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Insulin & Skin Health
If the eyes are the windows to the soul, then the skin may be a window to internal metabolic health. Acne, psoriasis and other visible skin disturbances can negatively impact self-esteem and quality of life. Moreover, these issues are not solely a matter of aesthetics. They may be visible indicators of more serious internal metabolic dysfunction—specifically,…
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Surprising Relationship Between Insulin Resistance & Skin Tags
Word is getting out that elevated insulin is a major underlying factor in numerous chronic health issues even when blood glucose is normal. Previous articles have discussed the role of chronic hyperinsulinemia as a primary or exacerbating issue in the pathogenesis of conditions that are not typically thought to be metabolic in origin, such as…
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The Gout & Insulin Connection
Word is starting to spread that even in people whose blood glucose is within a healthy range, chronically elevated insulin can be a major factor in cardiometabolic disease. Metabolic syndrome and PCOS are the most obvious manifestations of hyperinsulinemia, but a growing number and a widening range of diverse conditions can be added to the…
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Insulin Resistance & Erectile Dysfunction
In a recent article we explored the connection between chronically elevated insulin—a.k.a. metabolic syndrome—and benign prostate hypertrophy (BPH). We noted that BPH is included among the issues believed to have roots in what researchers call “a male polycystic ovarian syndrome equivalent.” And if chronic hyperinsulinemia is the underlying cause of PCOS, then the same hormonal…
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The Carb-Insulin Model
According to data from the 2017–2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), more than 30% of US adults are overweight, and over 42% are living with obesity, including 9% with “severe obesity” (classified as a body mass index ≥ 40). If losing weight and maintaining a healthy weight come down to nothing more than…
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Insulin Resistance & Parkinson’s Disease
It’s time to recognize that dysregulation of blood glucose and insulin have implications that go far beyond type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome. It has long been acknowledged that even in the absence of diabetes, chronically elevated insulin increases risk for Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Noting the close association between insulin resistance and AD, researchers have…
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The Gout & Insulin Connection
Word is starting to spread that even in people whose blood glucose is within a healthy range, chronically elevated insulin can be a major factor in cardiometabolic disease. Metabolic syndrome and PCOS are the most obvious manifestations of hyperinsulinemia, but a growing number and a widening range of diverse conditions can be added to the…
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BPH & Insulin
Researchers have been writing about an interesting phenomenon in men, described as a male hormonal equivalent to PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome). The main driving factor in PCOS is chronically elevated insulin, with all the signs and symptoms of the condition being explained by the influence of insulin on other hormones and signaling molecules, such as…