This little carb trick does double duty & 50% off CARBS ends TODAY!
Resistant starch, and why it changes everything in your gut & with your blood sugar
Hi Reader
There's a reason I keep saying carbs are not the enemy of your hormones, because this one, prepared the right way, works less like a "carb" and more like a tool.
Here's what makes it special: When you cook certain starches, like white potatoes and white rice, and then cool them, part of the starch actually changes its structure.
It becomes resistant, which means your body doesn't break it down and absorb it the way it would a normal carb.
Keep reading and I'll explain how it is particularly useful for those who have poor estrogen clearance
Your body is designed to use estrogen and then get rid of the excess. Your liver packages it up, and sends it down to your gut to leave through your stool. Simple, right?
The catch is what happens in the gut on the way out. You have a community of bacteria that regulates estrogen, and when that community is out of balance, it produces more of an enzyme that basically un-packages that estrogen and lets it get reabsorbed back into your body instead of leaving.
So the estrogen you were supposed to clear gets recirculated, and if you're also a little sluggish and not going to the bathroom regularly, even more of it sits around and gets reabsorbed. This is a huge and overlooked piece of estrogen dominance. (I wrote more about this here)
This is exactly where resistant starch shines. It travels down to your gut undigested and feeds your beneficial bacteria, which ferment it into butyrate, a short-chain fatty acid that supports a healthier gut environment and keeps that estrogen-recycling enzyme in check.
It also keeps things moving, and regular elimination is one of the main ways excess estrogen actually leaves your body. So a cooked-and-cooled potato (or rice) is quietly helping you escort estrogen out instead of letting it pile back up.
BUT WHAT ABOUT BLOOD SUGAR!!
Because that starch resists digestion, it doesn't hit your bloodstream as glucose the way a fresh, hot potato or rice would. It behaves much more like fiber, so the same food, cooked and then cooled, gives a noticeably gentler blood sugar response.
That's what makes it such a smart first step back if you've been low carb for a long time!
Which is exactly why the ebook comes with a full 16-week reintroduction plan. If you've been keto or low carb for a while, you don't just jump back into carbs. The CARBS ebook walks you through it week by week, starting with the gentlest options, so you add carbs back in a way that supports your blood sugar and your hormones instead of shocking your system.
Two quick things, because both close tomorrow:
Our live Q&A is today. If you've grabbed the ebook, bring your questions.
50% off ends after tomorrow. Once the Q&A wraps, the sale is done and the ebook goes back to full price. Use code SUMMER50 at checkout.
Last thing: Blueprint coaching opens for registration this weekend and the waitlist is filling up. If you want me walking you through this month by month, hop on here: CLICK HERE
Enjoy the rest of your day!
Warm Regards,
Sarah
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