Are You Low Carb?
Hi Reader,
If you're a woman in your 40's and 50's and eating Low Carb for no medical reason, here's what you're missing out on.
Eating Complex Carbs (+Loads of Fruits & Veggies) throughout your day will:
- Increase effectiveness of your workout
- Reduce your inflammation response
- Increase your metabolic response
- Suppress Cortisol release throughout the day
- Decrease Cortisol spike after long-duration Zone 3-4 workouts (the type I poo-poo'd last week)
- Reduce negative mood after stress
Checking in: cortisol creates insulin resistance & fat storage around the organs which are signs of increased Diabetes risk.
Why you've already read the word "Cortisol" four times in under a minute: the hormone is significantly higher in women in menopause transition phases (any time leading up to your first 12 consecutive months w/o a period).
Cortisol is on average higher throughout the day, and typically follows your circadian biology in change over a 24-hour period. Also, stressors that used to be no big deal become higher cortisol-pushing events.
If you're actively avoiding carbs and would like to get some of the bennies I described above, try these tips:
- If you're Carb-anxious, recognize that and give yourself patience. We lived through a lot of diet culture bullshit that centered around carbs being "bad."
- Get yourself used to having carbs again. Start by adding "just some," 1/4 to 1/2 cup of whatever whole grain you like, to your meal.
- Anytime you have veggies, overflow that plate with them!
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Happy Almost Summer,
Anne
Homegrown Fit ANNE
I love to help people move, feel, and look better!
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