Health Hotline Magazine | January 2025

HEALTH AND WELLNESS TRENDS

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1 BLOOD SUGAR HACKS BECOME DAILY HABITS

NOSE-TO-TAIL EATING IS BACK, AND IS EASIER (AND TASTIER) THAN EVER

Rising up alongside the farm-to-table movement in the early 2000s, nose to-tail eating—an approach to eating that uses the whole animal, including organs, skin, bones, and fats like lard and tallow—had its moment, but the fire fizzled, likely because most of us just weren’t used to eating organ meats and other “offal.” In 2025, this will change. We’ll see a resurgence of nose-to-tail eating, with an array of products on the shelves to make it easier—and more palatable.

We all love a good life hack, and in 2025, we’ll hack our way to promoting healthy blood sugar by incorporating science-backed tips and tricks into our daily routines. Having a pre-meal veggie snack, eating veggies and protein first during a meal, and drinking a glass of water spiked with apple cider vinegar or a whey protein shake 30 minutes before you eat are effortless hacks that support a healthy blood sugar response. Another evidence-based hack is doing two minutes of light physical activity— dancing, walking, or even a few squats all count—after you eat; moving your muscles shortly after eating encourages them to take up glucose for energy, which in turn, lowers blood sugar. Finally, incorporating blood sugar-supporting supplements like berberine and turmeric/curcumin has also been shown to be beneficial. Recognizing the significant impact that blood sugar has on overall health, these practices can help keep your blood sugar within a healthy range, leading to benefits like consistent energy, youthful skin, optimal fat burning, and healthy weight maintenance!

Ancestral ground meat blends make it easy to dabble in nose-to-tail eating; these blends include nutrient-dense organ meats like heart and liver added to the ground meats we’re all familiar with, like ground beef, making them super easy to use in your favorite recipes. Using flavorful animal fats for cooking, sipping on nourishing bone broth, or noshing on pork rinds (just make sure they are high-quality from organically or regeneratively raised animals!) are all easy and delicious ways to incorporate nose-to-tail eating at home. Organ and collagen supplements are another easy way to incorporate this trend into your diet. These odd bits of offal provide a wealth of vital nutrients like the B vitamins, vitamins A, D, & E, choline, collagen, and glycine—many of which are lacking in the typical American diet, making nose-to-tail eating a modern-day must.

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