This Endolife

So, as you know, I (and many other practitioners) use blood sugar regulation and anti-inflammatory nutrition to help manage endo. Today’s episode isn’t about that, but to give you context, we do this because blood sugar imbalances drive up inflammation and therefore pain, they can trigger hormonal imbalances and they can worsen fatigue. In terms of inflammation, pain is a symptom of chronic and heightened inflammation and inflammation is the key driver of pain with endo, and we can actually influence and lower our inflammation levels through the foods we eat and lifestyle choices. And we generally see very good results with these two methods, so they are a key component of most endo practitioners’ work. Now, there are some foods that are a bit notorious for causing blood sugar spikes, and one of those foods is oats. More specifically, hot oatmeal or porridge, as we call it in the UK. Today I held a Q&A and one of the questions, as you’ll come to hear, was about eating porridge for breakfast and being advised