Worried about insulin weight gain? How does insulin work to cause weight gain?
Insulin resistance means, that your muscle cells, brain cells etc. are less
responsive, or "hard of hearing," or “deaf” to the signals insulin gives. But these insulin signals are needed for these cells to turn blood sugar into energy!
So, when insulin
signals are being “resisted,” your body will make even more insulin to
You no doubt, already know that it's a good idea to move more, and to eat less!
Sure, a high-fat diet plus inactivity causes insulin resistance, but there’s more to the puzzle of this world-wide epidemic...
Sure, you will be expending more energy if you are staying up and not sleeping. But, researchers say that this also leads to eating much more, less physical activity, gaining weight and to insulin resistance.
Researchers found that disrupted sleep causes problems with metabolism, causing insulin resistance, obesity and diabetes. (Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes. 2014 Jun 17.)
A bigger variety of "good" gut bacteria is found in
lean people as compared to obese or over weight people. Why is that important? It turns out to be true that obese people put weight on more easily!
If you have taken antibiotics and wiped out the diversity of your gut bacteria, these do NOT tend to replenish themselves naturally. Why is it important to re-gain good bacteria?
Taking the right pro-biotic, researchers say, can help both with obesity and with insulin sensitivity.
They are working on the fine tuning of exactly what strains to take, and how best to diversify your "good" bacteria, so keep tuned. (SME J. 2014 Jun 17.)
Diabetic patients show abnormally high levels of "oxidative stress."
Why is that a problem?
Insulin signaling is suppressed by "oxidative stress," according to researchers.
Insulin receptors don't work as well with high levels of "oxidative stress," meaning insulin resistance or diabetes.
What best to do about high oxidative stress?
(Effect of thiol antioxidant on body fat and insulin reactivity. J Mol Med. 2004 Mar.)
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When it’s High Fructose Corn Syrup!
This means that it is WORSE than other sugars. And it increases your chances for getting metabolic syndrome, which includes high blood pressure and insulin resistance. (Diabetes. 2013 Oct;62(10):3307-15.)
You may not think you eat a lot of high fructose corn syrup, because it is hidden in most processed foods, cakes, pastries, cookies, cereals etc .
Here's how the TOXINS that are built up in your organs cause problems:
These estrogen-like toxins include the BPA in water and baby bottles, so get BPA-free containers. Best to use glass containeres, because the plastics industry is very clever, and they can substitute the next untested toxin and claim it to be safe.
We live in an ocean of preservatives such as nitrates, and toxins like fire retardants. These are now thought to affect us at very low concentrations.
Insulin resistance, obesity and “diabetes of the brain,” or Alzheimers Disease, is now being linked to the continuous use of low levels of the nitrates that are the preservatives in our meat and deli products:
Says Dr. Suzanne DeLaMonte a Neuropathologist at Alpert Medical School, Brown University, USA.
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People who are insulin resistant have been found to have the following vitamin and mineral deficiencies: Zinc, Chromium, Manganese, and Magnesium.
These minerals play an important part in the production of insulin and how the body uses and stores energy.
Inflammatory conditions are part of cells becoming unresponsive to insulin, gaining weight and getting diabetes.
Scientists are finding that low-grade inflammation plays a part causing most diseases, including obesity, heart disease, stroke, cancer, and diabetes.
This will in turn, help you lose weight easier. A diet high in saturated fats and high fructose corn syrup particularly increases inflammation. So learn how to cook, use good oils and omegas, stop the instant stuff, and enjoy moving.
Weight gain, insulin problems and high blood pressure all go together, so the good news is that what helps one, will help the other.
There are many supplements and foods to help you decrease inflammation and get started in the right direction.
We hope that our article on insulin weight gain has given you new facts for losing weight successfully with an insulin resistance diet!
We look forward to hearing how you solved insulin weight gain!
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