The Glucose Trap: How Sugar Hijacks Your Health - Episode 5
Release Date: 04/24/2025
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The Glucose Trap: How Sugar Hijacks Your Health - Episode 5
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In this episode, Dr. Tim Scott and Nurse Practitioner Mia Scott dig into the truth about glucose — the good, the bad, and the sticky. They explain how sugar overload from the Standard American Diet wreaks havoc on everything from brain function to hormonal health, and why insulin resistance is showing up younger and more often than ever before. You’ll learn how to outsmart hidden sugars, why the order you eat your food actually matters, and what small shifts can help flatten those daily blood sugar spikes. Tim and Mia also share real-life tips for making lower-sugar living feel less like...
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Read the Label Before You Eat the Lie - Episode 4
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info_outlineIn this episode, Dr. Tim Scott and Nurse Practitioner Mia Scott dig into the truth about glucose — the good, the bad, and the sticky. They explain how sugar overload from the Standard American Diet wreaks havoc on everything from brain function to hormonal health, and why insulin resistance is showing up younger and more often than ever before. You’ll learn how to outsmart hidden sugars, why the order you eat your food actually matters, and what small shifts can help flatten those daily blood sugar spikes.
Tim and Mia also share real-life tips for making lower-sugar living feel less like punishment and more like power — for you and your kids.
This one’s part education, part intervention. If you’ve ever felt exhausted, foggy, or hangry by 3 p.m., press play.
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