Is Your Blood Sugar High?
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Your body needs sugar to produce energy. Without it, you would die. Unfortunately, too much sugar can also kill you. As you can see, this is a very delicate balance.
by KatherineCrawford,M.S.


Your body needs sugar to produce energy. Without it, you would die. Unfortunately, too much sugar can also kill you. As you can see, this is a very delicate balance.

And in modern day environments, chronically elevated levels of blood sugar have become commonplace. After all, diabetes has been showing an unprecedented resurgence.

So here is how to prevent your blood sugar from getting too high:

1. Work your muscles: Muscles, or active tissues, take up a large amount of mass in your body. And working out your muscles is a great way to lower levels of blood sugar. This happens because exercise increases blood sugar transporters on the surface of your muscle cells.

2. Have insulin sensitizing foods: If you are more sensitive to insulin, you will be able to lower your blood sugar more effectively. And a great way to do this is by taking in some special insulin sensitizing foods. One such foods is cinnamon. Just make sure you get natural cinnamon, stay away from common cassia cinnamon.

3. Have some caffeine: Specifically, in the form of coffee. You see, some research has shown that drinking coffee can lower levels of blood sugar. Just make sure you don't add a bunch of creamer or sugar because this would simply cancel out the benefits.

4. Eat some chia: Chia is a nutty-like grain that has lots of omega-3 fats. And some studies have shown that taking chia seeds can lower blood sugar. You could experiment with putting some chia seeds in your breakfast every day, for instance.

5. Circulate carbohydrate intake: A great way to lower levels of blood sugar is by circulating your carbohydrate intake. In a nutshell, you simply restrict carbs on the days that you are less active and increase them on the days that you are more active.

Elevated levels of blood sugar will degrade your health to the point of no return when not treated. So make sure you take the necessary precautions to prevent this from happening to you!

DISCLAIMER: This article is provided as information only and is not to be taken as financial advice.