Alternative Health Author Dr. Van Loan
The hormone insulin is at the epi-center of fat accumulation and decreased life spans because it turns on and off certain genes. It triggers and even controls many other hormones.
Respected researcher Ron Rosedale, M.D. says: “It doesn’t matter what disease you are talking about, whether you are talking about a common cold or cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis or cancer, the root is always going to be at the molecular and cellular level, and I will tell you that insulin is going to have its hand in it, if not totally control it.”
Excess insulin, with its widespread effect on degenerative diseases like cardiovascular and cancer… which are propelled by inflammation, is enough to shorten life spans. I would like to zero in on a specific way excess insulin alone decreases life expectancy.
Creditable research on longevity finds a universal factor in long life. It is below average calorie consumption, specifically carbohydrates. Why is this? It is because when glucose (from sugar/carbohydrates) is high, insulin is at a high level in the blood. High insulin in the blood triggers expression of two genes.
High insulin with the first gene accelerates aging and shortens lifespans. Second, when blood levels of insulin are low it triggers expression of a “youth” gene. This increases life expectancy. This research is well documented by Professor Cynthia Kenyon in animal studies. It is a real breakthrough that explains why less food (carbohydrates) increase life expectancy.
Regarding fat accumulation, it is well established that excess glucose in the blood cannot be stored; so it is converted into triglyceride fatty acids. These fatty acids become stored into your fat beds. This also explains why excess glucose and excess insulin in the blood produces rapid accumulation of dangerous atherosclerosis plaque. This is triggered by inflammation and too much insulin and glucose in the blood.
The American Diabetes Association says 65% of diabetics (high in insulin & glucose) will die from cardiovascular disease because of heart attacks and stroke.
The bottom line take-away from this is: reduce sugar and carbohydrate consumption! Denis Van Loan D.D.S.
