Additional Questions
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What makes a Low Carb diet so important?
Eating excess carbohydrates is one of the main causes of Insulin Resistance (or Metabolic Syndrome or Syndrome X). So a low carb diet, combined with daily exercise, is really the first step in reversing Insulin Resistance. Low carb recipes will reduce your body’s demand for insulin and thereby help it become less insulin resistant and reduce the chances of diabetes.
Which low carb diet is best for reversing Insulin Resistance?
There are dozens of low carb diets on the market today, and most of them will help you become less insulin resistant. Some low carb diets require you to stop eating all carbohydrates. Other low carb diets begin with a period of zero carbohydrates and then allow you to gradually introduce carbs into your diet.
We do not believe either of these kinds of low carb diet are ideal.
What kind of low carb diet is recommended with the Insulite System?
The Insulite System includes nutritional guidelines written by Dr. Mary Shackelton. These guidelines offer a low carb diet that is easy to start and maintain. The idea is to begin your low carb diet slowly, gradually reducing your carbohydrates week by week. This will help protect you from the yo-yo effect that ruins many efforts to live a low carb lifestyle. By allowing yourself a certain amount of carbohydrates, you will give your body and mind time to adjust to your low carb diet and make it a permanent part of your lifestyle.
Where can I find low carb recipes?
This is where other low carb diets can be useful. Most of them include low carb recipes for all kinds of dishes. One of the simplest way to find low carb recipes is to go to the world wide web and type “ low carb recipe” or “ low carb diet” into a search box. You’ll be amazed by how many hundreds of delicious low carb recipes are available. We also recommend you sign up for our Health Lite newsletter, which includes a new low carb recipe with every issue.
What is the relationship between a carbohydrates and diabetes?
Because insulin resistance can lead to diabetes, eating a low carb diet is an important step to protecting yourself from diabetes. Carbohydrates require your body to produce more insulin. At first, you may develop insulin resistance but then the pancreas becomes exhausted and can no longer produce insulin. The result is diabetes. Millions of Americans are suffering from diabetes today, and one of the main reasons is the consumption of excess carbohydrates. A low carb diet is therefore an essential addition to everyone’s lifestyle.
How does a low carb diet contribute to weight loss?
People used to believe that the best way to achieve weight loss was by eating less fat. However, reducing fat in your diet does not lead to weight loss. It is much more important to reduce carbohydrates, because excess carbs lead to insulin resistance and this results in obesity and increased chances of diabetes. A low carb diet is now recognized by most authorities as one of the keys to effective weight loss. The Insulite System will help your weight loss efforts by adding low carb recipes to your low carb diet in an attempt to reverse your insulin resistance.
