Is this book for you?
Glucose Revolution
Read it if…
- You hit an energy slump every afternoon and can't work out why.
- You get sugar cravings that feel stronger than your willpower.
- You want to eat better without starting a diet or counting calories.
- You'd like simple changes to how you eat, not a list of banned foods.
- You've heard of the Glucose Goddess and want the full picture behind the tips.
Watch the summary
What the book is about
Glucose is the sugar in your blood, and it comes from the starchy and sweet foods you eat. Jessie Inchauspé argues that sharp rises in glucose, which she calls spikes, affect far more than people with diabetes. She links them to everyday problems like tiredness, cravings, mood swings and the 3pm slump.
The good news in the book is that you don’t need to give up the foods you enjoy. Drawing on published research and thousands of experiments she ran on herself while wearing a glucose monitor, she shows how small changes to how and when you eat can flatten those spikes.
What’s inside
Eat in the right order Vegetables first, then protein and fats, with starches and sugars last. Her best-known idea, and one you can try at your next meal.
Add a green starter A plate of vegetables at the start of a meal helps soften the glucose spike from what follows.
Stop counting calories She argues that the type of food matters more than the number on the label.
Have a savoury breakfast Swap the cereal, pastries or juice for a breakfast built around protein, so the day starts steady.
Vinegar before you eat A tablespoon of vinegar in a glass of water before a meal is one of her more surprising hacks.
Move after you eat Around ten minutes of using your muscles after a meal, even a short walk, helps your body use up the glucose.
Dessert, not sweet snacks If you want something sweet, have it straight after a meal rather than on its own.
Put clothes on your carbs Pair starches with fibre, protein or fat, so they never arrive in your body on their own.
Who wrote it
Jessie Inchauspé is a French biochemist, known online as the Glucose Goddess. She studied mathematics at King’s College London and biochemistry at Georgetown University. While working at the genetics company 23andMe in Silicon Valley, she wore a continuous glucose monitor for the first time and became convinced that what we eat matters more than our genes.
Her books Glucose Revolution and The Glucose Goddess Method have sold over 3 million copies in 43 languages, and her latest book, Nine Months That Count Forever, covers pregnancy nutrition. She reaches over seven million people through her @GlucoseGoddess community and presents The Glucose Goddess on Channel 4.
What readers are saying
What they love: Readers like that it isn’t a diet book. The focus is on adding things to your meals rather than banning foods, so the hacks fit whatever you already eat. Many say the ten hacks at the end are easy to remember and easy to stick to. Audiobook listeners often mention how warm and encouraging Jessie sounds, as if a friend were helping them feel their best.
What well-known names said: David Sinclair, Harvard professor and author of Lifespan, called it “the best practical guide to managing glucose”. Benjamin Bikman, Professor of Cell Biology at Brigham Young University, praised how it blends personal experience with published evidence.
Quick facts
- Author
- Jessie Inchauspé
- Publisher
- Short Books (Octopus Publishing Group)
- Length
- 320 pages
- Published
- 31 March 2022 (paperback)
- Formats
- Paperback, ebook and audiobook, read by the author
- Recognition
- Number one bestseller in the UK, France, Australia, Spain and Germany. Over a million copies sold, translated into over 40 languages.
- Reading time
- Around 5 to 6 hours
- Difficulty
- Easy. No science background needed.
Our verdict
If you're tired of energy crashes and cravings but don't want another diet, this is the book that changes how you eat without taking away the foods you love. Jessie Inchauspé explains glucose spikes in plain English, then gives you ten simple hacks, starting with eating your food in the right order. It suits anyone who wants small changes they can try at their very next meal. The audiobook is read by the author and comes with a PDF of the book's charts.
WillYouRead.com is independent and not affiliated with the author or publisher. This page is not medical advice. If you have diabetes or another health condition, please speak to your GP before changing how you eat.
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