Exactly! When I wake in the morning, instead of coffee and it’s stressors, I sip a bit of orange juice and a piece of cheese to get my blood sugar up after the night fast. The cheese moderates the sugar spike. Then coffee (maybe with cream) and a breakfast. If I wake around 3 am (cortisol spike when blood sugar goes down) and can’t go ba…
Exactly! When I wake in the morning, instead of coffee and it’s stressors, I sip a bit of orange juice and a piece of cheese to get my blood sugar up after the night fast. The cheese moderates the sugar spike. Then coffee (maybe with cream) and a breakfast. If I wake around 3 am (cortisol spike when blood sugar goes down) and can’t go back to sleep, I swig an orange juice and salt shot. I can usually go back to sleep then. 3 meals a day again after a decade of IF has calmed spikes and I have no cravings anymore. More energy. Cheers, Jayne.
Exactly! When I wake in the morning, instead of coffee and it’s stressors, I sip a bit of orange juice and a piece of cheese to get my blood sugar up after the night fast. The cheese moderates the sugar spike. Then coffee (maybe with cream) and a breakfast. If I wake around 3 am (cortisol spike when blood sugar goes down) and can’t go back to sleep, I swig an orange juice and salt shot. I can usually go back to sleep then. 3 meals a day again after a decade of IF has calmed spikes and I have no cravings anymore. More energy. Cheers, Jayne.