Easy eating ‘schedule’ DITCHES diabetes

If you have diabetes, you know the drill…

Before you put anything into your mouth you have to check your blood sugar.

It feels like you spend half of your life whipping out that glucose monitor to make sure your numbers aren’t too high or too low.

It’s a frustrating reality that can leave you missing out on well-deserved celebrations or get-togethers with friends and family.

Well, friend, I have some good news.

According to research, ditching diabetes may be as simple as following this simple eating ‘schedule.’

Researchers from the Intermountain Healthcare Heart Institute found that intermittent fasting helps reduce inflammation – which is a well-known ‘trigger’ for diabetes.

Intermittent fasting is when you eat all your meals within a 6-to-8-hour window each day.

So instead of earing during the traditional breakfast, lunch, and dinner time frames… you eat during a specific ‘eating window.’

Now before you roll your eyes at another diet, I assure you intermittent fasting isn’t just some ‘fad’.

Studies have found that this eating ‘lifestyle’ comes with all kinds of health benefits… including lower blood pressure and a healthy weight.

And now, the scientists behind this latest study say intermittent fasting works so well against inflammation, that it helps your body just like a prescription diabetes medication…

But, without any of the side effects that come with diabetes drugs!

Over the course of six months, study authors examined how fasting can affect the body’s galectin-3 levels –a protein linked to bodily inflammatory responses.

The higher your galectin-3 levels are, the better your body can control and regulate inflammation.

The study found that when folks ‘fasted’ they had much higher amounts of galectin-3 compared to folks who didn’t fast.

But that’s not all fasting did…

The researchers also noted that intermittent fasting led to lower rates of both HOMA-IR (insulin resistance) and MSS (metabolic syndrome).

These findings are important because according to the study, these effects are very similar to SGLT-2 inhibitors, a type of drug used to lower high glucose levels primarily among type 2 diabetes patients.

In other words, intermittent fasting can work JUST LIKE one of the top diabetes drugs out there… but without the risk (and high-cost)!

If you are thinking about trying intermittent fasting, it’s easier than you think – and you don’t have to cut out flavorful foods.

For example, you could eat your first meal of the day at 11 a.m. and your ‘final’ meal (aka dinner) at 6 p.m.

Both meals could easy have a quality source of protein (like salmon), a nutrient-rich vegetable (like spinach or kale), and a satisfying starch (like brown rice or a sweet potato).

This will ensure you’re getting plenty of vitamins and minerals WITHOUT sacrificing taste… or overdoing it on the calories late in the day.

Be sure to have a conversation with your doctor about intermitting fasting before trying it.

To ‘timing’ out diabetes,
Sarah Reagan

Sources:

Anderer, John. “Intermittent fasting reduces inflammation, helps the body like a diabetes medication.” 11/16/21. https://studyfinds.org/intermittent-fasting-inflammation/