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Helene Berk, M.Ed., R.D. |
Let's talk about the toxins in your kitchen, your bathroom, and in your world.
Insulin Overload is Toxic for Heart Patients
(Los Angeles, How does one "over-do" insulin? That's easy. Simply eat sugar, starch or drink alcohol. When blood sugars rise, the hormone insulin is secreted from the pancreas. It is insulin's job to bring blood sugars back down to normal levels. Yes, insulin is released to manage blood sugars, but ... BEWARE: too much insulin can cause plenty of problems for your circulatory system. High levels of insulin prevents the synthesis of HDL cholesterol, "the good stuff" that keeps arteries clean. Actually, low levels of your body's vacuum cleaner, HDL, is associated with clogging of arteries and a higher risk for the development of heart disease over time. Insulin increases fat storage by transporting blood glucose molecules into fat cells where blood sugars are stored as "triglycerides" -- also called blood fats. Since blood sugars are stored as blood fats, you can also stabilize triglycerides by managing blood sugars! Triglycerides are fluffy fats which solidify and develop into LDL cholesterol over time. Triglycerides also make fat cells fatter. These blood fats clog arteries and also inhibit HDL cholesterol from doing its job.
MANAGE INSULIN RESPONSE WITH PROTEIN AT MEALS & SNACKS
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