience but lacks in nutrients. Please see our vitamin supplements article for more information.
• When eating grains try buckwheat, or whole grain options. Some whole grain foods have other ingredients in them to make them more like their processed counterparts. For instance, you will find large amounts of high fructose corn syrup in some wholegrain breads.
• Fruits and nuts go a long way when you are adding low glycemic foods into your diet. They fill you up and add the fiber to your diet that is necessary for optimal bodly function. Fiber substitutes are a different story!


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