Are You Using Sugar to Control Sugar?

Metabolic Syndrome affects 50 million Americans, and insulin resistance, one of the components of metabolic syndrome, affects up to 105 million Americans. That’s 35% of the population.(1)

Insulin is a hormone, just like testosterone, and cortisone. Insulin is secreted into your bloodstream by the pancreas to regulate the amount of glucose (your body’s main source of energy) in your blood. People with insulin resistance have a diminished ability to respond to insulin.(1)

Both metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance are linked to heart disease and diabetes, two of the leading causes of death in the U.S.

A lifestyle of …read more