Welcome to the Phoenix Helix podcast dedicated to maximizing autoimmune health through the

paleo-autoimmune protocol and functional medicine. While there is no cure for autoimmune disease,

the choices we make every day can have a powerful impact on how we feel. I'm Eileen Laird, your host from

PhoenixHelix.com, and I reduced my rheumatoid arthritis pain by 95%,

which took me from a life of excruciating pain and disability back to a full and beautiful life.

A short disclaimer, I'm neither a doctor nor a nutritionist, and the opinions expressed here are personal.

Always consult with your health care team before making

medical decisions. Now let's get on to the show. Welcome to Episode 190. In support of my own autoimmune health, I'm taking a sabbatical for the month of December and releasing two of my favorite episodes from the archives that you might have missed. This is the second one of those, and it's one of the most

popular episodes of all time. Our topic today is blood sugar and autoimmune disease.

Autoimmune health depends on blood sugar balance. When our blood sugar gets too high,

drops too low, or swings wildly between these extremes, it increases inflammation in our body.

If this happens regularly, it leads to chronic inflammation.

In this episode from the archives, we share diet, lifestyle, and functional medicine

tips for achieving and maintaining blood sugar balance.

My guest for this episode was Dr. Jeff Harachuk, a functional medicine physician with over 20

years of experience, and blood sugar is one of his medical specialties.

This is a great episode.

I learned so much myself.

I hope you will enjoy it too.

But before we dive in, let me give a shout out to our podcast sponsor, Functional Nutrition

Alliance.

Full Body Systems is their internationally acclaimed 10-month online functional nutrition

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