video1.0<iframe src="https://www.loom.com/embed/79e160adb33e484798dc4131a4efb682" frameborder="0" width="2560" height="1920" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe>19202560Loomhttps://www.loom.com19202560https://cdn.loom.com/sessions/thumbnails/79e160adb33e484798dc4131a4efb682-3688f19f2aa422de.gif309.333322This Loom explains how processed foods can hack metabolism by driving rapid sugar spikes that lead to cravings and crashes. Using Gus the squirrel as an analogy, it says engineered crackers trigger an outsized dopamine response that drowns out leptin, the hormone that signals fullness. With a continuous glucose monitor, high glycemic foods are described as causing a jagged peak, followed by reactive hypoglycemia with symptoms like shakiness, irritability, and brain fog about two hours after eating. It recommends two strategies to break the carb addiction cycle: clothing carbs with fiber and protein to slow glucose entry and taking a brisk 10-minute walk or doing a few squats right after eating to help muscles pull glucose from blood without insulin.