Blood Glucose: Have you ever felt waking up energized at 7 am but experiencing a blood sugar storm by 10 am? Mood swings creep in, brain fog rolls in and a migraine looms like a big thunder. Sounds familiar?
It’s not just another bad day, but possibly your body’s blood glucose levels on a spike, often marked by breakfast blunders. A 2025 Neurology study linked body glucose spikes to 35 percent higher migraine risk.
Tips To Dodge The Blood Glucose Storm
Blunder 1: The Skip—Inviting Cortisol Chaos
If you miss your breakfast every now and then, you are deliberately putting your body at risk. Your body would get into the panic mode and pump cortisol, the body’s stress hormone, to start converting muscle to glucose. The result would be 25-40 mg/dL spikes and shaky moods. To fix, you should ideally consume protein first within 90 minutes of waking up.
Blunder 2: Juice and Cereal Tsunamis
Do your bombard your body with fruit juices or cereal tsunamis every day? This can cause a gastrointestinal index of 65-80 flooding your system to crash your body into the migraine territory. Try oats and cinnamon!
Blunder 3: Carb Monologues Without Backup
Pancakes solo? This can be a costly mistake. The absence of protein or fat would translate to rapid absorption and a drop in serotonin (the body’s happy chemical). Nurture your body with full-fat cottage cheese and berries.
Blunder 4: Sneaky Sugar Saboteurs
The last thing you want to do is to brew blood glucose storms in your body by packing on the so-called healthy bars and yogurts. Excess fructose levels can significantly trigger inflammation in the body. Always make it a habit to carefully read product labels.
Do good to your health, your body would love it!
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