Further TOPICS to support Glucose Balance

Harness the Benefits of Cold Exposure

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Didrik Esperland et al., “Health effects of voluntary exposure to cold water - a continuing subject of debate.” International journal of circumpolar health 81, no. 1 (2022): 2111789, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9518606/.

Gregory J Morton et al., “Evidence That the Sympathetic Nervous System Elicits Rapid, Coordinated, and Reciprocal Adjustments of Insulin Secretion and Insulin Sensitivity During Cold Exposure.” Diabetes 66, no. 4 (2017): 823-834, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5360298/. 

Yoanna M Ivanova et al., “Examining the benefits of cold exposure as a therapeutic strategy for obesity and type 2 diabetes.” Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) 130, no. 5 (2021): 1448-1459, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33764169/. 

Let Music Work Its Magic

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Chiedu Eseadi et al., “Potential impact of music interventions in managing diabetic conditions.” World journal of clinical cases 11, no. 13 (2023): 2916-2924, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37215419/. 

Ioana Patricia Bacus et al., “Play, art, music and exercise therapy impact on children with diabetes.” Irish journal of medical science 191, no. 6 (2022): 2663-2668, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35037160/. 

Add a Dash of Cinnamon

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Meysam Zarezadeh et al., “The effect of cinnamon supplementation on glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes or with polycystic ovary syndrome: an umbrella meta-analysis on interventional meta-analyses.” Diabetology & metabolic syndrome 15, no. 1 (2023):127, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10268424/. 

Practice Stress-Relieving Activities

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Abhishek Yadav et al., “Effects of Diaphragmatic Breathing and Systematic Relaxation on Depression, Anxiety, Stress, and Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.” International journal of yoga therapy 31, no. 1 (2021): Article_13, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34491340/.

Aswathy Sreedevi et al., “A Randomized controlled trial of the effect of yoga and peer support on glycaemic outcomes in women with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a feasibility study.” BMC complementary and alternative medicine 17, no. 1 (2017):100, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5297169/.

H A L Mousa, “Health Effects of Alkaline Diet and Water, Reduction of Digestive-tract Bacterial Load, and Earthing.” Alternative Therapies 22, no. 1 (2016): 24-33, https://un.uobasrah.edu.iq/papers/622.pdf.

James L Oschman et al., “The effects of grounding (earthing) on inflammation, the immune response, wound healing, and prevention and treatment of chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.” Journal of inflammation research vol. 8 (2015): 83-96, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4378297/.

Karol Sokal el al., “Earthing the human body influences physiologic processes.” Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) 17, no. 4 (2011): 301-308, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3154031/.

Shreelaxmi V Hegde et al., “Effects of Yoga Versus Sham Yoga on Oxidative Stress, Glycemic Status, and Anthropometry in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Single-Blinded Randomized Pilot Study.” International journal of yoga therapy 30, no. 1 (2020): 33-39, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31283365/. 

Ted Wilson et al., “Relaxation breathing improves human glycemic response.” Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) 19, no. 7 (2013): 633-636, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23360657/. 

Venugopal Vijayakumar et al., “Influence of Time of Yoga Practice and Gender Differences on Blood Glucose Levels in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Normal Healthy Adults.” Explore (New York, N.Y.) 14, no. 4 (2018): 283-288, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29803517/. 

Wendy Menigoz et al., “Integrative and lifestyle medicine strategies should include Earthing (grounding): Review of research evidence and clinical observations.” Explore (New York, N.Y.) 16, no. 3 (2020): 152-160, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1550830719305476.

Try Intermittent Fasting

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Florence Cook et al., “Compliance of participants undergoing a '5-2' intermittent fasting diet and impact on body weight.” Clinical nutrition ESPEN 52 (2022): 257-261, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36513463/.

JinA Kim et al., “Early Time-Restricted Eating Reduces Weight and Improves Glycemic Response in Young Adults: A Pre-Post Single-Arm Intervention Study.” Obesity facts 16, no. 1 (2023): 69-81, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36318892/.

Lijun Zhao et al., “Time-restricted eating alters the 24-hour profile of adipose tissue transcriptome in men with obesity.” Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) 31, Suppl 1 (2023): 63-74, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35912794/.

Take Standing Breaks

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Andrea T Duran et al., “Breaking Up Prolonged Sitting to Improve Cardiometabolic Risk: Dose-Response Analysis of a Randomized Crossover Trial.” Medicine and science in sports and exercise 55, no. 5 (2023): 847-855, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36728338/.

Teach Healthy Habits to Kids

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Elise M Faber et al., “The influence of food order on postprandial glucose levels in children with type 1 diabetes.” Pediatric diabetes 19, no. 4 (2018): 809-815, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29527759/.

Incorporate Nutritional Yeast

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Andreea Zurbau et al., “The effect of oat β-glucan on postprandial blood glucose and insulin responses: a systematic review and meta-analysis.” European journal of clinical nutrition 75, no. 11 (2021): 1540-1554, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33608654/.

Mengdai Xu et al., “Yeast β-glucan alleviates cognitive deficit by regulating gut microbiota and metabolites in Aβ1-42-induced AD-like mice.” International journal of biological macromolecules 161 (2020): 258-270, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32522544/.

Monika Elżbieta Jach et al., “Yeast Protein as an Easily Accessible Food Source.” Metabolites 12, no. 1 (2022): 63, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8780597/.

Wind Down with Chamomile Tea

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Jose A Villa-Rodriguez et al., “Green and Chamomile Teas, but not Acarbose, Attenuate Glucose and Fructose Transport via Inhibition of GLUT2 and GLUT5.” Molecular nutrition & food research 61, no. 12 (2017): 10.1002/mnfr.201700566, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28868668/. 

M Rafraf et al., “Effectiveness of chamomile tea on glycemic control and serum lipid profile in patients with type 2 diabetes,” Journal of endocrinological investigation 38, no. 2 (2015): 163-170, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25194428/.

Maria M Bayliak et al., “Chamomile as a potential remedy for obesity and metabolic syndrome,” EXCLI journal 20 (2021): 1261-1286, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8481792/.

Saira Saeed Khan et al., “Chamomile tea: herbal hypoglycemic alternative for conventional medicine,” Pakistan journal of pharmaceutical sciences 27, no. 5 (2014): 1509-1514, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25176245/.

Choose Sweeteners Thoughtfully

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Bettina K. Wölnerhanssen et al., “Gut hormone secretion, gastric emptying, and glycemic responses to erythritol and xylitol in lean and obese subjects.” American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism 310, no. 11 (2016): E1053-61, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27117004/.

Camilla Christine Bundgaard Anker et al., “Effect of Steviol Glycosides on Human Health with Emphasis on Type 2 Diabetic Biomarkers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.” Nutrients 11, no. 9 (2019): 1965, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6770957/.

Charlotte Debras et al., “Artificial Sweeteners and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in the Prospective NutriNet-Santé Cohort.” Diabetes care 46, no. 9 (2023): 1681-1690, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10465821/. 

Dina Ripken et al., “Steviol glycoside rebaudioside A induces glucagon-like peptide-1 and peptide YY release in a porcine ex vivo intestinal model.” Journal of agricultural and food chemistry 62, no. 33 (2014): 8365-70, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25062288/

H.E. Ford et al., “Effects of oral ingestion of sucralose on gut hormone response and appetite in healthy normal-weight subjects.” European journal of clinical nutrition 65, no. 4 (2011): 508-13, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21245879/. 

J. E. Blundell et al., “Paradoxical effects of an intense sweetener (aspartame) on appetite,” The Lancet (USA) 1, no. 8489 (1986): 1092-1093, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2871354/.

Jotham Suez et al., “Personalized microbiome-driven effects of non-nutritive sweeteners onhuman glucose tolerance.” Cell 185, no. 18 (2022): 3307-3328.e19, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35987213/. 

Stephen D. Anton et al., “Effects of stevia, aspartame, and sucrose on food intake, satiety, and postprandial glucose and insulin levels,” Appetite 55, no. 1 (2010): 37–43, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0195666310000826.

Yusaku Iwasaki et al., “GLP-1 release and vagal afferent activation mediate the beneficial metabolic and chronotherapeutic effects of D-allulose.” Nature communications 9, no. 1 (2018): 113, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5760716/.

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