Diabetes UNplugged Podcast

04/06/2024

🗣️ CALLING ALL DIABETIC MEN!!!
This one is for YOU!

As June kicks off Men’s Health Month, We’re talking all things ED on Diabetes Unplugged, starting with todays episode:

“From Blood Sugar to Bedroom Struggles: Understanding the Connection between Diabetes & Erectile Dysfunction”

Listen now:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/diabetes-unplugged-with-nia-henry/id1711658910?i=1000657763373

21/05/2024

This week, we’re sitting down with Dr. Amanda Adkins, a board-certified internal medicine & lifestyle physician, health coach, and owner of Enlightened Health and Wealth. Dr. Adkins is passionate about helping women who are overweight prevent and reverse chronic illnesses such as diabetes, heart disease, and high blood pressure.
In this episode, Dr. Adkins and I discuss:
• Misconceptions of a Plant-Based Diet: Uncovering the common myths and misunderstandings.
• Feeling Sick When Eating Better: Why we often feel unwell when we start eating healthier and how to manage these symptoms.
• The Protein Deficiency Myth: How we are misled into thinking we are protein deficient and what we actually need.
• Approaching a Plant-Based Diet: Tips on how to adopt a plant-based lifestyle without starving or missing key nutrients.

Tune in now on Apple Podcasts & Spotify!

14/05/2024

This week, we're diving into the world of efficient grocery shopping. Discover 5 expert tips to save both time and money on your next trip to the grocery store.

💫Discover 5 expert tips to save both time and money on your next trip to the grocery store.

💫Explore strategies for meal planning and navigating the aisles with purpose.

💫Discover how to streamline your grocery runs, optimize your shopping list and avoid impulse buys that can bust your budget.

Whether you’re managing diabetes or simply looking to make your grocery trips more efficient, this episode is packed with practical advice to help you shop smarter and save time and money.

Check out episode 22: Mastering the Grocery Store now on Apple Podcasts & Spotify

07/05/2024

This week on Diabetes Unplugged…

I’m answering more of YOUR questions in part 2 of the diabetes Q&A!

In this episode, we expand on everything from:
• Can you get amputated with an a1c of 6.2
• How to handle High Cholesterol & Triglycerides and how they contribute to insulin resistance
• When is it time to lower your medication
• Why are Diabetics more likely to have a heart attack
• Diabetes friendly meal plans and recipes

All of this and so much more on Diabetes Unplugged.

Listen now on Apple Podcast & Spotify

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/diabetes-unplugged-with-nia-henry/id1711658910?i=1000654772817

30/04/2024

This week on Diabetes UNplugged, we're hanging out with Ladie Kei, the brain behind The Kei's to Juicing, the affordable fresh juice challenge designed help you achieve proper internal balance on your health journey so you can reverse disease, eliminate waste & toxins and improve your mental health.

Ladie Kei figured out that her son's allergy induced skin flares were the result of his poor gut health and used that experience as a catalyst to become a juice therapist and create a community centered around mind, body & spirit wellness.

In this episode Ladie Kei shares:
How she healed her son’s chronic allergy-induced skin condition by focusing on gut health and the impact that reprogramming his mind had on his body's ability to heal itself.

Why the key to overcoming depression & anxiety starts with improving your digestion & how juicing can help speed up that process.

Why things like breast cancer, excess arm fat, and weight gain in your midsection are ways that your body is actually trying to protect you.
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Catch the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/gui_W7re

27/11/2022

Tonight is the last chance to save $150 off Dominating Diabetes Academy enrollment before it expires at midnight EST.

This is the final sale of the year for Dominating Diabetes Academy and as of January 1 2023, the price of DDA will be dramatically increasing. Don’t miss your chance to get in for a steal of a deal.

Inside Dominating Diabetes Academy, I will walk you through, step by step, week by week, EVERYTHING you need to know to reverse diabetes & eliminate medication including:

① How to reverse insulin resistance (The ROOT CAUSE of diabetes) so you can eliminate your need for diabetes medications (I promise you it’s easier than you think)

② How to lower your fasting blood sugar without having to eat an earlier dinner or eat less at dinnertime (trust me, you don’t have to do that).

③ How to EASILY incorporate more whole foods into your diet without cutting carbs so you can lose weight, improve digestion, and have more lasting energy day to day

④ How to successfully manage stress & improve your sleep quality so you can eliminate your sugar cravings, reduce anxiety and feel more in control of your mind and your food choices

⑤ How to create CONSISTENCY in your everyday habits without feeling overwhelmed trying to change everything all at once

In less than 3 short months you could have:

* Consistently balanced blood sugar levels every morning & after every meal

* Confidence in your food choices and the ability to know what, when & how to eat in a way that is enjoyable - without spiking your blood sugar

* Better quality sleep and the ability to wake up each day with more energy and less anxiety

* Complete freedom from diabetes medications that cause nausea, stomach aches, cramps, swelling, dizziness and other discomforts

* Monumental improvements in other areas of your health such as cholesterol, high blood pressure, heart disease, fatty liver disease, erectile dysfunction & more!

All while living your BEST BALANCED BLOOD SUGAR LIFE!

Join me inside Dominating Diabetes Academy for $150 off enrollment!
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02/10/2022

The BEST morning routine for Type 2 diabetes

The most important thing you can do for your blood sugar starts as soon as you wake up...

Watch this video to learn the BEST way to start your day for optimal blood sugar levels in LESS THAN A WEEK!

This video will cover:

✅ The top 3 NON-NEGOTIABLE habits to start first thing in the morning for the perfect blood sugar numbers

✅ Why food is NOT the most important thing when it comes to managing blood sugar levels

✅ How to ensure balanced glucose levels throughout the remainder of your day

… and so much more!

Enjoy this week’s video!

Click the link in bio to watch!

05/05/2022

I took a poll in my stories and y’all said you are STRESSED TF OUT!!

Lemme introduce you to the ABC’s of stress management.

I told you guys a few days ago that stress isnt something you can completely get rid of.

In fact, some stress is actually “good for you” (and I say that with hesitation because some people with take that statement and run with it lol)

But a helpful way to help you gain control over the ✨CONSTANT✨stress that you’re under is to apply the ABC’s.

✨A is for Awareness:✨
This means you have to actually know what you’re stressed out about. Sometimes we become so stressed out that we stop paying attention to what’s actually going on. We just exist in our constant fight or flight mode (Which is not helping your blood sugar)

You have to identify what’s triggering you in order to practice changing the way you RESPOND to it (see my previous post about reacting vs. responding)

✨B is for BOUNDARIES✨

You 👏🏾 have 👏🏾 to 👏🏾 set 👏🏾 boundaries 👏🏾 PERIOD!

You have to start setting boundaries if you want to reduce stress and get your blood sugar under control.

Stop making yourself so available to everyone (including family) at the expense of your own piece of mind (more on this soon).

✨C is for Consistent Accountability✨

(This is where I gotta give you some tough love)

Managing stress is YOUR responsibility 🤷🏾‍♀️ You have to be proactive if you want to get to a place where you are not constantly on edge.

Consistent accountability means to ✨PRIORITIZE✨paying attention to yourself AND your needs on a regular basis.

What you need is important too. (Always remember that). And sometimes what you need is to cut people off, say no, stop volunteering, and FILL YOUR OWN CUP unapologetically 🙌🏾

Ps. Come join me in Dominating Diabetes Academy!

Stress management is the very first thing we dive into (& for good reason). Without proper stress management, you won’t be able to
🚩eat right
🚩feel motivated to move your body
🚩regulate your sleep
🚩or reverse your diabetes.

✨Link in bio to enroll✨

29/12/2021

What's one thing you do in your morning routine that helps you manage your blood sugar levels?

Let me know in the comments below!

If you don't have a blood sugar friendly morning routine, these tips are a great place to start.

Looking for other ways to get the most our of your morning? Click the link in my bio to get me FREE 5 Day Blood Sugar Reboot!

26/08/2021

Let me be VERY clear….

✨You CANNOT lower your a1c without managing stress FIRST✨

It is 100% impossible!!

Here’s why:

🔸When the body is under chronic stress, this activates the fight or flight response.

🔸The fight or flight response activates the release of cortisol, the stress hormone.

🔸Cortisol activates the release of all the glucose your body has stored and dumps it into your bloodstream

🔸Chronically elevated blood sugar levels activates the release of excess insulin

🔸Insulin is a fat storage hormone. Excess insulin in the blood= extra storage of fat= weight gain

🔸Excess weight= inflammation

🔸Inflammation= hypertension, heart disease, stroke, heart attack, depression, brain fog, memory loss & more.

✨This is what you call the stress cascade!✨

If you do not properly manage your stress, no matter what you try to do, you will never be able to control your blood glucose levels let alone lower your a1c.

✨Remember, stress is controlled by the brain (HPA Axis). If the brain is in dysfunction, the body will be in dysfunction. Why? Because the brain is the control center of the body.

Follow me for helpful tips on what you can do to properly manage your stress levels (& ultimately lower your a1c).

23/08/2021

✨ How to reduce your a1c✨

Almost immediately after receiving your diabetes diagnosis -after the initial shock of it all, you probably learned that you need to keep your numbers at or under certain points.

Your numbers are important. In fact, they are very important.

But just as important is realizing that lowering your a1c is about more than just your numbers. It’s about addressing the other lifestyle factors that make up your health overall such as getting quality sleep, managing stress, eating balanced meals, moving your body daily and keeping yourself hydrated.

When you give more attention to these things, the numbers will take care of themselves. Trust me.
Leave a ❤️ in the comments if this message was for you

21/08/2021

Some of the most common culprits that you will hear causes diabetes is excess weight gain, eating too much sugar and a high carb diet. Now don't get me wrong, these things most certainly can contribute but ultimately those things alone are not to blame.

Diabetes is a condition that is deeply rooted in stress, nutrition deficiencies such as lack of fiber and a sedentary lifestyle. Diabetes is a LIFESTYLE related illness.

#1 Stress:

When the body is under chronic stress, this activates the fight or flight response. This means the sympathetic nervous system becomes overactive. The fight or flight response activates the release of cortisol, the stress hormone. Elevated cortisol over the long term consistently produces glucose, leading to increased blood sugar levels. This causes a cascade of events to take place including excess insulin release, hormone imbalances, excess weight gain, inflammation, and ultimately diabetes.

#2 Lack of Fiber
Fiber is VERY important to the overall function of the body. Not only does it help to stop glucose from hitting the bloodstream too quickly -but it also cleans your colon. When dealing with insulin resistance, you tend to carry excess weight in the midsection due to the increase of fat storage from the hormone insulin. Carrying excess weight in the mid section is also a sign of waste backup aka P**P! Fiber helps you to eliminate this waste. Fiber is found in all fruits and vegetables so prioritize these in every meal.

#3 A sedentary lifestyle
A sedentary lifestyle is a lifestyle with a lot of sitting and lying down, with very little to no exercise. When we eat poorly on top of an inactive lifestyle, this drives dis-ease. Movement is NOT optional. It needs to be as non negotiable as brushing your teeth everyday. Movement helps to strengthen your heart, burn fat, increase insulin sensitivity, improve mental health, boost brain function and a whole lot more. All movement counts! So get moving!

Let me know your thoughts on this post in the comment section!

18/08/2021

People of color take the top 3 places for type 2 diabetes. Because of this we are also leading the race in heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure and kidney disease.

If these statistics don’t wake you up, I’m not sure what will. Don’t wait for your condition to get worse before you start taking action.

Do something today that will help you change the course of this chronic illness.

Trade in your fast food for home cooked meals. Drink more water and less soda. Move your body daily.

Focus on making small changes over time. You got this!

Like this post if you're ready to turn your health around!

16/08/2021

If you have pre or type 2 diabetes, chances are you've heard of a1c. BUT, do you know what that is exactly? Let me explain.

A1C is a measure of your blood sugar (blood glucose) levels over the past 3 months. As sugar (glucose) circulates in the bloodstream, some of it naturally attaches to your cells. The A1C test measures the percent of your cells that are attached, or bound, to glucose.

A1C test results are reported as a percentage. The higher the percentage, the higher your blood sugar levels have been over the past three months.

A1C is used to determine whether or not you have pre or type 2 diabetes. This is important information to know because falling in the pre or type two diabetic range on the a1c test, signifies that there may be other issues happening internally such as insulin resistance, inflammation, heart disease, issues with blood pressure, and so on.

If your A1C level is between 5.7 and 6.5%, your levels are in the prediabetes range.
If you have an A1C level of 6.5% or higher, your levels are in the diabetes range.

Knowing this can help you begin to make the necessary lifestyle changes in order to bring these numbers down and reduce your risk of other chronic illnesses.

Let’s educate ourselves together!

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It’s time to take our health back!

26/07/2021

We have something super special planned for you guys! Minnesota, we’re coming home!

Please join myself and for The Chakra Series! A day full of yoga & nutrition!

At this workshop we are focusing on the sacral chakra. This chakra is associated with sensuality and creativity. The primary function of this energy center is pleasure in overall enjoyment of life.

Get ready for a spectacular event in a vulnerable & sacred space. Full of zen energy, fantastic food, flow and information. ✨With a special presentation by yours truly✨

Get your early bird passes today. There are limited tickets so make sure you get yours before they sell out!

Get your tickets today at hippiebaeyoga.com! (Link in bio)

21/07/2021

Biz Markie, was a rapper, singer-songwriter, DJ, and record producer who died due to complications from diabetes.

1 in 2 Americans has Pre or type 2 diabetes and people of color are leading the race in diabetes related complications such as heart disease, stroke and obesity.

As a woman of color and certified Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, I continue to work very hard to create a platform dedicated to providing information, resources and even 1:1 support in order to help POC prevent and reverse this and other chronic illnesses.

Unfortunately, we are not taught that type 2 diabetes is a 100% preventable and reversible chronic illness.

We are misinformed about how this condition is deeply rooted in stress and lifestyle factors.

We are uneducated in how to eat to live and how to use food as medicine

We are passed down toxicity in our food, behaviors, and lifestyles and wonder why we are the first generation whose children will die younger than us.

We are morbidly obese, chronically ill, chronically stressed and lack the know how on what it takes to create healthier habits in order to extend our life expectancy.

We are so out of touch with our own bodies that we fail to recognize when out body is trying to communicate with us and because of this, chronic illness amongst POC are at an all time high.

We have to take our health more seriously. We are barely making it to 50 years young before we are taken out of here. We have to change our lifestyles.

We can’t keep eating and doing the same things that are keeping us sick. It hasn’t worked thus far so now it's time to do something new.

Something sustainable. Something that you will be proud to pass down to the generations after you!

It’s time to be dedicated and consistent. It’s time to hold ourselves accountable. It’s time to change.

If you are ready to change the course of your health for the better, leave “change” in the comments below!

20/07/2021

✨ From meds to no meds ✨ I love a good success story ✨

These blood pressure numbers are from a client of mine who is 1 month into his Nutritional Therapy Program. These numbers are with no blood pressure medication and after just 3 WEEKS of getting started 🙌🏾

Through his dedication to himself and my program, he’s been able to experience more energy, continuous weight loss and so many other amazing improvements to his health! Congratulations ! I can’t wait to see what the remainder of your program brings✨✨

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All it takes is a made up mind that you no longer want to remain the same. YOU HAVE THE POWER TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE!! But it’s only impossible if you believe it is!

As a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, I am dedicated to helping POC overcome chronic illnesses such as type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure & heart disease.

I know how scary and overwhelming it can be to change, especially when you’ve been told that there is nothing you can do to “fix” your situation besides be on medication for the rest of your life. Tune out those words and know that there IS a solution! A natural one at that!

If you are looking for one on one support for your diabetes and/or blood pressure, click the link in my profile to schedule a consultation with me.

Let’s help you bring your body back into balance so you can achieve optimal health!

18/07/2021

We don't just wake up one day & all of a sudden have a health condition. Conditions like diabetes, heart disease & high blood pressure all form due to unhealthy food choices & lifestyle habits over a prolonged period of time. Most times it take something drastic happening for us to realize we have these health issues.

DO NOT WAIT FOR SOMETHING TO GO WRONG BEFORE YOU DECIDE TO START TAKING CARE OF YOUR HEALTH.

Start taking care of your health TODAY. Even if it's something small like drinking 2 bottles of water instead of 1.
I am a HUGE advocate for baby steps. I always say, "baby steps forward are still steps forward & they mean so much more than the steps you do not take."

I AM HERE FOR YOU!

Let's get you on the path to GREAT health one step at a time!

12/07/2021

Diabetes is the main cause of kidney disease.

The main job of the kidneys is to filter wastes and extra water out of your blood, which is how te body creates urine and gets rid of toxins.

Your kidneys also help control blood pressure and make hormones.

When your kidneys are damaged, they can’t filter blood like they should, which can cause wastes to build up in your body.

High blood sugar, can damage the blood vessels in your kidneys. When the blood vessels are damaged, they don’t work as well. This is why many people with diabetes also develop high blood pressure.

You are also more likely to develop kidney disease if you have diabetes and:
*smoke
*Eating lots of fast or processed foods
*You're not physically active
*overweight
*or have heart disease
The best way to slow or prevent diabetes-related kidney disease is to adopt healthy lifestyle habits, eat a plant rich diet, and move your body i a way that is going to be sustainable for you in the long run.
If you are looking for additional 1:1 support with diabetes, high blood pressure or heart disease, click the link in my profile to schedule a consultation with me.

As a certifed function nutritional therapy practitioner, I help POC achieve optimal health using a food first approach and sustainable lifestyle changes.

07/07/2021

Way before Covid and working from home, most Americans of melanated completion have been severely deficient in vitamin D. We no longer go outside, we go from inside of our house to inside of a vehicle to inside of a building. We’ve lost our connection with the sun.

This is causing severe deficiencies in this much-needed nutrient. Not only is vitamin D deficiency leading to issues in the male reproductive system, But it’s also leading to issues with weight gain, hormonal issues, PCOS, insulin resistance, and so much more.

Vitamin D plays a vital role in the body’s ability to be able to function optimally.

If you are a man dealing with erectile dysfunction, make sure you click the link in my profile to download my Power to the P***s and Ebook. This guide was created specifically for men who are the type two diabetic and dealing with impotence as a result.

It’s time to get educated about our health and this is a great place to start

22/06/2021

Here’s why a plant-based diet is affective for Type two diabetes

19/06/2021

If you’re wondering what I do now since is no longer serving food, the answer is this:

I am a Certified Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner & Holistic Counselor. I specialize in type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure & heart disease. Functional Nutritional Therapy is all about using a food first approach and sustainable lifestyle changes in order to bring your body back into balance and restore it to its optimal function.

The picture you see here is of a client of mine who has been on blood pressure medication for over 20 years. Through dietary changes, targeted natural supplementation & incorporating movement & exercise into his daily regimen, he has been able to see significant improvement in his blood pressure, weight loss and overall wellness.

Are you next?

Visit Queeneatznutrition.com today to schedule a consultation with me! Let’s see if nutritional therapy is a good fit for you and your health goals.

18/06/2021

Is this you?

20/05/2021

20/04/2021

Let’s talk about heart disease