What the heck is Akkermansia and what does it have to do with gut health, and diabetes? That's what I aim to find out on today's episode of Food Heals with my guest, Kristin Neusel. Kristin is a Registered Dietitian and a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist and is the dietician at Pendulum. The mission of Pendulum is to empower people with products and nutritional information that help them live healthy, well-balanced lives. (Sounds like we have a lot in common, huh?) It can feel like an uphill battle to keep post-meal blood sugar and A1C levels where you need them. That's where Pendulum Glucose Control comes in. If you've struggled to manage these levels with diet and exercise alone, your gut microbiome might need attention. Pendulum Glucose Control helps fill in the gaps between diet and exercise. Pendulum Glucose Control is designed to lower A1C and after-meal blood glucose levels to help you manage your Type 2 diabetes. With Pendulum, you can feel in control of your levels—not the other way around. Pendulum's team of scientists, doctors, and innovators isolated the unique strains of beneficial gut bacteria that help people with Type 2 diabetes manage their blood sugar levels. Pendulum is the only place to purchase a newly-isolated, highly sought-after strain called Akkermansia! Use code FOODHEALS at www.PendulumLife.com to get 20% off your first month! 🎤 Available on @iHeartRadio, @Spotify, @ApplePodcasts, or wherever you listen to your #podcasts! Win a Swag Bag Full of Our favorite Vegan, Organic Products, Supplements, Books & More: "Nutrition Matters." "Juice Heals." Words like these have gotten The Food Heals Podcast censored. Help fight censorship and support Allison Melody's right to talk about nutrition, and reach a wider audience with her mission to help people get healthy. For every $10 you donate, you get an entry to win a swag bag full of products from our favorite sponsors! fundrazr.com/foodheals Can't get enough Food Heals? Join the revamped Food Heals VIP Club! ​​In the brand new, revamped Food Heals VIP Club, you will have access to never-before-heard episodes of Food Heals! Some conversations are too spicy, controversial, or personal for The Food Heals Podcast to air! The Food Heals VIP Club gives you exclusive access to go behind-the-scenes of Food Heals and listen to podcast conversations that are too hot for the main feed. Insider Content Includes: Alli's personal life juicy stories and candid conversations that she has never shared – until now! Guided meditations for manifesting the life of your dreams with Affirmations & Mantras for health, wealth and more! Conversations about censored topics that we can't have on the main show (without fear of getting canceled!) Tips, tricks, strategies, and stories from your favorite wellness brands How Authors, Podcasters, Bloggers, Speakers, & Influencers make a living helping others get healthy – and how you can too! And more! Join for $5/month at Glow.fm/foodheals Thank You to Our Sponsors! Pendulum Pendulum empowers people with products and nutritional information that help them live healthy, well-balanced lives. Pendulum aims to create products that have the power and efficacy of a pharmaceutical with the safety and accessibility of a probiotic. To live out their mission, they had to develop an entirely new thing–a medical probiotic! Medical probiotics are the bridge between nature and medicine, helping restore our bodies to their peak balance. Use code FOODHEALS at www.PendulumLife.com to get 20% off your first month! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices