100 - Fighting pre-diabetes

Send us Fan Mail1. **Maintain a Healthy Weight:** Being overweight increases the risk of diabetes. Consistent exercise, like the routines in your CrossFit gym, combined with a nutritious diet, can help manage weight.2. **Balanced Diet:** Continue with your clean eating habits, emphasizing whole foods, lean proteins, healthy fats, and lots of vegetables. Focus on low glycemic index foods to prevent spikes in blood sugar levels.3. **Regular Exercise:** CrossFit is fantastic for overall fitness, but incorporating regular aerobic exercise like running, cycling, or swimming alongside strength training can further improve insulin sensitivity and reduce diabetes risk.4. **Stay Hydrated:** Adequate water intake is crucial for metabolic health. Encourage your clients to stay hydrated during and after workouts.5. **Monitor Blood Sugar Levels:** Regularly check blood sugar levels, especially if there's a family history of diabetes or any concerning symptoms.6. **Stress Management:** Stress can impact blood sugar levels. Encourage stress-reduction practices like meditation, yoga, or mindfulness techniques.7. **Adequate Sleep:** Poor sleep patterns can affect insulin sensitivity. Aim for consistent, quality sleep each night.8. **Regular Check-ups:** Avoid these foods and drinks :1. **Soda and Sugary Drinks:** Regular sodas, sweetened teas, energy drinks, and fruit juices can contain a high amount of added sugars.2. **Candies and Sweets:** Candies, chocolates, pastries, ice cream, and desserts are typically loaded with added sugars.3. **Processed Breakfast Cereals:** Many breakfast cereals contain high levels of added sugars and refined carbohydrates.4. **Baked Goods:** Cakes, cookies, pastries, and doughnuts are often high in both sugars and refined flour.5. **Sweetened Yogurts:** Flavored yogurts often have added sugars. Opt for plain yogurt and add fresh fruits for sweetness.6. **White Bread and Pasta:** Refined grains like white bread, pasta, and rice can spike blood sugar levels.7. **Sweetened Condiments:** Sauces like ketchup, BBQ sauce, and certain salad dressings can hide significant amounts of added sugars.8. **Packaged Snack Foods:** Chips, crackers, and snack bars often contain hidden sugars and refined carbs.9. **Sweetened Coffee Drinks:** Many coffee beverages at cafes contain added syrups, flavors, and sugars.10. **Alcoholic Beverages:** On this podcast you will actionable tips on Building a Firm Foundation for Life in Fitness, Food, FinanceI believe in building a firm foundation for life through functional fitness, farm-fresh nutrition, and sound financial practices. Join us in creating a healthy and resilient future!We are happy, humble, helpful people that want to be healthy and fit now, as well as in their 90's. I talk about how to live that good life now and later with heavy slant towards fitness and nutrition. I will even get into mindset, goals, raising chickens, raising kids, bitcoin, rental property, entrepreneurialismCrossFit Garage (Woodstock GA)https://crossfitgarage.com/get-started/YouTube channel with other visually videos (long and shorts)https://www.youtube.com/@AndyMcCann42My Lightning NodePubkey03009791220fc72580bb0b9833b68fd487014be25238c782cae92146c875d26da6My Nostr Pubkeynpub1elc4f7ecllsgskukal7jmcu5zvx724hdpse0swvpmwp56rpw6ywsvr4mvy