12/24/2025
❌ Don’t Double Carb ❌
Holiday meals often combine multiple refined carbohydrates in one sitting:
Bread + potatoes + stuffing + dessert
This matters because refined carbs digest quickly, causing a rapid rise in blood glucose.
🧪 What Happens in the body...
1️⃣ Refined carbs (white flour, sugar, processed starches)
→ break down rapidly into glucose
2️⃣ Blood sugar spikes
→ pancreas releases insulin to clear glucose from the blood
3️⃣ High insulin signals the body to store excess glucose as fat, especially when intake exceeds immediate energy needs
4️⃣ Repeating this pattern (especially at dinner) can worsen - fat storage - cravings - energy crashes - inflammation
✅ The Nutrition Cheat Code: Avoid having 2+ refined carbs in the same meal.
✔ Choose one refined carb or none
✔ Prioritize protein and fiber first
✔ This reduces insulin spikes without restriction
🌾 Why unrefined carbs are different...
Unrefined carbs (vegetables, legumes, intact whole grains): Contain fiber, which slows digestion | Create a gradual glucose rise | Require less insulin to manage | Support gut health and metabolic flexibility
This is why a plate with:
✔ protein + vegetables + ONE refined carb
has a completely different metabolic response than:
❌ protein + vegetables + bread + potatoes + stuffing
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