The 3 Foods I Eliminated (And Why Each One Matters)
Food #1: Vegetable and Seed Oils
Canola oil, soybean oil, sunflower oil — these are in almost every processed food in America. A growing body of researchers argue that their high omega-6 content promotes chronic systemic inflammation. I replaced them with extra virgin olive oil and butter.
Food #2: Ultra-Processed Breakfast Foods
Breakfast cereals, flavored oatmeal packets, granola bars — all engineered to create a blood sugar spike within 30 minutes. That spike triggers insulin response, promoting fat storage and metabolic dysfunction. I replaced them with two eggs, avocado, and black coffee.
Food #3: Diet Soda and Artificial Sweeteners
Research published in Cell Metabolism found that artificial sweeteners disrupt gut bacteria in ways that increase insulin resistance over time. I’d been drinking Diet Coke for 20 years — this was my hardest elimination.
📖 Related: [LINK → Article 8] “The Worst Foods for Your Blood Sugar (Ranked)” — These 3 foods rank at the top of that list too.