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🗓️ 9 December 2025
⏱️ 24 minutes
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In this episode, Dr. Jockers breaks down the top foods that stabilize blood sugar, lower insulin levels, and support rapid metabolic healing. You'll learn why protein should anchor every meal and how simple dietary shifts can dramatically improve insulin sensitivity in a matter of days.
You'll also discover how healthy fats and colorful vegetables work together to rebuild mitochondria, reduce inflammation, and help your body burn fuel more efficiently. These strategies offer a clear path to reversing insulin resistance naturally.
Finally, you'll hear how everyday staples like coffee and apple cider vinegar can enhance autophagy, support metabolic health, and lower your risk of diabetes. The conversation includes practical meal ideas you can start using today to balance blood sugar and boost energy.
In This Episode:
00:00 Introduction to Apple Cider Vinegar and Blood Sugar
00:31 Welcome and Overview of Diabetes Management
06:18 Top Five Foods to Heal Diabetes
07:22 Protein: The Foundation of a Diabetes-Friendly Diet
08:37 Healthy Fats: Essential for Blood Sugar Stability
10:00 Colorful Fruits and Vegetables: Nutrient Powerhouses
11:26 Coffee: A Surprising Ally in Diabetes Management
13:55 Apple Cider Vinegar: A Natural Blood Sugar Stabilizer
16:14 Best Meals to Heal Diabetes
21:37 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
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| 0:00.0 | Apple cider vinegar is one of the most powerful things for stabilizing your blood sugar and your insulin levels. |
| 0:06.7 | In fact, there was a 2025 study in the frontiers of nutrition, and what they looked at was |
| 0:12.1 | hemoglobin A1C and blood sugar levels, and they showed that for every one millimeter increase in |
| 0:18.3 | apple cider vinegar, the individuals had lower levels of hemoglobin A1C, as well as fasting glucose, meaning that |
| 0:26.0 | their glucose levels were going down. |
| 0:27.8 | Their amount of glycation of those blood cells was going down. |
| 0:31.6 | Well, welcome back to the podcast. |
| 0:33.4 | Great episode today on the top five foods and the best meal to heal diabetes. What you eat really |
| 0:39.9 | impacts your blood sugar and your insulin sensitivity. I'm going to go through that in detail here. |
| 0:44.3 | Unfortunately, so many people are out there are diagnosed with insulin resistance and diabetes |
| 0:49.5 | and their doctors are just not giving them the best information when it comes to nutrition |
| 0:54.6 | strategies and lifestyle to improve blood sugar stability, to improve insulin sensitivity, |
| 1:01.6 | and to heal diabetes. |
| 1:03.0 | When I used to see clients regularly, I mean, I would have people literally reverse diabetes |
| 1:08.2 | in, you know, seven, 10 days a month, they would come back. |
| 1:12.3 | Their hemoglobin A1C would be significantly improved. |
| 1:14.6 | Their blood sugar levels would be improved. |
| 1:16.3 | Their fasting insulin, all their inflammatory markers significantly improved. |
| 1:20.7 | And so this is definitely something that you can overcome if you're dealing with it. |
| 1:24.6 | And I have a great health coaching team. |
| 1:26.2 | They work with people all the time all over the world and see phenomenal results with diabetes quickly. So if you're |
| 1:33.2 | looking for health coaching, check out our long distance coaching page on Dr.jokers.com. We've got |
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