Root Cause Reset

All Things Blood Sugar: Why It Matters More Than Ever (Especially in Your 40s & 50s)


Listen Later

Blood sugar isn’t just about carbs, glucose monitors, or avoiding desserts — it’s one of the biggest, most overlooked levers affecting women’s gut health, hormones, mood, energy, sleep, and weight… especially during perimenopause.

In this episode, April (Functional Practitioner + gut health specialist) and Dani (mold + environmental health expert) break down blood sugar in a way that finally makes sense — with real-life examples, practical tools, and a few laughs along the way.

You’ll learn:
• What blood sugar actually is — and why instability is the real issue
• Why women in their 40s and 50s feel blood sugar swings more intensely
• The hidden habits driving crashes, cravings, irritability, and 2–3am wake-ups
• How cortisol, stress, and under-eating throw your metabolism off
• Why weight loss resistance has more to do with insulin than cutting carbs
• The most powerful habits to stabilize blood sugar (that don’t require dieting)
• Which labs matter most — and why insulin is the secret early indicator
• Simple supplements that can support metabolic balance

If you’re feeling tired-but-wired, craving everything, frustrated with weight loss, or riding the emotional rollercoaster of perimenopause, this episode is your roadmap to finally feeling steady again.

Share this with a friend who might need a reset — and if you’re ready for personalized support or functional testing, April and Dani are here to help.

Tune in, learn, breathe… and start giving your blood sugar the stability it’s been begging for.

Root-cause healing starts here. 💛

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Root Cause ResetBy April Blackford and Dani Larsen, Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioners