

Today I'm going to talk about what happens when insulin can no longer do its job and we become what is known as insulin resistant. (If you didn't read my earlier blog about insulin, called But I don't take insulin and you're curious about insulin, give it a read here.)
But in true Tisha fashion, here's a quick chuckle before we dig into how insulin resistance is the root cause of why we are getting heavier and sicker.
You could be insulin resistant for years and not know it?
In fact, one in three Americans, including half of those age 60 and older [1] are insulin resistant.
SIGNS OF INSULIN RESISTANCE:
Bottom line: When our body is overproducing insulin and our cells stop responding to the insulin, we become insulin resistant. The glucose is no longer being removed from our bloodstream causing our blood sugar levels to go up. The sugar left in our blood then starts to destroy the cells all over our bodies, leading to a long list of chronic diseases including those pictured below:
Photo Credit: Nutrition Network
Chances are if you are suffering from one or more of these disorders, you are insulin resistant. So is there anything that can be done? YES! Restoring your metabolic health is the only proven method to reverse insulin resistance, and that my friends is exactly what I help my clients do.
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