The Impact of Blood Sugar on Mental Health with Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo

Can untreated elevated blood sugar levels contribute to anxiety and depression? Which blood sugar-related symptoms can therapists look out for in their clients? What can you do to reduce insulin resistance? MEET DR. RITAMARIE LOSCALZOhttps://drritamarie.com/ (Dr. Ritamarie) specializes in using the wisdom of nature to restore balance to hormones. She places a special emphasis on thyroid, adrenal, and insulin imbalances. Dr. Ritamarie founded the Institute of Nutritional Endocrinology to empower health and nutrition practitioners to get to the root cause of health concerns by using functional assessments and natural therapeutics to balance the endocrine system, the body's master controller. Dr. Ritamarie is trained and certified in the art of using whole, fresh plant foods in delicious ways to restore balance to hormones and body systems, and she's trained and certified other health and wellness professionals – doctors, nurses, nutritionists, health coaches — in the art of using palate-pleasing, whole fresh food as medicine. Visit https://drritamarie.com/ (her website), and connect with Dr. Ritamarie on https://www.facebook.com/DrRitamarieLoscalzo/ (Facebook), https://www.instagram.com/drritamarie/ (Instagram), and https://www.linkedin.com/in/drritamarie/ (LinkedIn). Listen to her https://reinventhealthcare.com/ (Reinvent Healthcare podcast) and https://drritamarie.com/books/ (read her books). IN THIS PODCAST: How does blood sugar impact mental health? Which blood sugar-related symptoms therapists can therapists look out for? How to treat and steady blood sugar levels How does blood sugar impact mental health? When the blood sugar is out of balance with symptoms [like] … cranky, irritable … are related not just to low blood sugar … but when I do the testing on people, most of them [actually have] high blood sugar but the sugar is not getting into the cells because of a condition called insulin resistance. (Dr. Ritamarie) Insulin is a hormone that transports sugar into the cells for the body to hav