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Insulin Resistance & Weight ( Fat ) Control
Written by Dr Arien & Anri van der Merwe 14 November 2016 is World Diabetes Day , and for good reason ! More than 3,5 million South Africans are diagnosed with diabetes alone and more than 150 million worldwide with metabolic syndrome ( which includes diabetes ). With the epidemic of diabetes and metabolic syndrome plaguing the Western world , blood sugar and insulin have gotten their fair share of media attention . Blood sugar balance is a major principle of virtually every diet from our Weight Control Clinic program to The Atkins Diet to Banting . And with good reason : imbalanced blood sugar ( glucose ) levels are the root cause of many health issues , including being overweight , obesity , premature or accelerated ageing , and chronic inflammation .
Low-no carbohydrate diet , high fat and protein ( LCHF ) of the Banting and Atkins diet has been adapted by us a the Low Carb Healthy Fat ( still LCHF !) program , in agreement with what Dr Gauché has been practicing at his Weight Control Clinic since 1974 and Dr Arien since 2012 , when she took over the Weight Control Clinic . Our advice : be wise ( i . e . use common sense !), choose well for your body and be healthy !
‘ Dr Arien and myself ( Anri , health & fitness consultant ; physiologist ) advice that glucose is not the culprit as it is the only way body cells make fuel for energy to function . The problem arises if the wrong food is eaten or too much food , thereby causing a spike in the glucose levels , leading to elevated insulin levels , which becomes a problem when chronically elevated , leading to fat gain , inflammation and many chronic health challenges . Insulin is the fat building hormone - but only if insulin is in a chronically high concentration in the blood . This is crucial to understand , because insulin is essential for life !’. However , chronically elevated insulin levels , is the root cause of uncontrolled inflammation in the body , leading to almost all our modern day chronic diseases ( a . k . a . health challenges ).
Going back to the 1970 ’ s , fat has been wrongly identified as the culprit behind heart disease , when all along ( as Dr Gauché has been saying since 1974 ), it has been too much sugar from refined carbohydrates , leading to weight ( fat ) gain , with chronically high insulin levels , and ultimately insulin resistance , that is the real culprit .
A high sugar diet from refined carbohydrates , raises your risk for heart disease by promoting metabolic syndrome ( a cluster of symptoms that includes high blood pressure , insulin and leptin resistance , high triglycerides , liver dysfunction and visceral ( abdominal ) fat accumulation ).
Insulin resistance is caused by factors inherent in our modern lifestyle , including diets high in nutrient poor , processed unrefined carbohydrates , refined sugars , refined flours and industrial grade vegetable oils . To exacerbate this , inadequate exercise , chronic stress , vitamin D deficiency , sleep deprivation , exposure to environmental toxins , chronic inflammation and poor gut health , create the list of ingredients for chronic dis-ease .
Click here to read complete article on insulin , glucagon , sugar , stress and weight control .
Our program focusses on stabilising your insulin and blood sugar levels and we ’ ve been assisting patients on their fat loss journey since 1974 , so please contact us if you need some help .
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