Have you ever experienced this: feeling extremely sleepy after eating, constant snacking throughout the day, or craving sweets after meals? These symptoms are all signs of"blood sugar spikes."All of these symptoms.
Thairath Online introduces a health trick going viral worldwide from Jessie Inchauspé, a French biochemist, known as the "Glucose Goddess," who reveals the secret that "the order in which you eat is just as important as what you eat. Simply changing the sequence of how you take bites can control your blood sugar levels, slow aging, and restore your figure without dieting at all."
The Glucose Goddess’s golden rule is very easy to follow daily: for every meal, start by eating fiber-rich vegetables first, such as fresh salad, boiled vegetables, grilled veggies, or leafy greens.
After finishing or consuming a sufficient amount of vegetables, the next step is to eat protein and healthy fats, including meat, eggs, tofu, nuts, or avocado.
And finally, end your meal with carbohydrates and sugars, like rice, pasta, bread, potatoes, as well as sweets or sweet fruits.
The scientific secret lies inthe "fiber barrier."When you eat vegetables first, their dietary fiber coats your intestinal walls like a net. Then, when you eat protein and fats afterward, it further slows digestion.
As a result, when carbohydrates and sugars come last, the sugar from the carbs gradually passes through the fiber net into the bloodstream, preventing rapid blood sugar spikes.This means your body doesn’t need to release excessive insulin.
If you usually eat rice or carbs first, your body often feels sleepy and tired after meals. It also causes constant hunger, cravings for sweets during the day, and high insulin spikes which promote fat storage. Moreover, this process accelerates skin wrinkling and premature aging.
Conversely, if you switch to the Glucose Goddess’s order—vegetables, then protein, then carbs—the results differ drastically. Your energy remains stable, keeping you refreshed all afternoon. Hunger pangs and sugar cravings disappear because you feel full longer.
Additionally, with less insulin released, your body better burns stored fat and importantly slows wrinkle formation, reduces inflammation, and visibly brightens your skin.
Many wonder how sugar control relates to aging. The answer is: when blood sugar spikes, excess sugar binds to proteins like collagen and elastin under the skin in a process called Glycation, producing harmful substances called AGEs (Advanced Glycation End-products).
These substances damage collagen, causing skin to lose elasticity, wrinkle, and age prematurely.
Therefore, eating according to Glucose Goddess’s sequence to smooth blood sugar curves acts like internal collagen protection, greatly slowing aging.
Start simply: next time you eat steak, finish your salad first, then the steak, and finally the fries. Or when eating a curry rice dish, take your first bites as vegetables. Just this small change brings Glucose Goddess’s technique into your health routine.