Food and Mood: The Glucose Connection

CONNECT YOUR DOTS BETWEEN FOOD, GLUCOSE AND MOOD USING A CGM

Bronwyn Hudson and the Food and Mood clinic is excited to introduce you to the world of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), a cutting-edge technology that can provide invaluable insights into your body’s response to different foods.

This guided 2-week programme includes a continuous glucose monitor shipped to your door, so you can use real-time personalised data to understand your connections between metabolic health and mental health.

Next cohort starts 10th May 2024

Registrations close Sunday 5th May

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Does any of this sound familiar?

Many of us have experienced challenges when it comes to understanding how our food choices affect how we feel on a daily basis, such as:

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Being caught in a never-ending cycle of energy crashes and mood swings, struggling to maintain consistent energy across the day.

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Dealing with mood swings, anxiety or emotional fluctuations, and finding it challenging to understand how food choices may be playing their role.

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Emotional eating or stress-related eating keeps derailing your journey towards optimal health, and you find it challenging to break this cycle.

What if you could…

Elevate your energy across the day – experience steady energy flow, free from the ups and downs that leave you drained of energy and experiencing unpredictable mood swings and emotional rollercoasters.

Understand the impact of every bite you take – gain real-time insights into how each meal affects your glucose response, empowering you to make informed and mindful choices.

Support your metabolic health – learn how to take proactive steps to balance blood glucose levels, supporting improved metabolic health, with the potential of reducing your risk of developing type 2 diabetes and some mood disorders.

Transform stress-eating into mindful nutrition – break the cycle of stress-related or emotional eating by understanding the connection between your emotions, food choices and overall wellbeing.

Receive daily support and guidance from an expert – Bronwyn Hudson (MSc – Personalised Nutrition) guides you through interpreting your data, and provides regular support including daily check-ins.

INTRODUCING

Food and Mood: The Glucose Connection

We’re excited to introduce you to continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), an advanced technology that offers valuable insights into your body’s reactions to different foods. While CGMs are commonly associated with managing diabetes, they have also become a valuable tool for those without diabetes who want to understand how their bodies respond to various foods.

A growing body of evidence suggests a relationship between mood and blood-sugar, or glycemic, highs and lows. Symptoms of poor glycemic regulation have been shown to closely mirror mental health symptoms, such as irritability, anxiety, and worry. This should come as no surprise, as the brain runs primarily on glucose.

It is now recognised that paying closer attention to our blood sugar levels could be a valuable tool in pursuing optimal mood and mental health.

By wearing a CGM, you can monitor your glucose levels in real-time, allowing you to observe how your body reacts to different meals and snacks. This personalised data can help you make informed choices about your diet, optimise your energy levels, and work towards improved health and well-being.

It’s an innovative way to gain a deeper understanding of how your body uniquely responds to the foods you enjoy.

CGM and phone

Here is what you get:

  • A continuous glucose monitor (CGM) shipped to your door anywhere in New Zealand, including skin glu adhesive and transparent skin patch. (If you are in a different country you can still join in – email bronwyn@bronwynhudson.com for more information)
  • Support to set up the accompanying app including optimal ranges for non-diabetic use and how to optimise the use of a CGM.
  • Personalised data – you will receive 14 days of personalised data to your compatible mobile phone in almost real-time revealing how your body responds to various foods. At the end the programme you will receive a multi-page personalised report.
  • Professional support – what really sets our programme apart is the invaluable guidance provided by Bronwyn over the 14 days of your programme. We don’t just hand you your data; we help you interpret it and use it to guide your nutrition and lifestyle choices moving forward.
  • Nutrition education around the different variables affecting blood sugar
  • A group of likeminded individuals – research shows that outcomes from group programmes often are better than those on your own. You have extra accountability of the group, insights of others to learn from, and members of the group often ask questions that you didn’t think to ask.
  • Live group coaching calls and Q&A sessions at 12 noon (NZT) each Monday, Wednesday and Friday during the programme – these will be recorded if you can’t make them.
CGM sensor
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Your CGM sensor will be sent to your door anywhere in New Zealand. The sensor sits on your arm and a small filament samples your glucose levels every minute.

Each sensor lasts 14 days.

CGM phone
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CGM data is transmitted to a FREE app on your phone so you can check your glucose levels any time.

Add simple free notes about your meal, exercise, sleep or stress in the app.

* check your smartphone is compatible – see FAQs

Bronwyn Hudson
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Regular group check-ins with Bronwyn Hudson (Registered Clinical Nutritionist and Certified Mental Health Coach) to help you understand your data, interpret which meals are ideal for you and which meals are not, along with simple tweaks to help you tighten your glucose control.

This course is for you if:

  • You are facing energy or mood challenges and want to understand how your food choices contribute to these challenges.
  • You are noticing a shift in your weight, energy or mood as you approach perimenopause/menopause
  • You are pre-diabetic or have type 2 diabetes and are interested in gaining valuable insights to support balanced blood glucose levels.
  • You are interested in transitioning from stress-related or emotional eating to mindful nutrition.
  • You value support and guidance from registered professionals to help you interpret personalised data, leaving you educated, informed and empowered.

This course is NOT for you if:

  • You have insulin-dependent diabetes.
  • Your phone is not compatible – see FAQs below.
  • You have a serious health condition and have not discussed this programme with your medical doctor.
  • NOTE: If you live outside of New Zealand, please contact Bronwyn to set you up with how to participate.

What are you waiting for?

Next cohort starts 10th May 2024 – registrations close Sunday 5th May

Remember, the data can only get you so far – this programme helps you learn what it means and what you can do about it. A core goal of this programme is to empower you with information and tools on managing your blood sugar, including simple hacks for tighter control of glucose levels that work for you and your life.

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Meet your expert – Bronwyn Hudson

Kia ora, I’m Bronwyn Hudson (MSc – Personalised Nutrition), a Registered Clinical Nutritionist and Certified Mental Health Coach, specialising in helping people to connect their dots between food and mood.

As I am moving through my 40s, I started noticing signs that I may not be balancing my blood glucose levels as well as I naturally did when I was younger. When I first used a continuous glucose monitor (CGM), I was fascinated at seeing how different foods spiked my blood sugar, and seeing the role stress, sleep and exercise played too.

I was equally fascinated seeing how easy it was to include some of the blood sugar hacks I had been teaching clients over the years could move my levels back into a really tight range.

I noticed that I experienced symptoms often related to anxiety when my glucose levels crashed after spikes, and that these became far less common when I kept my glucose in a tighter range. My energy across the day was more balanced too.

I am so excited to bring you this programme, so you can have a front row seat on your own levels, learn my smart hacks, and support improved metabolic health and mental health – it’s all connected.

What others are saying
Prior to using the CGM, I had a sense that some meals left me hungry again really quickly afterwards – even though they were ‘healthy’ and ‘balanced’. This left me feeling anxious, and consumed with thoughts about food and cravings. The CGM has helped me tweak my meals so I now feel balanced all day long.
Sally
Auckland, NZ
Over the 14 days I leant so much about what food spikes and what balances my levels. It was super fascinating, but the best bit was in the second week making small tweaks to the same meals to see the impact. I am now armed with better information on what actually works best for me, not just what I think.
Craig
Auckland, NZ
I was surprised that some things spiked my blood sugars which I thought wouldn’t and then others didn’t that I thought would. Working with Bronwyn made me feel safe, comfortable, heard and welcomed. Thank you, totally recommend, it was sooo insightful! You’re amazing at what you do.
Wick
Auckland, New Zealand
This program was a great investment helping me understand my metabolic health. I think it was good value for money to have a CGM, as well as regular zoom sessions and a chat line over a 14 day period. Having information delivered each day really helped me to understand and manage my blood sugar levels while enjoying the things I like to eat.

Bronwyn’s program isn’t about restricting what you eat, but rather assessing the impact yourself on your food choices.
Suzie
Auckland, New Zealand
I discovered during this programme that when my blood sugars rise and slump to a low, I feel slightly agitated, craving something sweet to eat. I saw how coupling my carbs with a good source of protein minimised spikes in my blood sugar levels, and movement is also a key tool.
Suzie
Auckland, New Zealand
I was drawn to this programme as it was a personalised, evidence-based programme provided by a highly qualified, engaging, passionate woman. I enjoyed the different forms of engagement – app, modules, chat, zoom calls. It made it interesting. I feel more knowledgeable, better equipped and empowered about my health and wellbeing.
Annabel
Wellington, New Zealand
Faqs

As well as getting your own personalised data into your hands, and the knowledge of how to interpret it, you also have mini-modules released daily over the two weeks to help you learn more about how metabolic health and mental health are connected, how we measure metabolic health, the impact of stress, sleep and hormones on insulin sensitivity, cravings and how we can minimise them, and a whole lot of tweaks you can make that are workable and sustainable that support better glucose control.

No! What a great chance to test a variety of life situations. It isn’t about eating perfectly while wearing the CGM, but rather about being curious and learning about how a whole range of foods affect your glucose and moods. This is the perfect time!

The coaching calls are at 12 noon NZT each Monday, Wednesday and Friday during the programme. These will be recorded if you missed out.

No problem. We record all the sessions, and you can always upload your screenshots with questions to our private group feed to get feedback on. If possible, I recommend trying to make 2 group sessions a week, but if that doesn’t work you won’t miss out.

For the main sensor we use, you will require an NFC enabled phones (paywave) on an Android running 8.0 or higher, or an iPhone 8 upwards, running iOS 15.5 or higher.

Our check-in calls provide a platform for you to share your experiences, ask questions, and learn from both our expert, Bronwyn Hudson, and fellow participants. It’s a supportive and collaborative environment where you can gain insights and offer support to others.

Each sensor lasts just 14 days and then will stop sending signals to your phone and will need to be removed. If you would like to wear a sensor for longer, let us know and we can provide you with extra sensors.

Yes. This can be a great way to monitor for gestational diabetes and/or support balanced blood sugars while pregnant.

Yes! This programme will be run again in 2024. Please join my active waiting list to stay informed and get a few things to work on in the meantime.

Ready to unlock a healthier, happier you?

Join ‘Food and Mood: The Glucose Connection’ today.

Next programme starts Friday 10th May 2024
Registrations close Sunday 5th May

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