Theme page 2. Insulin and its dangers(An article by Dc Rosedale) Insulin
A sweet snack increases blood sugar quickly, which increases insulin which again, increases adrenalin, etc. Cortisol enters this vicious circle to defend the body against this stress by decreasing white blood cells (leucocytes), which affects the defensive mechanisms of the body. Nourishment with a lot of fibreless carbohydrates (sugar, white grain) adds to blood sugar and consequently, the level of insulin. Growth hormone and glucagon also increase blood sugar. Insulin resistance A repeated increase in blood sugar make the level of insulin rise too high, which is the cause for insulin resistance. It makes cells protect themselves against the poisonous effects of excessive insulin; that's why more and more insulin is stored in blood. The liver is the best at protecting itself against insulin, then come the muscles and fat tissues are the next. Blood veins can protect themselves the worst, so their walls are predisposed to thickening because insulin can make cells divide without growth hormone. That's why either benign or malignant tumors may appear anywhere in the body. Insulin resistance prevents calcium from being absorbed into bones and that's why the extra calcium remains in the blood, causing calcification in the blood veins. It also prevents magnesium from storing, which makes blood veins constrict and blood pressure rise; magnesium is needed in every reaction within cells when energy is produced. Insulin resistance is likely to cause many diseases linked with aging; e.g. cardio-vascular illnesses, osteoporosis, obesity, diabetes, cancer, autoimmune diseases such as e.g. rheumatisms of different type, where the body's own defensive (immune) system attacks its own tissues. See Theme page 3 Salt-fluid metabolism. The following chapter Theme page 3. Salt and water |