Insulin is a substance common to every living thing.
It plays central roles in the activities of single-cell and multi-cellular life, working both in and between living cells.
Because it plays a pivotal role in metabolism, insulin resistance is a key part of the issues around having a high level of blood sugar on a regular basis.
This is the current 'mainstream' definition of diabetes.
Insulin affects, controls, and is affected by many different chemical functions of you and me, with high insulin levels causing (through complex chemical reactions): * Blocked blood vessels * High Triglycerides and cholesterol (blood fats - think of different densities of mud at the bottom of a stream).
* Severe Osteoporosis * Angina in the extremities * Low immune function What do these all have in common? Insulin imbalance is the common denominator in these and other affections.
High insulin levels age a person prematurely as more metabolic work is performed.
The body must either burn the high blood sugar up or turn it to fat.
Current medical practice around diabetes is to treat these symptoms, not the disease causing the symptoms (some would say this is because its much more profitable to treat symptoms than the disease).
In any case, there are ways out of this trap...
Here's a clue to be considered: Tests of people over 100 years old find that for their age, they have low: * Blood Sugar * Triglycerides (blood fats) * Insulin levels It's commonly accepted by the medical community that one of insulin's purposes is to store excess nutrients.
When your body recognizes high blood sugar levels, insulin is released to store it as part of the chemical chain reactions that results in additional body fats.
Insulin stores this excess sugar as glycogen which changes into saturated fat, weighing the entire system down.
Other nutrients insulin stores include: * Magnesium - Heightened insulin levels lowers magnesium amounts in the muscles, where it is needed to allow relaxation of the muscle fibers.
Without it, more insulin is demanded to counteract the stiffness of the muscle fibers.
The stiffness of muscle fibers on the cellular level causes circulation roadblocks, muscle constrictions, lower energy levels, and high blood pressure as more force is needed to circulate fluids.
* Sodium - high insulin levels cause sodium retention, fluid retention, and high blood pressure.
Immediate medical problems with having high insulin levels in the body 24/7/365 include: * Congestive Heart and Circulatory System Failure - Insulin level spikes, such as after a high-carbohydrate, low-fiber meal, stimulates the sympathetic (automatic functions) nervous system, straining the heart's nervous system.
A heart attack is 2 to 3 times more likely after a high-carb meal, while a high 'correct fat' meal REDUCES the same risk.
* Blood Lipids (Cholesterol): To much insulin, due to insulin resistance, causes cells to proliferate.
Cancer is uncontrolled cell proliferation.
It also causes a host of other problems that age YOU and ME prematurely.
In the end, the equation equals: The more insulin in the body, the faster the body ages.
The first step in lower insulin levels is through changing your diet.
The second step is to exercise (the benefits of exercise regarding insulin levels are so extensive that they need to be the subject of another article).
I know this isn't easy news, but the benefits of controlling your insulin levels manually when your automatic system can not do this any more outweigh the downside (such as a slow, painful, early death).
It plays central roles in the activities of single-cell and multi-cellular life, working both in and between living cells.
Because it plays a pivotal role in metabolism, insulin resistance is a key part of the issues around having a high level of blood sugar on a regular basis.
This is the current 'mainstream' definition of diabetes.
Insulin affects, controls, and is affected by many different chemical functions of you and me, with high insulin levels causing (through complex chemical reactions): * Blocked blood vessels * High Triglycerides and cholesterol (blood fats - think of different densities of mud at the bottom of a stream).
* Severe Osteoporosis * Angina in the extremities * Low immune function What do these all have in common? Insulin imbalance is the common denominator in these and other affections.
High insulin levels age a person prematurely as more metabolic work is performed.
The body must either burn the high blood sugar up or turn it to fat.
Current medical practice around diabetes is to treat these symptoms, not the disease causing the symptoms (some would say this is because its much more profitable to treat symptoms than the disease).
In any case, there are ways out of this trap...
Here's a clue to be considered: Tests of people over 100 years old find that for their age, they have low: * Blood Sugar * Triglycerides (blood fats) * Insulin levels It's commonly accepted by the medical community that one of insulin's purposes is to store excess nutrients.
When your body recognizes high blood sugar levels, insulin is released to store it as part of the chemical chain reactions that results in additional body fats.
Insulin stores this excess sugar as glycogen which changes into saturated fat, weighing the entire system down.
Other nutrients insulin stores include: * Magnesium - Heightened insulin levels lowers magnesium amounts in the muscles, where it is needed to allow relaxation of the muscle fibers.
Without it, more insulin is demanded to counteract the stiffness of the muscle fibers.
The stiffness of muscle fibers on the cellular level causes circulation roadblocks, muscle constrictions, lower energy levels, and high blood pressure as more force is needed to circulate fluids.
* Sodium - high insulin levels cause sodium retention, fluid retention, and high blood pressure.
Immediate medical problems with having high insulin levels in the body 24/7/365 include: * Congestive Heart and Circulatory System Failure - Insulin level spikes, such as after a high-carbohydrate, low-fiber meal, stimulates the sympathetic (automatic functions) nervous system, straining the heart's nervous system.
A heart attack is 2 to 3 times more likely after a high-carb meal, while a high 'correct fat' meal REDUCES the same risk.
* Blood Lipids (Cholesterol): To much insulin, due to insulin resistance, causes cells to proliferate.
Cancer is uncontrolled cell proliferation.
It also causes a host of other problems that age YOU and ME prematurely.
In the end, the equation equals: The more insulin in the body, the faster the body ages.
The first step in lower insulin levels is through changing your diet.
The second step is to exercise (the benefits of exercise regarding insulin levels are so extensive that they need to be the subject of another article).
I know this isn't easy news, but the benefits of controlling your insulin levels manually when your automatic system can not do this any more outweigh the downside (such as a slow, painful, early death).
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