Tag: #BloodSugar
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The Secret to Blood Sugar Balance While Gluten-Free (Or Grain Free) Vegan?
By Jennifer Whitmire, MS, MEd, MH, CHES, NEP If you’ve ever had energy crashes, sugar cravings, or a drop in your blood sugar, you know how blood sugar swings can really make you feel. And, your diet could be playing a bigger role than you think. While so many people focus on reducing sugar or…
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Stop Telling Me To Relax!
By Jennifer Whitmire MS, MEd, MH, CHES, NEP Living with an autoimmune disease can feel like an endless battle, especially for those of us with Type A personalities and perfectionist tendencies. We eat “right,” exercise, follow all the protocols, and yet, the autoimmune disease persists. In fact, many of us have more than one autoimmune…
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Do I Have To Buy Organic?
By Jennifer Whitmire MS, MEd, MH, CHES, NEP Most of you know my story… I received a scary diagnosis in 2007 (Graves disease), and we quit our jobs and moved to start a farm to grow our own food and teach people about food and health. No, it didn’t all happen right away! We started learning about…
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How Does A Vacation Help With Autoimmune Disease?
By Jennifer Whitmire MS, MEd, MH, CHES, NEP Let’s have a heart-to-heart about something that I need to listen to, too: taking breaks, time outs, and vacations. If you’ve experienced an autoimmune disease, you probably know how important it is to maintain balance. But, let’s be real – how often do you actually take a…
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Blood Sugar and Thyroid Hormones: What’s The Connection?
By Jennifer Whitmire MS, MEd, MH, CHES, NEP Ever wonder why your energy is so low at times, or why you’re constantly struggling with mood swings and weight changes? You might be dealing with out of balanced blood sugar levels and/or thyroid hormones. Maybe you know one of them is out of order. Quite often,…
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It’s Autoimmune! Why Are You Telling Me to Watch My Blood Sugar?
By Jennifer Whitmire MS, MEd, MH, CHES, NEP We know that type 1 diabetes is related to blood sugar and autoimmune disease, but autoimmune diseases like lupus, multiple sclerosis, Graves, and Hashimoto’s all impact blood sugar levels and can be related to insulin resistance. Insulin resistance occurs when our cells become less responsive to the…
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What Non-Sweet Foods Affect Blood Sugar and Thyroid Health?
By Jennifer Whitmire, MS, MEd, MH, CHES, NEP To keep thyroid hormones in balance, you must keep blood sugar in balance. While we usually think of sugar, cakes, and cookies when we discuss blood sugar, there are plenty of non-sweet foods that can affect blood sugar. Blood sugar levels and thyroid hormones are intricately connected with each influencing…
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What Do Meat, Dairy, and Eggs Have to Do with My Hashimoto’s and Blood Sugar?
By Jennifer Whitmire, MS, MEd, MH, CHES, NEP Diet, aka nutrients, are key factors in working with people with autoimmune thyroid disease while also homing in on blood sugar levels. Understanding how meat, dairy, and eggs impact Hashimoto’s and other autoimmune diseases along with blood sugar regulation can help you and your clients make educated…
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Sugar and HOT FLASHES? Anxiety, Memory, Sleep, Liver, Cancer, …
By Jennifer Whitmire, MS, MEd, MH, CHES, NEP Sugar is everywhere, sneaking into packaged foods and beverages, often in disguise. From foods that don’t even look like sugary cereals to flavored yogurt, “healthy” beverages, and even protein bars, sugar sneaks into so many foods. Sugar enhances flavor, increases palatability, and extends shelf life, making it…
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How Can You Find Out If You Need Help With YOUR Blood Sugar?
By Jennifer Whitmire, MS, MEd, MH, CHES, NEP As we strive for better health, understanding the balance of our body’s hormonal systems is key. Part of that system involves blood sugar which actually affects all of your systems. Could it be silently affecting your health? Most people don’t realize that their vision problems, weight gain,…
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