Insulin

Chapter 3 How Your Body Stores Fat

Now that we know how the diet, food, and drug industries have conspired with the government to keep us fat, it’s time to learn the truth.

You may feel like a victim right now, but as you will soon find out, the solution to obesity is pretty simple. We’ve just been tackling it the wrong way.

First, let’s learn a little more about how our body stores fat. Understanding this is key to figuring out what to do about the problem.

Most people get fat in common places. For men, it’s around the belly, and for women, it’s the hips, thighs, and buttocks. But did you know this is a key indicator of hormonal imbalances?

If you have struggled to lose weight or keep it off, I guarantee that your hormones are at play. Your hormones control every aspect of weight loss including how your body burns energy or calories, where you store your fat, how your appetite is controlled, and even your cravings!

This means any form of hormonal imbalance will sabotage your efforts – regardless of your diet and exercise habits. While there are many hormones that affect weight gain, I’m going to focus all of my attention on the one that matters most...insulin.

Insulin

It’s no longer a secret,why your body stores fat has been well known for many years –and that reason is insulin.

Insulin is the hormone secreted by your pancreas and responsible for balancing your blood sugar levels. When you eat processed, nutrient deprived foods, you increase your

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blood glucose levels. The problem is, high blood sugar levels are dangerous to your body, so in response to this, insulin steps in to save the day. It signals your body to store this excess sugar as fat. And it does this very efficiently. It’s no wonder we are having so much trouble losing weight, since almost all processed foods are designed to spike insulin levels.

So, to make this super simple, the more insulin you have, the more fat you gain.

Insulin = Fat

This is why almost all Type 2 diabetics are overweight. Because their body is resistant to insulin, so they produce much more of it to compensate.

But you don’t have to be diabetic to have too much insulin. If you are overweight, I can guarantee it’s because you suffer from some form of insulin resistance, sometimes known as Metabolic Syndrome or pre-diabetes.

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