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Beautiful fresh trout ๐ŸŸโœจ What a treat to find Beautiful fresh trout ๐ŸŸโœจ What a treat to find one with such lovely sparkling scales. ๐Ÿ™Œ . . Rainbow trout has plenty of B vitamins, antioxidants, selenium, phosphorus and more than the RDA for potassium. ๐Ÿ˜‹ . . I'm trying to listen to body more and follow my tastes, alternating red meat with wild game, organic chicken and seafood. ๐Ÿค . . Does trout have a place on your dinner table?
How does your blood glucose respond to the cold? โ„๏ธ . . Normally, a walk will cause blood glucose to fall, (such as in the first graph advice) but during these cold frosty mornings, I noticed a small increase, which got me wondering why. ๐Ÿค” . . What is it about the cold that causes blood glucose to increase? ๐Ÿ“ˆ . . Cold weather is a form of hometic stress, causing the body to release hormones such as adrenalin and cortisol, which prompts the liver to release more glucose for energy. โšก๏ธ . . Interestingly, higher blood glucose levels may make you feel warmer in cold weather. ๐Ÿ”ฅ . . Thereโ€™s even a suggestion that diabetes may have helped our European ancestors survive the extreme cold! ๐Ÿฅถ . . In Dr. Moalemโ€™s book, Survival of the Sickest, she suggests that our bodies slowed the production of insulin, in response to the cold, allowing blood glucose to rise, likening it to the effects of antifreeze! ๐Ÿ’ฆ . . This was during a time when we would have had lots of brown fat to keep us warm, as brown fat is able to draw glucose from the bloodstream, preventing blood glucose levels getting too high. ๐ŸŽข . . Has anyone else noticed any changes over the winter? . . Thanks to @glucosegoddess for the use of her app. ๐Ÿ™
Creamy tapioca custard, yogurt, pomegranate seeds Creamy tapioca custard, yogurt, pomegranate seeds and raw honey โค๏ธ . . This little paleo dessert or breakfast mix is made from tapioca pearls. Do you remember that chewy milk based pudding that perhaps your grandparents served up? ๐Ÿง . . The tapioca pearls are soaked for several hours, before bringing to the boil and simmered until soft, stirring constantly. I added butter, vanilla paste and full fat milk (very sad that there was no way to retain the rawness of my fresh milk, but uncooked tapioca pearls are toxic) for double the amount of pearls. At the end, I added some whisked eggs to give a custard consistency. ๐Ÿฅš . . It keeps in the fridge for a few days and is delicious with yogurt, sweetened with raw honey and topped with berries. ๐Ÿ“
And breath ๐ŸŒฌ Our house sale completed and we no And breath ๐ŸŒฌ Our house sale completed and we now have running water, gas and electricity in our caravan. The temperature was even in double digits this morning. We're ready to ride out the winter, whilst our new home is being built. โ„๏ธ๐Ÿก . . Somehow it's a Friday and a sense of normality is slowly being restored, amongst the boxes. ๐Ÿ“ฆ . . Time for a nourishing lunch of gluten free sourdough, chicken liver, parmesan, beetroot, chopped apricots and herbs. ๐Ÿ“๐ŸŒฟ . . Have a lovely Friday all โœจ
Enjoying a much needed bone broth and lightly boil Enjoying a much needed bone broth and lightly boiled eggs with root veggies, amongst moving house. ๐Ÿฒ . . Boil a large egg for 6-7 minutes to cook the white, but not the yoke. ๐Ÿณ
One of my favourite nutrient dense and satiating l One of my favourite nutrient dense and satiating lunches this week, consisting of homemade chicken liver pate, with A2 cream cheese, herbs and dried apricots on a gluten free sourdough, served with beetroot. โœจ . . Full of bioavailable vitamin A, B12 and Folate, great for eye health, memory and energy. Chicken livers contain phosphorus too, which combines with calcium, to form strong teeth and bones. ๐Ÿฆด . . I find that my body regulates my desire for liver. I usually incorporate it into my diet every few weeks and rotate through chicken, lamb and ox liver, to vary the nutrient profile.
Happy Friday all! Taking a pause amongst a busy da Happy Friday all! Taking a pause amongst a busy day, to enjoy a nourishing bone broth from 24 hour stewed beef cheek, shin and bones. ๐Ÿฆด . . Added pre-steamed carrots and sweet potatoes, lightly boiled eggs and herbs. ๐ŸŒฟ
How to tame the blood glucose damaging effects of How to tame the blood glucose damaging effects of oats ๐ŸŽข . . Mix in an egg with your oats as you're cooking, along with a generous portion of butter. ๐Ÿฅš . . Cinnamon won't help, as it's effects take months to make a difference. . . Fruit will increase the spike too, So think of protein and fat as balancing out the sugary oats and fruit. โš–๏ธ . . Personally I wasn't a fan and don't think I'll be recommending these any time soon. . . However, it was interesting to see that the high blood glucose inducing effects of grains can be managed by balancing out your macros. ๐Ÿ™Œ . . The graphs are courtesy of @glucosegoddess app ๐Ÿ™
I cut out oats a few years ago, because I started I cut out oats a few years ago, because I started to find that they made me itchy and didn't help my mood. ๐Ÿคฏ . . Yet they're continually touted as a healthy breakfast option and whilst I was wearing a CGM, I wanted to find out what the impact was on blood glucose. Could I ever advise oats when I qualify as a nutritionist? . . I had a set of experiments planned, to test with coconut milk, raw milk, overnight, cooked, plain or with fruit etc... . . But a few days in, my old allergies came back. My skin started to flare up and I even developed asthma, which quickly resolved after a few days of stopping. . . Oats are after all a grain, with their own set of defense mechanisms, such as phytates that can wreak havoc in the gut. . . Phytate is an anti-nutrient, that impairs the absorption of iron, zinc, calcium and more. . . I did one more round of testing, but I don't plan on eating any more oats for a long time! ๐Ÿ˜… . . What's your take on oats?
Why are oats seen as a healthy breakfast option? ๐Ÿฅฃ . . I'm currently studying nutrition and one of the frequently recommended breakfasts is oats, often with the addition of fruits toppings and nuts. ๐Ÿฟ . . Whilst I'm allergic to nuts and seeds, so I couldn't try that, I did add collagen powder for protein, along with full fat milk and fruit puree. ๐Ÿ’ . . And here with the effects on blood glucose: . . Cooked oats: 7.9 mmol / 142 mg/dl Raw oats: 7.8 mmol / 140 mg/dl . . Spikes up to 140, however short are thought to be detrimental to the beta cells in our pancreas and not healthy long term, especially if we want to be preventative against #type2diabetes. . . I had wondered if overnight oats (soaked in raw milk and kefir) would produce a lower response. The difference was marginal. . . Sure, oats probably have a lower response than a breakfast cereal filled with refined sugar and wheat, but I was genuinely shocked that these 'healthy bowls' took my blood glucose so high.๐ŸŽข . . Are oats part of your routine? See my post after next, for ways to lower the response... ๐Ÿณ . . Thanks to the inspiring @glucosegoddess for the use of her app to create these comparisons โค๏ธ
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