Trying to lose fat in the presence of
constant high insulin levels will force you to fight an uphill battle.
The damage that is caused by
constant high insulin levels can wreak havoc on your cells and lead to your body attacking itself in an effort to correct the situation.
The constant high insulin level does a few more things that you should know about.
Not exact matches
Constant snacking (especially on
high carb foods) brings a chronic elevated
level of
insulin which causes
insulin resistance.
If we eat 3 meals a day, there are
higher levels of
insulin but we do not have the persistent,
constant stimulus of
insulin required to produce
insulin resistance.
If not managed,
constant prolonged stress can cause significant health issues such as
high blood pressure and can cause an increase in cortisol and
insulin levels contributing to weight gain.
Furthermore, when blood sugar is imbalanced, our hormones are directly affected due to
constant high levels of
insulin in our systems, causing
insulin receptors on the ovaries to throw off the proper production of estrogen and testosterone (creating more testosterone than normal and less estrogen than normal).