Selenoprotein P in insulin resistance
Selenoprotein P levels are up, when you’re insulin resistant - this compromises beta cell function. Body chemistry is…
Could street noise be the reason your sugar is up ?
When street noise is AN EVENT, rather than a continuous hum, it is significantly more likely to scare…
Baroreceptor sensitivity in the insulin resistant
We look at how agile your baroreceptors are, or should I say, aren’t and why this matters, in…
Metabolic syndrome is not a fat thing, it’s a muscle thing
Teens with metabolic syndrome, that are not obese are slightly muscle deficient. Obese teens also have low muscle…
Why sugar levels are high despite NOT eating
If your sugar levels are HIGH – logic says, the solution is just simply to STOP EATING. Does…
How insulin resistance leads to high cholesterol
In the insulin resistant, fat production should cease, but it doesn’t – the reason, SREBP1c the little guy…
All I want for Christmas is a fat transplant
Mice who receive a FAT transplant become OBESITY RESISTANT – this means, the little critters can eat what…
Could a little bump on a blood vessel be the reason you’re insulin resistant ?
Insulin needs wide blood vessels to work, but widening blood vessels causes blood pressure to drop – the…
Metabolic syndrome begins when insulin isn’t removed efficiently
Slower insulin removal results in more insulin entering the circulation. Since more insulin is getting up to mischief,…
Gut bacteria are partly to blame for insulin resistance
In insulin resistant peeps, the resident bacteria have ganged up and decided, insulin is NOT COOL. Since body…