Oculus Spirit [90820]
TigerPulse: 100%
Posts: 45503
Joined: 10/18/09
|
Sadly, Covid (& possible Obesity) took my former B-I-L yesterday..
Jan 17, 2022, 7:58 PM
|
| View Original Thread |
|
and as is known, Covid is preying on not only those over 65 But those of any age who are overweight and/or obese.
Why?
Well.. obesity, fat tummies & generally being overweight are outward signs of one probably having Insulin Resistance in their cells where fat & sugar storage processes have been affected..and over the years various organs are harmed & are not working efficiency..and thus the virus attacks the fat cells that are making IL6 which is a powerful inflammatory molecule. Being overweight in any form where it affects your organs, brain or heart is usually a slow process over many years of misuse until your body is unknowingly weakened internally and when attacked by a deadly virus it’s deadly.
Jimmy, my former Brother-in-Law, was a kind & good soul who I liked very much and it’s possible his age (76) and maybe even his diet & exercise habits in his later years may have been factors..but still I am pizzed he had to die such a horrible lonely death after being taken off a respirator b/c his organs simply failed him.
PLEASE, Please be aware of what foods you eat, the quality & quantity and how much you exercise.
Don’t get your Carbs from a box, bag or bar code.
Fat is good for you vs SUGAR since the brain needs fat.. and fat intake will not make you fat per-say but high sugar intake will.
“Limit or avoid” these high in sugar items, like: alcohol, ice cream, salad dressings, BBQ sauces, Ketchup, Breads, Donuts, Honey, Fruit Juices, Cola’s, Candy, Cookies, Pies, Cakes, White Bread & Flour, Dry Cereals, Potatoes (and No french fries), White Rice, Sweetened Ice Tea, Etc. I know, about impossible for me too. ?? And, try not to snack as much since it fires up your body & organs again and they have to call in the insulin again to take fat & sugar to their awaiting cells.
Think about FASTING as I have started doing recently (missing a meal, breakfast being the easiest for me) for 14-16 hours total after your last evening meal. You can start doing it one day a week or several days a week and you’ll be surprised as to not being hungry til about 12-2 pm..and if you do get hungry have a few walnuts & water and hang on.
Remember, the word “Break-Fast” means you are about to break your fast from the last (evening) meal which was about 12 hours ago..so going another 2,4 or 6 hours not eating isn’t gonna kill you but it can make big differences in your internal organ, brain & hormonal health over the long run.
Intermittent Fasting allows the body & organs to have more time to heal, to lower inflammation levels, cleanse itself, reset, burn off toxins, BURN Fat and to feel less bloated, leaner & meaner.
Insulin dictates how the fuel (sugar & fat) is used in the body and if it fills up the cell with fat & sugar as it should and if this mechanism is altered whereby the Liver doesn’t know what to do, it (the Liver) pumps out more glucose to the cells and the cells won’t release the fat & sugar as it should where needed in the body since they (the cells) are already full and thus this erratic process continues over & over with no luck and it (the cell) is now resisting the Insulin or catalyst needed to make this process to work..thus called “Insulin Resistance” which causes a Diabetes condition where one has to be given insulin to restart the normal process.
Insulin Resistance is THE Root Cause of virtually every illness to mankind, thru the various processes of Inflammation.
80% of Americans are metabolically Unfit. 70% are overweight while 30-50% of those are considered Obese!
Fat tummies are an outward sign that one may have hormone problems, and changing hormones turn the fat cells in the belly into machines that deregulate your body’s ability to resist inflammation.
Sex Hormones (Estrone & Testosterone) tell the fat where to go store itself to be used as energy, and due to insulin Resistance they don’t know what to do so they head for the belly. Do you have a beer gut?!
Oh, the GUT is the Control Center of your body and keeping those little living organisms in it happy with probiotic foods like healthy sugarless yogurt or sauerkraut is beneficial and they will repay you handsomely!
Oh, as your belly expands X-rays have shown your brain shrinks!
So, Keep your Insulin levels low thru good diet & exercise since there’s proof Alzheimer’s, Fatty Liver & Diabetes are due to high insulin levels.
Remember..FOOD is your friend AND Enemy and eating wrong can not be made up by exercise alone!
Lastly, we are fat as a Nation because we have been blessed by an abundance of food that’s readily available and at reasonable prices and thus we eat, eat & eat and exercise very little overall. The Cavemen would have loved our easy quick way to gather food but it would have caused him to die fat and thus we wouldn’t be here as his ancestors!
And to believe I left a Pre-Med major at Clemson and changed to History.
R.I.P. Jimmy ~
|
|
50
