Hypoglycemia
Foods to Eat More Of:
Foods to Avoid or Minimize:
Essential Oils:
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Natural/Herbal:
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Yoga Therapy:
Supplements & Homeopathic:
Recipes - Food Medicine:
*Note: Not all recipes are nutritionally perfect, but the options below are a great way to start incorporating beneficial foods into your diet in delicious ways. Always try to buy organic, and feel free to make substitutions to accommodate gluten-free, vegan, etc diets. Recipes naturally Vegan and Gluten-Free are marked as such (V=Vegan; GF=Gluten-Free).
Smoothies/Beverages:
Meals:
Sides & Salads:
- Fruits: apples, cherries, grapefruit, plums, tomatoes
- Vegetables: artichokes, arugula, beets (raw), broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, carrots (raw), collard greens, kale, romaine lettuce, spinach, watercress
- Beans, cereal grasses, flax seeds, kelp, nuts, seeds, whole grains, yogurt
Foods to Avoid or Minimize:
- Alcohol, black tea, coffee, soda
- Excessive sugar
- Bananas, dried fruits & watermelon
Essential Oils:
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- Cinnamon, clove, eucalyptus, thyme (over pancreas area - upper stomach and back, bottom of feet)
Natural/Herbal:
*If additional information or precautions are available, the links below will direct you that information. If not, you will be directed to Amazon for purchasing options.
- Dandelion root, German chamomile, ginseng, licorice
- Eat smaller meals (but eat more often)
Yoga Therapy:
- Hypoglycemia Rest and Recovery (25 minutes - Evan Soroka)
- Yoga For Diabetes (30 minutes - Yoga with Adriene)
Supplements & Homeopathic:
- Vitamin B Complex: 1 pill each morning with food (look for B-100 complex with 100 mcg vitamin B12 and biotin, 400 mcg folic acid and 100 mg all other B vitamins).
- Chromium: 200 mcg 3 times daily with meals (may alter insulin requirements - consult your doctor).
- Gymnema Sylvestre: 200 mg twice daily (may alter insulin requirements - consult your doctor).
- Essential Fatty Acids: 1,000 mg evening primrose oil 3 times daily, 1,000 mg fish oils twice a day (or use 1,000 mg borage oil once a day for primrose oil).
- Antioxidants: 1,000 mg Vitamin C, 400 IU Vitamin E, and 150 mg alpha-lipoic acid each morning.
- Zinc/ Copper: 30 mg zinc (add 2 mg copper daily if using zinc longer than 1 month).
- Bilberry: 160 mg twice daily (should contain 25% anthocyanosides).
- Taurine: 500 mg L-taurine twice daily on an empty stomach (if using longer than 1 month add mixed amino acids).
Recipes - Food Medicine:
*Note: Not all recipes are nutritionally perfect, but the options below are a great way to start incorporating beneficial foods into your diet in delicious ways. Always try to buy organic, and feel free to make substitutions to accommodate gluten-free, vegan, etc diets. Recipes naturally Vegan and Gluten-Free are marked as such (V=Vegan; GF=Gluten-Free).
Smoothies/Beverages:
- Apple-Orange Smoothie (GF)
- Green Smoothie (GF)
- Mega-Greens Smoothie (GF)
- Pomegranate Dandelion Tea (V, GF)
- Super Skin Smoothie (GF)
Meals:
- 5 Ingredient Black Bean Chowder (GF)
- Adult Ramen (V, GF)
- Asian Broccoli & Rice Bowl (V, GF)
- Black Bean Bowl (GF)
- Black Bean Chili (V)
- Black Bean Soup (V, GF)
- Broth (Veggie/Chicken/Beef) - (V, GF)
- Buddha Bowl (V, GF)
- Bulk Spaghetti Sauce (V, GF)
- Cauliflower Soup
- Edamame Rice Bowl (V)
- Healthy Scrambled Eggs (GF)
- Pasta Fagioli (V)
- Quinoa Oatmeal (V)
- Shells with Healthy Sauce
- Slow Cooked White Chili (V, GF)
- Spiced Lentil Soup (V, GF)
- Spicy Black Bean Soup (V, GF)
- White Bean & Spinach Soup (GF)
Sides & Salads:
- Asian Cabbage Salad (V, GF)
- Avocado Cilantro Lime Rice (V, GF)
- Bacon Brussels Sprouts (GF)
- Broccoli Slaw (GF)
- Brown Rice Pilaf with Saffron and Ginger (V, GF)
- Bruschetta (V)
- Cauliflower with Mustard Sauce (GF)
- Cauliflower with Red Pepper Sauce (GF)
- Chinese Peanut Salad (V, GF)
- Favetta & Pita Triangles (V)
- Homemade Salsa (V, GF)
- Irish Potatoes (Colcannon) - (GF)
- Kale Salad with Sesame Dressing (V, GF)
- Pesto Vegetables (V, GF)
- Quinoa Salad (V, GF)
- Roasted Asparagus or Green Beans (V, GF)
- Sesame Green Beans (V, GF)
- Spinach & Strawberry Salad (V)
- Steamed Edamame (V, GF)
- Three Bean Salad (V, GF)