1. You are hungry – you are in a state of hypoglycemia.

2. You “over-carb” by eating too many carbohydrates for your body or by eating carbohydrates by themselves.

3. The carbohydrates are converted into glucose (i.e., blood sugar)

4. Your blood sugar spikes.

5. Your pancreas secretes insulin to bring your blood sugar levels down.

6. Excess insulin converts the excess glucose into blood fat (triglycerides ) and stores it in your fat cells. Excess insulin also raises LDL cholesterol .

7. Your blood sugar drops (hypoglycemia ), causing hunger, cravings, brain fog, lack of energy, and stress – creating a state of rebound hypoglycemia.

8. Hypoglycemia triggers the release of cortisol (which increases fat storage).

Why Is Stable Blood Sugar So Important?

Your brain, which controls every single cell in your body, every minute of every day, is totally dependent upon the level of glucose (the technical term for blood sugar) in your blood at any given instant for its effective functioning. When given glucose, however, your brain can only burn it – it has no way of storing any extra glucose for future use. That excess, instead, is converted into and stored as fat . What determines the level of glucose in your blood is what you put in your mouth – what you eat. Therefore, what you do or do not eat is the most important thing you do every day: What you put into your mouth controls the quality of your conscious awareness . And your conscious awareness dictates the quality of your life.

(1) Anytime you are hungry, you are in a state called hypoglycemi a. “Hypo” means “not enough.” “Glycemia” means “blood sugar.” Hypoglycemia, then, is the technical term for low blood sugar. We have been mistakenly taught that the answer to the hunger and cravings of low blood sugar is to eat carbohydrates. (2) For instance, a common carbohydrate-loaded breakfast is a glass of orange juice and a sweet roll. (3) The carbohydrates from this breakfast are converted to glucose (blood sugar). (4) This causes your blood sugar to spike. (5) In reaction, your pancreas secretes massive amounts of insulin . (6)

Insulin, the most powerful fat-storing hormone in your body, takes all the excess glucose from the orange juice and sweet roll your body and brain do not need and turns it into fat – technically known as triglycerides . Then insulin takes this fat and stores it in your fat cells. (7) As a result of the insulin activity, your blood sugar plummets, putting you now in a state called rebound hypoglycemia . This means your blood sugar level is even lower than it was before you had the orange juice and sweet roll. (8)
To counteract this, your body releases cortisol , the most powerful stress hormone in your body. Cortisol brings your blood sugar back up to normal, but at a price. Cortisol is catabolic, meaning it tears down your muscles and your bones for fuel, facilitates fat storage, depresses your immune system, and accelerates the aging of your brain (chronically elevated levels of cortisol are considered to be the leading cause of Alzheimer's). And this whole negative scenario came about simply because you “over-carbed” – ate too many carbohydrates for your body or ate carbs by themselves.

Once your insulin level is elevated, it stays elevated for 7 to 8 hours – meaning that your body will be storing fat for that period of time. Insulin activity is a one-way street. Elevated insulin means you can only store fat; you cannot burn any. Consistently eating too many carbs for your body means you are storing fat 24 hours a day. It also means that your blood sugar, after those temporary spikes, remains low and you are constantly craving carbs – all in a futile attempt by your brain to fix the damage done by the orange juice and sweet roll you had for breakfast.

Why Does the Blood Sugar Cycle Occur?

Always remember that, biologically, your body is millions of years old. Your body was never designed to eat processed carbohydrates, large amounts of carbs, or carbs by themselves.

The only way to avoid the blood sugar cycle problem is to eat in a way that is consistent with the physiology of your body. This means eating more lean protein, more raw fats and fewer carbohydrates. The answer to hunger and cravings is never carbs. It is always lean protein and raw fats. To eat carbs when you are hungry is like throwing gasoline on a fire.

There is a very relevant saying: One bite of sugar is too many, and a thousand bites are not enough. As the Stable Blood Sugar Model shows, it is ultimately impossible to satisfy your hunger with carbs. The more you eat, the more you want. Sugar is one of the most addictive substances known to man, and leads to obesity, depression, and lethargy.

How Do You Keep Your Blood Sugar Stable?

You can eat lean protein by itself because lean protein will not raise your insulin level or disrupt your blood sugar. You can eat raw fats and oils – e.g., raw seed oils, raw nuts , raw seeds – alone for the same reason. Never eat carbohydrates of any kind by themselves.

Carbohydrates eaten alone will spike your blood sugar and trigger the whole nasty chain of events described in the Stable Blood Sugar Model .

• Example. A piece of fruit for a snack for you or your children would trigger the blood sugar cycle just described because you are eating a carbohydrate with no protein or fats. However, if you add a few raw almonds (raw fats) along with the piece of fruit, the result is stable blood sugar, hunger satisfaction, and a healthier body.

Remember…


To keep your blood sugar stable, start with plenty of lean protein such as chicken, fish , or turkey. Add some raw fats – raw seed oils, raw nuts , raw seeds , avocado, or extra-virgin olive oil . Finally, include no more than a cup of unprocessed carbohydrates (non-starchy vegetables are your best choice).