It Starts With Food: Discover the Whole30 and Change Your Life in Unexpected Ways

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health long before you get to diabetes.
Hyperglycemia (chronically high levels of
blood sugar) is damaging, but
hyperinsulinemia (chronically high levels of
insulin) is profoundly damaging, and a clear
risk factor for major lifestyle-related diseases
and conditions, like diabetes, obesity, heart
attack, stroke, and Alzheimer’s disease.


Chronically high    levels  of  insulin are
harmful, so
managing insulin levels is critical for long-
term health.

MUST. EAT. SUGAR.


When     you     are     insulin     resistant
(and, thanks to leptin resistance,
you continue to overcarbsume),
the pancreas needs to secrete
ever-increasing amounts of
insulin to pull glucose out of the
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