Reversing Diabetes Pt 3: Stop Eating These "Healthy" Foods

About this episode

Dr. Jon Skelton discusses the impact of certain 'healthy' foods on blood sugar levels and offers dietary strategies for reversing diabetes.

Key Topics: The "Healthy" Traps: Why corn, white potatoes, and tropical fruits (bananas, pineapples, mangoes) spike blood sugar like candy. Glycemic Index vs. Fiber: How to choose veggies that blunt insulin response. Inflammatory Oils: Why you must ditch seed oils for olive oil, avocado oil, and ghee. Practical Strategy: The 12-hour fasting window (7 PM to 7 AM) and the "Anchor Meal" concept. Resources Mentioned:   Fructose/Glycemic Index and Healthy Veggies Information In the third installment of our Reversing Diabetes series, Dr. Jon Skelton reveals why the standard advice to "eat your fruits and veggies" might be the exact reason your A1C isn't dropping. While managing diabetes often feels like a losing battle against medication and hunger, the real solution lies in lowering insulin resistance and inflammation. This episode exposes the "healthy" foods—specifically corn, white potatoes, and tropical fruits—that act as sugar bombs in your system, keeping your pancreas overworked and your glucose levels high. We dive deep into the practical diet shifts necessary to heal a broken metabolism. Dr. Skelton breaks down the science of the glycemic index and explains why…

People in this episode

Host: Jon Skelton

Topics covered

• diabetes management
• glycemic index
• healthy eating
• insulin resistance
• inflammation
• dietary strategies

Keywords

• diabetes
• glycemic index
• insulin resistance
• healthy foods
• diet
• fasting
• inflammatory oils
• metabolism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fructose/Glycemic Index and Healthy Veggies Information

Products: corn, white potatoes, tropical fruits, bananas, pineapples, mangoes, seed oils, olive oil, avocado oil, ghee

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