5 Glucose Hacks to Avoid the Spike-Crash Cycle

I am sure you are familiar with the glucose spike-crash cycle. You take down a family-size bag of Cool Ranch Doritos and wash it down with a Coke, maybe have some Double Stuf Oreos with an ice-cold glass of milk or a couple of scoops of ice cream in a waffle cone. You get that dopamine hit and rush of energy from all the sugar, but then you’re in for a crash. Why can’t you have your cake and eat it too?

Jessie Inchauspé, known as the Glucose Goddess, is a French biochemist who shares science-based, practical eating tips to help people maintain glucose control and metabolic health. Jessie was on the Diary of a CEO podcast, where she explained what repeated glucose spikes do to the body and why minimizing them is essential. She also offered some of her glucose hacks based on scientific findings. The link below has a bookmark starting at the discussion of these hacks, but if you pretend you don’t have time to listen, I’ve got you covered with some highlights.

Jessie says you can have your cake and eat it too, as long as you employ some hacks. Let’s dive in!