Okay , so let's talk about what insulin resistance is , and is there just one type of it ? I would like to tell you that you can have about 10 different types of insulin resistance and how it can affect the body . Now , what does that really mean ?
So insulin resistance is when the body has an accumulation of insulin within the bloodstream and it is not able to kind of distribute it properly . That does not mean that the pancreas has been overworked .
It just means that the body has not been able to dispense throughout the cells , cells , and it makes it less responsive to the insulin , so um , which leads to an elevated blood glucose and causes metabolic issues . There's so many things that happen with metabolic issues and hormones that have disrupt our life .
So through time , through age and such , we have some disruptions , but insulin resistance is caused and has many effects in the body . So let's go by the number one , okay , obesity . Everyone talks about the body fat . You know the stomach and how that visceral fat .
Well , that in itself causes inflammation and it is increasing in glucose , blood sugar , and it will eventually at some point cause your body to have type two diabetes . But that's not the initial reason . You know , when you're have fat and it sits in the fat cells . That in itself has a hard time releasing and getting rid of that excess insulin .
And getting rid of that excess insulin Now , how does this affect the liver ? This affects the liver by the insulin becoming less responsive . And , as I've talked about this and we'll go more extensive , is the importance of how the liver is metabolizing many things in addition to insulin , and it does not . Let us reduce that flow .
And because what that can do long-term is you'll hear fatty liver . Now you'll hear some individuals say , okay , they were alcohol induced cirrhosis , of some sort of problem with the liver . The liver does so many wonderful things and it's a magnitude of things to metabolize and we as individuals need our liver . We cannot be without it .
And most individuals are coming with fatty liver and actually that's caused because of insulin resistance excess fat , not just fat itself , but an access to positive insulin , because the body's not able to metabolize and break down that excess muscle . It affects our muscles , our skeletal muscles .
So long-term , long-term longevity , you're going to hear , you need skeletal muscle to live longer . You need a stronger bone density to live longer . It's not about necessarily just being thin or heavy or such .
It's really about , you know , getting up , walking around , and that skeletal muscle also takes in glucose and when you take in too much of the sugars and they're not processed properly , it will affect your energy and it will actually deteriorate over time . Reduce your energy intake .
How does insulin affect inflammation and what is that really that reflects our life and inflammation due to stress , your diet , autoimmune and worsening metabolic issues , fat storage , elevated sugars and such . Now individuals ask about what is that reference to hormone imbalance ?
Hormone imbalance is affected through insulin resistance by such individuals that may have polycystic ovary syndrome or may have Cushing's or may have endometriosis .
Those inflammatory responses and excess insulin resistance within the bloodstream will affect different parts of the body , even the thyroid , so in that sense they usually call it like a Hashimoto's , and what happens is we're just not discussing that insulin resistance affects many parts of the body throughout .
It's not a one system approach and that's kind of the issue that I find that we just look at one thing and then we think , okay , that's it , that's all it is , but really it's not . You know , it is what you're putting in your body , but then until once your body's then reacting into this insulin resistance , why haven't we made changes .
We can't make changes if we don't , you know , identify what is going on . And so that's why when someone's like , oh , it's just hormones , it's their imbalance , it's not just the hormones , there's obviously something else there . So how does that affect your fatty acids ? Your fatty acids are affected when you're thinking about your diet .
And is it more saturated fats or is it the good oils you know , like avocado ? Or are you eating kind of that , seed oils ? And that is a big factor because those saturated fats are harder to get out of the body . So that will also affect the amount of insulin that is accumulated within your bloodstream . Now I mean , yes , there are some genetic components .
Why are some individuals more insulin resistant than others ? There's a genetic component and there is an inherited composition . Like I'm inherited to have type two diabetes and I may have it in my seventies , eighties or nineties . But I really have a choice of how I can manage my life from now until then and long-term effects .
And I know that exercise , strength training , what I put into my body , lifestyle management and maybe even a microdosing of medications is needed . But I know what I need for my body and the genetics are not going to be that full answer . Just because something says one thing does not mean that will be the outcome .
Stress induced can also cause a spike in insulin within the body and cause a resistance and that's due to , like your inflammatory response and the markers and it will just kind of wreak havoc and then you hear the oxidase and stress and the inflammation will cause problems , will cause a dysregulation and that will affect the way your body is .
Now what you put in your body medication-wise that also has an effect . A lot of like steroids , antipsychotic medications , beta blockers for the heart , even excess insulin use or inappropriate diabetic medications or inappropriate hormones or anabolic medications , like things that are not regulated I'm a big fan of .
If I'm going to use pharmaceutical drugs or medications for clients , it's slow , low and slow and modified as needed , and most of the time it's food , nutrition , lifestyle management , then low and slow and modified as needed , and most of the time it's food , nutrition , lifestyle management , then low and slow if needed for intervention .
So if you know me , you know that's kind of where I stand . That's my quick overview about insulin resistance and kind of like top 10 possible reactions or where the insulin can increase within the body . If you have any questions for me . Reach out and I will talk with you soon .