Insulin resistance is a disorder of the body’s endocrine system. Treatment primarily involves lifestyle changes, including exercise. You don’t have to run marathons to decrease or reverse insulin resistance – it’s just important that you engage in some form of physical activity.
If you have insulin resistance, your body’s muscle, fat and liver cells don’t respond normally to insulin. This requires your pancreas to produce more insulin to help glucose enter cells, where it’s used as energy.
Excess glucose builds up in your bloodstream and can lead to diabetes. Although there are often no symptoms, you may have a condition called acanthosis nigricans, which causes dark patches of skin on various parts of your body.
Left untreated, insulin resistance can cause not only diabetes but also obesity, high cholesterol and cardiovascular disease. Although medical experts believe genetics may make you more susceptible to the condition, being overweight and sedentary also increases your risk.
Regular physical activity, such as daily walking, can substantially decrease insulin resistance.
A study at the University of South Carolina School of Public Health followed almost 1,500 patients over a year who exercised five times a week. The results, published in “The Journal of the American Medical Association” in March 1998, found that increased participation in any activity, non-vigorous or vigorous, was associated with significantly decreased levels of insulin sensitivity.
It has been reported that a single session of exercise on a treadmill markedly improved insulin sensitivity in healthy, non-obese women by reducing toxic fatty acid metabolism and also led to increased whole-body fatty acid oxidation for at least 16 hours afterward.
The researchers concluded that regular exercise could help reduce insulin resistance in obese people.
The studies proved that if people with insulin resistance cut fat and calorie intake and increase their physical activity to five days a week, they can delay or entirely prevent the onset of diabetes and even see their blood glucose levels return to normal.
The American Academy of Family Physicians says that even moderate physical activity for 30 minutes a day can substantially decrease insulin resistance.
You should consult with your health care provider before starting a new exercise program.
We recommend to assess your fitness level first, allowing time for recovery between sessions and breaking your workouts into shorter, more frequent sessions if needed.
Stop exercising if you experience pain, shortness of breath, dizziness or nausea.
Reverse Insulin Resistance the Healthy Way and lose weight
The good news is that insulin sensitivity is a condition that can be reversed. Weight reduction is imperative. Insulin sensitivity can improve just a few days after carbohydrate restriction. Also, increasing your level of physical activity and increasing the amount of dietary fiber you eat each day can also help improve insulin sensitivity.
Reverse Insulin Resistance the healthy way by following the Manna Weight Loss Program as described in the free e-book.
By taking the Manna Blood Sugar Support caplets with each meal you will be able to control blood sugar levels and therefore suppress your appetite.
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