Blood sugar is the measurement of glucose in the blood stream at any one time. Glucose comes from complex carbs, like vegetables, beans and whole grains, and simple carbs, like flour, pasta and honey. Complex carbs break down slower in the gut, resulting in a slow but steady drip of glucose to our blood stream, whereas simple sugars break down very quickly and are also typically very high in carbohydrates and so create what we call a blood sugar spike, which simply means your glucose levels in your blood are too high.

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Show Notes

Nutrition and blood sugar

https://endometriosis.net/living/how-to-balance-your-blood-sugar-levels-to-reduce-endo-symptoms

https://endometriosis.net/living/diet-sugar

Movement

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3747878/

https://shapeamerica.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/026404102321011715

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23467903/

Sleep

Walker, M. (2017). Why we sleep: Unlocking the power of sleep and dreams. Scribner.

https://www.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/shortening-sleep-time-increases-diabetes-risk-women

https://endometriosis.net/living/pain-relief-natural

https://www.theendobellycoach.com/podcast/hpa-axis-dysfunction-healing-tips-endometriosis?rq=sleep

https://www.theendobellycoach.com/podcast/night-waking-endo?rq=sleep

Masterclasses in endo nutrition, surgery prep and recovery and pain relief

https://www.theendobellycoach.com/podcast/supplements-shown-to-target-endometriosis?rq=supplements

https://www.theendobellycoach.com/podcast/supplements-for-period-pain-menstrual-symptoms?rq=supplements

https://endometriosis.net/living/diet-inflammation

Stress

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20660036/

https://www.thetappingsolution.com/science-research/

https://endometriosis.net/living/reduce-pain

https://nurosym.com/pages/clinical-evidence

https://www.theendobellycoach.com/podcast/sensate-vagus-nerve-toning?rq=sensate

https://www.getsensate.com

https://www.jessicamaguire.com

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