There can be a strong hormonal component to abdominal weight gain. And in most people, that hormone is insulin.
In this episode, Lara discusses insulin resistance including:
– why you could have insulin resistance even if your blood sugar is normal
– the role of mitochondria, and
– all the ways to lower insulin and improve metabolism.
Links to:
– Online workshop: Metabolic health and vitality for women over 40 https://courses.uberhealth.com.au/womens-metabolic-health
– Insulin resistance is a cellular antioxidant defense mechanism https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19805130/
– High-dose fructose can cause or worsen insulin resistance (but fruit is okay) https://www.larabriden.com/quit-sugar-and-what-i-mean-by-sugar/
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