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Can’t Lose Weight? Syndrome X May Be the Culprit
“I’ve put on
40 pounds in one year!” “It doesn’t matter
how much I workout, I can’t lose weight.”
“My doctor must think I’m eating pizzas in
the closet.”
With nearly 4 million Americans weighing
in at over 300 pounds, is it any wonder the above cries
are heard each and every day by countless frustrated
people who can’t lose weight? One such cause for
the ever increasing need to buy larger pants is a disease
known as Syndrome X.
Syndrome X is also referred to as Metabolic
Syndrome, Metabolic Syndrome X and Insulin Resistance.
It is a very common disease; however it is widely overlooked
by many medical professionals. One statistic reveals
1 in 3 people suffer from it.
This syndrome is a precursor to developing
Diabetes Type 2. Sufferers have a high level of insulin.
Their bodies are unable to process all the insulin that
is being made from their diet. As a result, they become
insulin resistant.
Think of it like this: You knock on
someone’s door because you want to come in. If
they don’t answer, what normally happens? You knock
again, right? Sometimes you may even knock a third time,
trying to gain entry. Insulin works in the same manner.
The pancreas produces insulin (knock). Some foods cause
the body to produce even higher levels of insulin (knock
again). Once you become insulin resistant, develop Syndrome
X, the body is unable to properly process the glucose,
therefore the pancreas tries to make up for it by producing
even more insulin. It thinks “no one is home”
and just keeps making more.
The main purpose of glucose is to be
used as fuel for the cells in the body to produce energy.
Unprocessed glucose translates into fat. If the body
keeps making it and it’s not being processed, where
does it go? Hips, thighs, stomach, and buttocks, that’s
where!
In addition to hypertension and heart
disease, elevated insulin may be associated with weight
gain and difficulty with weight loss, other blood sugar
problems such as hypoglycemia, and some menstrual related
imbalances.
Genetics is partially responsible for
causing this disease. More likely though is lifestyle.
In many cases years of high starch, processed foods,
simple sugars, lack of exercise, smoking, and increased
stress may be the culprit for Metabolic Syndrome X.
Now what? For starters, start exercising
today. Increase water intake and totally omit starches,
sugars, processed foods from your diet. Limit or omit
caffeine. Try to maintain at least one third of your
daily food intake to vegetables. Ask your doctor to
test your sugar levels. Change what you’re eating
and get walking and you’ll be amazed at the pounds
start to fall off. The fatigue and fuzziness will start
to disappear and in turn you’ll feel much better.
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