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by m463 966 days ago
I found the book "the glucose revolution" to be super helpful with respect to diet for keeping myself sharp with constant energy levels.

The idea is to prevent glucose spikes.

if you prevent them your body will do much better. It will release less insulin and that means less damage and less food converted to fat.

And spikes are followed by a crash, which is when energy plummets, attention wanders and cravings kick in.

found this ppt with some of the ideas summarized (not by author):

https://www.believebig.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Glucos...

examples: - eat foods in order: first fiber, then proteins/fats, last carbs

- walk 10 minutes after eating

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