Fire Up Your Metabolism: The 3-2 Method

Fire Up Your Metabolism: The 3-2 Method

An epidemic is raging in our country today, and for the most part, people are completely unaware of its presence. The latest research has revealed that one in three adults over the age of 20 has diabetes or pre-diabetes right now—and 80% of them have no idea! These diseases, for which out-of-control blood sugar is the cause, wreck havoc in the entire body (whether you know you have them or not). Heart disease, strokes, kidney and liver disease, nerve pain, blindness, and certain cancers are the result.

Blood sugar fluctuation is the result of what and how much we eat. In our fast paced society, we tend to feed ourselves only when we have the time, and then only with whatever is the quickest to grab. This is the reason for some of our blood sugar woes. While there are many factors that can work towards regulating your blood sugar metabolism, there is an easy step you can take this very day to protect yourself from high and low blood sugar swings. I call it The 3-2 Method. Three meals, two snacks.  Simple, yes. Commonplace, no.

Your body’s sugar metabolism is much like a campfire. In the early morning only “hot coals” are left glowing. You must “begin the blaze” again with some breakfast “kindling”. When that meal  is finished “burning”, a healthy mid-morning snack is necessary to protect your blood sugar “fire” from burning too low. A well-portioned lunch should again be followed by a mid-afternoon snack, and finally by another health-ful meal at dinnertime. This daily 3-2 practice will help keep your blood sugar levels on target, while protecting you against food cravings and overeating at your next meal.

If this sounds like an awful lot of eating to you—that’s the point! Small, healthy food portions throughout the day lend themselves to well-controlled blood sugar levels.  And that, my friend, is what will help protect you from becoming this sugary epidemic’s next victim!