170: 3 Ways To Improve Your Carbohydrate Tolerance

<p>Months ago I shared a quiz to help people identify whether or not they are "carbohydrate sensitive". The vast majority of people are. Fortunately, you can absolutely, positively improve your carbohydrate tolerance.</p> <p>You are probably carb sensitive if you're one of those people who feels like you gain weight at the mere sight of carbs. Or if you struggle with cravings & weight loss seems SO hard.</p> <p>Many people feel like being carb intolerant or highly carb sensitive is just their lot in life but it doesn't have to be.</p> <p>In today's episode I will introduce you to 3 specific strategies you can begin to implement today to improve your carbohydrate tolerance.</p> <p>When you improve your carbohydrate tolerance, fat loss becomes easier, energy increases, cravings decrease, health improves and so much more!</p> <p><a href="http://primalpotential.com/170-improve-your-carbohydrate-tolerance/">http://primalpotential.com/170-improve-your-carbohydrate-tolerance/</a></p> <h2>3 Ways To Improve Your Carbohydrate Tolerance</h2> <p>In today's episode I'm taking a deep dive into food, exercise & lifestyle strategies that will improve your carbohydrate tolerance, improve your insulin sensitivity and make weight loss much easier.</p> <p>The three strategies include:</p> <ul> <li>Adjusting the quantity, quality and timing of your carbohydrate consumption</li> <li>Exercising more</li> <li>Reducing stress</li> </ul> <p>When it comes to achieving these goals of accelerating fat loss & increasing energy while decreasing cravings, we have to understand the role of muscle tissue in carb metabolism and insulin sensitivity.</p> <p>There are 2 primary issues at play.</p> <ol> <li>We have to make sure there is room within our muscle glycogen stores. If they are always full, that will reduce carb tolerance and increase carb spillover into the fat tissue.</li> <li>We can increase the number and sensitivity of glucose transporters in the muscle tissue.</li> </ol> <p>We need our muscle tissue to be more respo