05/08/2022
WHAT IS INSULIN?
Insulin is the most important hormone. It is produced by the pancreas and removes excess sugar in the blood. This is just one of its many functions. It also creates cholesterol and triglycerides. Insulin behaves like a KEY in the body.
We have 2.5 gallons of blood in our body. If you have more than 1 teaspoon of sugar in your blood, which most people do, then insulin will remove that. Normal blood sugar is 80mg/dL (per deciliter). Where does your body put it? It's going to put it first in what's called stored sugars, known as glycogen. That's in the liver and then in the muscles. It's kind of like a reserve of fuel that you can tap into between meals. Your body can only store 1700 calories of sugar. Most people consume more than this in one day.
So where does the body store the rest? The body store the excess as fat. The capacity to store fat is greater than sugar. You can store hundreds of thousands of calories in fat throughout the body, it's almost unlimited. 😳
Healthy fat is our main fuel source to run on because it allows us to survive between meals. Unfortunately, nowadays we don't tap into this reserves because there is so much available food.
Key Points:
▪︎Excess sugar is stored in the liver
▪︎Too much sugar is stored as fat
▪︎Insulin creates cholesterol
▪︎Insulin spikes block fat burning
▪︎The key to burning fat is lowering insulin