Change Your Brain Every Day Pregnancy Cravings vs. Blood Sugar: The Science No One Talks About with Jessie Inchauspé
Mar 16, 2026
Jessie Inchauspé, biochemist and bestselling author known as the Glucose Goddess, explains how blood sugar during pregnancy shapes maternal energy and a baby’s long-term metabolic and brain health. She tackles cravings, gestational glucose dynamics, choline and protein priorities, practical hacks to blunt spikes, and why small nutrition changes before and during pregnancy matter.
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Why Jessie Wrote Nine Months That Count Forever
- Jessie wrote Nine Months That Count Forever after researching pregnancy nutrition while pregnant with her son.
- She began with a personal checklist and shared findings with friends who responded with disbelief, prompting the book.
High In Utero Glucose Programs Lifelong Metabolism
- Fetal exposure to high glucose causes inflammation and fat storage and programs long-term metabolic risk.
- Babies exposed in utero to high glucose have higher rates of childhood obesity and diabetes into adulthood.
Prenatal Glucose Can Alter Brain Wiring
- High prenatal glucose increases brain inflammation and may overactivate microglia that prune neurons.
- This mechanism is a proposed link between gestational hyperglycemia and higher psychiatric disorder rates in offspring.
