Glucose Goddess: The 10 Glucose Hacks!

Steven Bartlett and Jessie Inchauspé discuss why up to 80% of people spike their glucose daily and how those spikes drive fatigue, accelerated aging, inflammation, skin issues, infertility and mood swings. Jessie explains the biology of glucose, insulin, glycation and mitochondrial stress in plain language, then lays out her four core hacks plus the rest of her 10. She argues all sugar is the same molecule regardless of source, that calories miss the point, and that the modern food landscape is so toxic we invented GLP-1 drugs to stop people eating it. The conversation also covers fasting, menopause, Alzheimer's as 'type 3 diabetes,' coffee, and her own supplement, before closing on a personal story about a stranger who told her to keep going.

• Her 2019 pilot of ~2,700 people across 110 countries found 90% reduced cravings and ~40% of those wanting to lose weight did, with no calorie restriction.
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• Claims PCOS 'is not a real condition' but a cluster of symptoms, often driven by insulin resistance (60% of cases).
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• Says three women doing her hacks for one month got their periods back and were able to get pregnant.
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• Frames GLP-1 weight-loss drugs as proof the food system is broken: 'we've had to invent a drug to prevent people from eating the food around them.'
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• Notes scientists now call Alzheimer's 'type 3 diabetes' — diabetes of the brain.
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• Admits she nearly quit a year and a half ago until a black cab driver told her 'whatever you're doing, it's important.'
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• Steven reveals he quit coffee 31 days ago and sleeps and thinks better since.
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• One billion people worldwide have type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes, and the number rises daily.
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• All sugar is the same molecule (sucrose) — a fruit smoothie is no better for your glucose than chocolate cake.
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• One tablespoon of vinegar in water before a meal can cut its glucose spike by up to 30%.
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• Eating a meal in order — veggies, then protein/fat, then starch/sugar — can reduce its glucose spike by up to 75%.
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• Calories are measured by literally burning food and measuring heat, which says nothing about what the food does inside you.
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• Supermarket fruit is not natural — it's been bred for thousands of years to be sweeter, like wolves bred into Chihuahuas.
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• A study had 300 married couples stick pins in spouse voodoo dolls; those with bigger glucose dips stuck in more pins.
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• Up to 40% of weight lost on GLP-1 drugs is muscle, and people regain ~70% (as fat) after stopping.
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• Drinking coffee after breakfast instead of before can cut its glucose spike by up to 50% in some people.
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