in today's video we're going to be breaking down the science of how drinking pickle juice can help
you to reverse insulin resistance and please hear me out because of course drinking pickle juice
isn't a miracle cure on its own it's not an excuse to eat whatever you want and see results but
it can help you by stabilizing your blood sugar reducing cravings and helping your cells to become
more insulin sensitive the reason pickle just does this is because of the vinegar it contains
which has been shown to be extremely beneficial for controlling blood sugar and improving insulin
sensitivity so if you want to know more about how drinking pickle juice can help you to reverse
insulin resistance when to drink it how much to drink can you drink too much keep watching
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as i said at the start of this video there is a lot of clinical evidence that drinking vinegar can
help your cells to become more insulin sensitive if you were to eat the same meal two days in a row
and the only difference between the two meals was you drank pickle juice before one of them
after the meal when you drink the pickle juice your insulin sensitivity would be a lot higher
and you would see this reflected in a lower spike in blood sugar which ultimately can help you to
reverse insulin resistance now we're going to get more into exactly why this happens in a minute
but first off i just wanted to say that i love recommending drinking pickle juice
apple cider vinegar or any type of vinegar to my clients it is such an easy hack if you will
it is such a great tool it's inexpensive anyone can do it and it really does make a big difference
now we're focusing on pickle juice today because that is a little bit more pleasant to drink than
other types of vinegar but in fact any vinegar is going to have the same effect because it is
the acidic acid in the vinegar that the benefits are stemming from and i want to be clear before
we go any further that when we talk about pickle juice we're talking about pickle juice without
added sugar because if you're drinking one that has a whole lot of added sugar that's gonna negate
the benefits the acidic acid in vinegar helps our muscle cells to take in glucose more efficiently
so when we eat a meal that's high in carbohydrates these carbohydrates are broken down into glucose
or sugar they enter our bloodstream and the acidic acid helps our muscles to take the excess sugar
out of our bloodstream faster resulting in a less significant blood sugar spike and less insulin
being needed we see this in a study done using apple cider vinegar two groups were given a bagel
to eat and a glass of orange juice to drink they had their blood sugar and insulin levels monitored
when they ate and at intervals afterwards the only difference between the two groups was that
one group drank apple cider vinegar before the meal an hour after eating the group that had the
apple cider vinegar were 34 percent more insulin sensitive which also meant that they had less of
a blood sugar spike okay but i think i'm getting a little bit ahead of myself let me explain why
fewer and less significant blood sugar spikes are beneficial for reversing insulin resistance
insulin resistance is essentially caused by our cells and our muscle cells specifically
becoming overwhelmed by high insulin levels and if we can lower our circulating insulin
our cells become more sensitive again more insulin is needed when we have higher glycemic variability
meaning that there are more swings in our blood sugar levels when we eat a diet that's high in
carbohydrates for example and when we eat frequently say five to six times per day
our blood sugar is always being bumped up and to bring it back down our bodies have to release more
insulin so if we can keep our blood sugar more stable this helps to improve insulin sensitivity
and this is where pickle juice and other types of vinegar come in as we already discussed drinking
pickle juice before a meal significantly lowers the blood sugar and insulin response
to that meal part of that is because it allows our muscle cells to take in glucose more easily
but there's a second part to this as well it also helps to slow down the breakdown of starches
which means that there is going to be less sugar being dumped into our bloodstream at once because
of this our cells have a chance to take in the glucose at a more steady pace which also helps to
improve insulin sensitivity now before i get into the nitty-gritty of how much to drink should you
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sponsoring this video okay so now let's get into how to add pickle juice into your routine so most
of the studies done that use vinegar use about one to two tablespoons diluted in water before
the meal but pickle juice is already diluted so you want to have about a cup in order to activate
the benefits taking it before a meal is going to be the most effective but if you want to sip on it
throughout the meal this can help as well drinking it after it does also have an effect but drinking
it before is best with his second best and after is better than nothing but it's better to drink it
before you can drink it anywhere from immediately before the meal to probably about an hour before
any earlier than that and it's probably not going to be as beneficial now there's one other thing
i really want to mention and that is that this hack if you will is only really beneficial before
a meal that's high in carbohydrates if you're eating a meal that's low in carbohydrates then
that's already going to be benefiting your insulin sensitivity because we need far less
insulin to process protein and fat protein and fat cause next to no rise in blood sugar and insulin
because they aren't broken down in the same way instead of being broken down into glucose they're
broken down into amino acids and fatty acids and are processed differently i have a whole bunch of
other videos on why eating low carb is beneficial for insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes so i
won't get too into that today i will link a video up above if you want to check that out afterwards
but the moral of the story is if you are eating a meal that's low in carbs you probably don't need
to drink pickle juice beforehand the low carb meal is already helping to improve insulin sensitivity
but if you are eating more carbs then yes the pickle juice can help and even if you normally
eat low carb and you're in a situation where you know you're going to have slightly higher carb
maybe you're eating out or maybe you're going to have a slice of birthday cake at a friend's
birthday that is when you can use this hack i will mention that drinking it at other times of the day
can be beneficial as well for example studies done on type 2 diabetics have shown that taking
vinegar before bed lowers fasting blood sugar in the morning and some people like to take it in the
morning as well and if you're wondering if you can drink too much pickle juice or too much vinegar
technically yes you can but you have to be drinking a lot there's one case study from
a couple of years ago where a woman was drinking one cup of apple cider vinegar every single day
for six years at which point she was admitted to the hospital for mineral deficiencies so to hit
the same amount you would have to drink 16 cups of pickle juice a day for an extended period of time
unless you are chugging the stuff it's gonna be really really difficult to overdo it and before
we wrap up there's one final question that i know i'm going to get in the comments section and that
question is what about all the sodium in pickle juice isn't that bad for blood pressure short
answer is no sodium is an essential electrolyte and when we consume more than what we need
our bodies excrete the excess acutely sodium can raise blood pressure but this doesn't worsen or
cause hypertension it's comparable to exercise in this way when we exercise our blood pressure
increases temporarily but over the long term exercise helps to improve and prevent hypertension
anyways i won't get too into the whole sodium blood pressure topic today i actually did a
video a few weeks ago on this exactly so i'm gonna link that above if you want to know more
but anyways guys thank you so much for watching let me know in the comment section down below if
you regularly drink pickle juice or apple cider vinegar or any type of vinegar
and the benefits you've noticed did you know it could be beneficial for insulin resistance let me
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insulin resistance master class you can find that here thanks guys i'll see you next time bye