❓Why is my blood sugar running higher? // Q&A

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[@louisag5410]

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[@1976mcfarlane]

I really wish that LMNT would switch to a healthier salt. In my opinion LMNT taste better than Redmond's electrolytes. LMNT also uses GMO citric acid which I am super sensitive to and it gives me fierce heartburn within minutes..I can only drink chocolate salt because there's no citric acid in it. Redmond's does use non- gmo citric acid and so does the Dr Berg electrolytes

[@susans7091]

We see LMNT advertised on so many TH-cam channels because LMNT is paying them to do so.

[@whatwouldlewdo]

Because LMNT pays the bills...

[@peggybrown9242]

Have you considered the dry kefir grains, I too do not want to deal with keeping alive so often. I buy sugar free kefir by lifeway and according to william davis recipe can use to make more but I'm not sure what or how many
beneficial microbes are in them. Do you have his book. Super gut. Recipes in it.

[@vaskris123]

I have the same struggle as you do, that's why I joined your channel. What helped me finally to raise ferritin was working with my gut. Address stomach acid, bile flow, gut permutability. Finally it rose from 9 to 78 within 2 years.

[@rikwen96]

I can understand why the kids would not like a sour kefir to drink. As a child I did not like the buttermilk that my grandparents drank all the time. However, as I have gotten older and on a keto lifestyle, my tastes have changed and nowadays I love the tanginess of the kefir. Yes, those little grains can take off like a rocket when producing kefir and you can end up with too much. Because my kitchen is colder during the winter months, the production of my kefir runs about 48 hours. So I can keep the extra in my frig for a while and have been able to keep up with it so far. I also use the kefir for fermenting vegetables, making cheese and salad dressings and cooking with it if I am not concerned about maintaining the probiotics. You might also consider water kefir, but like any fermentation, it takes dedication to keep up with it. I call my water kefir, milk kefir and kombucha tea my science projects, lol.

[@carolynharlan120]

Alicia at Keto Upgrade - is using coconut flour and whey powder - her video posted on Saturday was for an experiment she did with her original biscuit recipe changing out oat fiber for some bamboo fiber along with coconut and whey powder - she doesn't use any nut flours in any of her recipes.

[@juliemccartt8736]

I have been making 2KK thumbprint cookies with and without a center jelly. I substitute the 1 cup almond flour with ether another pack of keto chow or other whey protein powder or collagen powder. They are delicious and nut free.

[@layager]

Get the easy Kiefer from Cultured Food Life, it’s dehydrated Kiefer grains, and you don’t need to babysit the grains, you just use a portion of your last batch like you do with yogurt and you can make it with coconut milk. It’s delicious.

[@JenB51418]

I know this may sound odd, but have you considered stevia as a source for blood sugar issues? I am on a wellness board, and several ladies have mentioned that stevia raised their blood sugar. I can’t use stevia because it gives me horrible anxiety and hot flashes. I know it is rare to react to stevia, but it is something that can happen. It may be worth it to skip it for a month and see if there are any changes.

[@jessie9653]

Makes total sense stevia gives me hot flashes too. I no longer use electrolytes and I feel fine

[@bonnie8522]

Dr. Debbie Ozment recently made a video using Lifeway Kefir to make yogurt, using the same method that she uses when making l-reuterie fermented dairy.

[@traceyparker1407]

Nili, I have been pondering your anemia situation. 🤨🤔 Have you ever considered Hypothyroidism being a cause?? Anemia & dyslipidemia are definitely symptoms of hypothyroidism!! Your free T3 should be at the very top of the range, free T4 should be in the middle of the range & your reverse T3 should be as close to 0 as possible for your thyroid hormones to be optimized. Just thinking out loud here.....🤨🤔

[@sofiatarnovskygrein6028]

Agree on the kefir. Made raw kefir for a few months and it had a more sour and slightly putrid taste in comparison to the less healthy commercial kefir. Sticking to the yogurt.

[@bobeldredge282]

Thanks for answering my question !

[@Casmige]

Stress (cortisol).
No/low Vitamine-D.
Diabetes.
It’s a misnomer that meat will not raise serum insulin levels because of the glucogenesis that the Liver encapsulates in energy supply management.

[@risasklutteredkitchen1293]

I make your breading mix and it lasts over a month without any issues.

[@vadimchernov7577]

Lol " I am not a kefir person " made me laugh. Being Eastern European, I am used to drinking it. But tapering it down lately

[@Bobbi-upnorth]

Look for carnivore modified soul bread by Terri Haas. She made the video in Dec 2022. It uses whey or milk protein powder. I bet you could improve it!

[@Kay-325]

I'm just wondering if you are still making the L reuteri nogurt. I'm with your children, not a fan of kefir but I will sometimes add it to my L Reuteri nogurt to get the benefits without having to drink it. Also, regarding colostrum, do you see a big difference between Armra and Equip brands? Thank you for such an well rounded awesome channel!

[@susans7091]

I tried to make Kefir also. I love it, but it is just me and I couldn't keep up with it either.

[@CarnivoreInTheMiddleOfAForest]

Mine is lately too....Geri

[@vadimchernov7577]

You can make very tasty pancakes with kefir. Most kids love it

[@PinkLady54]

If You are heating it over 110°F then it would kill all the live bacteria so what benefit would it have in a pancake? 🤔

[@vadimchernov7577]

@PinkLady54 good point . I guess not lol

[@PinkLady54]

@@vadimchernov7577 It would still make a cleaner ingredient than a lot of the dairy items from the store these days though 🥇😉

[@jessrx1]

Fat adaptation can lead to a glucose sparing effect.

[@jutublizard]

Diabetes?

[@judyduran2306]

❤️🥰❤️

[@thpiii5084]

Just turn your kefir into yogurt.