bloodsugarbalance Archives – Wild Lyons Wellness

Women shouldn’t only feel alive for two weeks of the month

One thing a lot of women have in common is they feel like complete trash the week before their periods and during.

For some it starts as early as right after ovulation, giving them three weeks of hormonal symptomatic, emotional chaos. Their symptoms can take over their life and in some cases can ruin their life.

Another thing most of these women have in common?

Blood sugar dysregulation.

It’s no surprise that once they start working on blood sugar balance their moods get better, they are no longer an emotional wreck leading up to their periods, they are no longer in pain or having to spend their period in bed, they feel lighter, less anxious and honestly, are so much more fun to be around.

It may sound simple but by balancing your blood sugar consistently you can get your life back.

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Women function best in a well-fed state

Alright ladies, listen up.

Your body will always fight for homeostasis and whether you like it or not your body requires carbs. How much? That is up to your discretion and individual needs.

It is no coincidence that women come to me trying to recover from their years of restriction and low carb dieting after it stops working *SHOCKING* 🙃

They are now putting on the weight they lost, their thyroids are trashed, minerals tanked and they put their bodies into a hyper reactive state reacting to everything they are putting in their mouths.

Mark my words. Any diet that discriminates against a macro group will go down as the most detrimental diets in history (especially for women). I’m talking to you keto, carnivore, low carbers!

Rather than doing something drastic because “carbs are causing xyz_” have you ever thought maybe you need to adjust your macro ratios and the types/quality of carbs you are eating based on how you live your life?

Repeat after me.

EACH MACRO HAS A PURPOSE!

How your body uses those macros is determined by your current state of health and the life you live.

Poor sleep? Long hike? Strength training? Stressful day of work? Laying in the sun? Poor digestion? THESE are all factors that effect your energy needs and how you will use said energy.

Something I know for sure is a healthy woman that understands her body is a woman that can utilize all macros; carbs, proteins and fats for energy effortlessly.

Imagine that? What freedom.

Menopause is a reflection of how you have lived your life

Ladies in your 20’s, 30’s, 40’s, listen up!

I know you’re thinking “But Laura, I don’t care about menopause i’m so young”

Girlfriend, it’s time to start nourishing and understanding your body now or you will pay later.

One of the biggest questions I get is does the information I teach apply to menopausal women.

ABSOLUTLY.

The fact that we have been bombarded with messaging telling us that during peri and post menopause we just need to eat less, we need to switch to some super restrictive diet because we will will gain 100 pounds, we need to use all these creams and beauty treatments and take hormone replacement therapy for all those dreadful symptoms.

We have somehow become these weak, fat, ugly, dried up wrinkled raisins with zero sex appeal. Our vaginas are like the Sahara desert, our bones are just going to break merely getting out of bed, our breasts hang down to our knees, and we are riddled with hot flashes, arthritis and mood swings to top it off.

LIFE IS OVER. THROW IN THE TOWEL NOW. I’M OFFICIALLY DECEASED.

This is complete and total BS. And it does not need to be that way!

How have we turned a truly natural process in a woman’s life into a money making industry?

A natural process that is still a mystery to most scientists and researchers because women and women’s cycles are “complicated.”

Billions of dollars are spent on adverting estrogen as a cure all. But luckily we are now becoming aware of estrogen being the culprit to many cancers and disease in the body.

Oh wait silly me…

These are the same people that have created the stressful, estrogenic lives we lead causing us to have these dreadful menopausal symptoms in the first place.

Due to this we need to have more awareness than ever before. We need to understand what true nourishment is, we need to make adjustments in our lives to combat all the lies we have been told about how to lives our lives.

Just know. Nature did not make a mistake.

Menopause is a normal, natural physiological adjustment. Stop letting influencers, ads or doctors make you think otherwise.

A healthy transition requires two things: Nourishing your body with proper nutrition + limiting stress.

Sugar + Carbs are not causing (insert symptoms or disease here). So what is?

“Laura my blood sugar spikes after eating. I must be insulin resistant, I need to eliminate carbs”

Whoever decided that we needed to keep our blood sugar as low as possible literally has no idea how the body works. Your blood sugar going up after a meal is NORMAL. Shocking I know. We are fearing a natural, healthy response to food.

A genius idea…

How about we supply the body what it needs often and keep it steady throughout the entire day to prevent the blood sugar rollercoaster and stress response?

For as long as I can remember we have been blaming sugar and carbs for every health ailment known to man. How many times have you been told to “just eliminate carbs”

Let me ask you.

How can something be so detrimental to our health when it is what our bodies, our cells, require to function optimally? Really, think about it. Our bodies preferred + optimal source of fuel is glucose (sugar).

It’s all about consuming the right types of sugar + limiting PUFAs.

Hear me out.

PUFAs in your bloodstream compete with sugar + block your cells from being able to metabolize your blood sugar.

When we are no longer giving our body it’s preferred source of fuel, our body begins to release stress hormones to keep you alive + prevent your blood sugar from dropping too low.

First the rise of adrenaline triggers stored PUFAs to be released into your blood stream which then prevents your body from being able to use sugar promoting insulin resistance of the cell + cell death.

Then as cortisol rises + protein breaks down + glucose surges + it is blocked from entering your cells + then this causes more adrenaline to rise, which leads to more insulin resistance + more cell death.

It’s the stored PUFA, released by stress or hunger, that slow metabolism and cause your insulin “resistance,” carb intolerance or diabetes.

You are not addicted to sugar, your body is probably just craving nourishment from over-consumption of PUFAs that have been starving your cells of glucose.

Short term you may eliminate carbs + feel great (bandaid) until you don’t and your metabolism tanks, your thyroid sucks, your liver isn’t functioning, your digestion is terrible, + your hormones are wack.

Things you don’t have to do to balance your hormones vs. Things you should do to balance your hormones

If I had a dollar for every woman that has told me these silly stories I would be one rich bitch.

“I was told to eliminate dairy and sugar for my PCOS because they are inflammatory”

“I was told to go low carb because I have insulin resistance”

“I was told to seed cycle to balance my hormones”

“I was told to take – insert supplement- to help with estrogen dominance, PMS and progesterone production”

“I was told I need to start eating more cruciferous vegetables to help with detox”

“I was told to eliminate animal foods and saturated fat because they are loaded with hormones and mucus”

“I was told to take fish oil because it will help with my acne and is anti-inflammatory”

What should you be asking?

“OKAY, BUT WHY?”

Crickets….

Or 9x out of 10 they will throw some bogus study at you to validate their claims that was done on rats, mice, men, or a very tiny group of participants and think it’s now the holy grail of advice without doing their own research and having client experience (the most important learning of all).

If someone gives you these blanket statements without being able to explain why or they fail to recognize the basic physiology and biology of women then RUN.

If they fail to mention:

The impact of cruciferous vegetables on your thyroid.

The long term consequences of eliminating carbs/ sugar and what happens to your body when you do. Hello stress hormones!

How nuts/seeds and fish oils are PUFAs, estrogenic and how they can contribute to toxin load and go rancid in the body.

The nutrients you miss out on by eliminate animal proteins and saturated fats.

How taking a hormone balancing supplement or birth control is not getting the root of your hormone balance.

Before you go following these recommendations and going down rabbit holes…

It’s all about the foundations baby!

+ Blood sugar
+ Minerals
+ Digestion
+ Liver, bile and detox
+ Stress
+ Sleep

It can be that simple.

Our body is a beautiful machine where everything is connected and intertwines.

Never look at hormones and symptoms in isolation or you will likely end up in a hole.