Keep Your Body Balanced

HAPPY SATURDAY TO ONE AND ALL :-)

Today I want to talk a little bit about 'keeping your body balanced' and I'll start by having you answer a few questions:

Have you ever had recurrent dives in your mood? 

Is your concentration a little 'off'?

How about your energy level?

Feeling a little 'blue'?

If you are experiencing any of the symptoms listed above, you may be experiencing 'blood sugar imbalance'.

If you drink that cup of coffee or tea in the morning and feel 'great' for a while, but then begin to go into a 'slump' - - - chances are you are suffering the effects of the 'blood sugar seesaw'.

DID YOU KNOW - - - ?

• when blood sugar plummets - lethargy, irritability, light-headedness or headaches may set in;
• that when you automatically reach for that extra cup of coffee or grab that sugar-loaded snack, you've just hopped on to the 'blood sugar seasaw' again.

So - how do I get off the seesaw you may ask????

• First recognize which foods or drinks 'cause' the blood sugar levels to rise the quickest.  [The easy ones to spot are cookies, candy, doughnuts, chocolate, coffee and tea.  But the more insidious culprits may be:  bread, baked beans, fruit juice, sugary breakfast cereals, catsup and 'most' convenience meals!]  You can begin to see just how easy it is to 'over indulge in sugar'.

To stabilize your blood sugar levels - follow these simple rules:

1. Eat, regularly;
2. Don't skip breakfast;
3. Never go more that four hours without food;
4. Try eating 5 or 6 smaller meals in you have any of the symptoms listed above;
5. Choose food 'carefully' to avoid steep rises in blood sugar.

Tomorrow I will talk about the 'Glycemic Index' - also known as GI.  You are going to want to become familiar with this index if you answered yes to any of the symptoms listed above. 

Until then, "Good health and wellness to everyone".  Terrie