Reduce Health Risks Over Your Lifetime
Metabolic Nutrition for Optimum Health
       
          Trouble begins when you:
      Eat more carbs than your body can use,
      Eat processed sugar or carbs, and/or
      Drink excess alcohol
Body uses as much fuel as it needs. Excess converts to sugar. Sugar enters blood as glucose.
 
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Glucose converts to triglycerides.
Result: Excess stores as body fat.
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Health Risks: High triglycerides levels correlate with development of arteriosclerosis, the main cause of heart disease and stroke.
 
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Response: To lower blood sugar, pancreas secretes insulin.
Result: Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia).
Symptoms: Nausea, sweating, weakness, hypothermia, light-headedness, headache, irritability, and erratic behavior.
 
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Response: To raise blood sugar levels, cortisol is released.
 
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Health risks: Increased risk of diabetes type II may develop as body cells become resistant to insulin, or the body produces insufficient insulin to correct the state of high blood sugar.
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Health risks: the hormone, cortisol, suppresses the Immune system, encourages storage of body fat, and breaks down muscle and bone tissue.

 

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Excess body fat is a substantial risk in developing diabetes, 3/4ths of people with this disease are overweight. Body fat, particularly around the abdomen, increases the cells' resistance to insulin. The body has trouble controlling glucose levels. Diabetes affects twice as many women as men 45+.
 
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Your brain is fatty tissue, so feeds off of sugars.
Result: Low blood sugar diminishes mental capacity.
Response: Brain sends signals for glucose - NOW!
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Result: Craving for a quick "SUGAR FIX."
This series of chemical reactions causes cravings for starchy carbs and processed food....
NOT lack of willpower!
       

Complications of Unstable Blood Sugar

      • Your body stores excess body fat
      • Your brain becomes mentally distracted
      • You suffer hunger pangs and food cravings
      • Increased risk of type II diabetes
      • Increased risk of many cancers, cardiovascular and other diseases associated with
        carrying excess body fat.

Optimize Your Heath. Stabilize Your Blood Sugar.
See the Nutritionists at PFC to learn about Metabolic Nutrition!