depleting nutrients necessary for normal metabolic function and energy production. One of the most common ingredients in the SAD that wreaks havoc metabolically is fructose, commonly found as high fructose corn syrup (HFCS). The major problem is that this processed ingredient found in many processed foods is actually a combination of liquid fructose and glucose. Research has demonstrated that when fructose is consumed with glu- cose or with moderately elevated levels of blood glucose it will elicit an increased insulin response further driving an insulin resistance state. Interestingly enough, in order to induce insulin resistance in rats and hamsters, researchers utilize HFCS. With prolonged elevated insulin levels in the blood (hyper- insulinemia) along with elevated glucose levels (hyperglycemia) our body’s physiology and chemistry are altered resulting in an increased risk for developing diabetes, hormonal dysregulation, cardiovascular disease, blindness, kidney disease, cancer, im- mune system disruption, peripheral neuropathy, and more. The modern day consumption of non-nutritive substances in the SAD (simple carbohydrates, processed foods, sugar, and preservatives) leads to an over consumption of calories and an under consumption of nutrients slowing our metabolism. Take a moment and consider this question: What is the signal your body would initiate if you were lacking nutrients? If you said, “hunger” or “slow down” you would be right. If our body cre- ates hunger to direct us to eat food and gain nutrients, and we fail to listen to that signal, then it results in more hunger and slow metabolism or conservation of energy. So why even after you eat “food” do you remain hungry? One valid reason could be because you have not satisfied the cravings for the necessary nutrients.
Often when an exam and labs are done on someone with type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance, findings show a combi- nation of elevated triglycerides, elevated LDL cholesterol, low HDL cholesterol, elevated blood pressure, and central obesity. These findings lead to a diagnosis of metabolic syndrome, a
diagnosis with increased risk of injury to the small vasculature in the eyes and kidneys and the development of cardiovascular disease. This diagnosis and accompanying physiologic changes demonstrates the disruptive nature of prolonged elevated insulin levels secondary to prolonged consumption of a high carbohy- drate diet.
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The management of type 2 diabetes by conventional medi- cine commonly results in the introduction of medication such as metformin and very non-specific recommendations to eat
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