Unbalanced blood sugar is a concern for modern medicine today and was a familiar subject to the
If blood sugar dips too low, you may feel light-headed and irritable. This could indicate that your
While medication, insulin shots, and strict dietary restrictions are helpful and often necessary when trying to control blood sugar,
From an Ayurvedic perspective, one way to support balanced blood sugar is to cleanse the blood, thereby reducing the amount of
One of the best ways to reset cravings due to low blood sugar is through diet. For blood sugar imbalances caused by irregular eating, the consumption of cold foods, and mental destabilizers like worry and anxiety, try sitting down to three square meals day, at the same time every day, to ground the body. Consider warm, moist foods like kitchari to support
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The Food and Drug Administration recommends adults cap added sugar intake at 12.5 teaspoons (50 grams) of sugar a day. These recommendations don't take into account naturally occurring sugar like fructose in fruit, just sugar added to processed foods. Consider the sugar contents in a 20-ounce bottle of soda, which contains 65 grams of sugar—fifteen grams over the suggested daily recommendation. That's only the sugar contents of one beverage!
The World Health Organization doesn't believe the FDA is going far enough. Their recommendations are half of the FDA's—capping added sugar intake at 25 grams. Check labels for sneaky sugar contents. Commercial ketchup, for example, has four grams of sugar, but that's only for one tablespoon. How many people only eat one tablespoon of ketchup on their roasted potatoes? In addition to limiting processed foods, check labels for sugar synonyms, like sucrose, high fructose corn syrup, and maltose.
If you are concerned about your blood sugar level, you need to seek your doctor's advice. But supplementing a doctor's regimen with Ayurvedic practices—or even employing these practices early on to prevent blood sugar issues—can help you take steps to live a sweet life, in balance.