Homeostasis - the tendency to maintain, or the maintenance of, normal, internal stability in an organism by coordinated responses of the organ systems that automatically compensate for environmental changes.
Our blood sugar is one of the areas in which our body works hard to achieve homeostasis. However, our dietary choices can overwhelm our body's ability to do this.
In a previous post "Heart Surgeon Speaks Out on What Really Causes Heart Disease" the author, Dr Dwight Lundell, highlighted that keeping blood sugar levels in check is one way to reduce inflammation in the body and therefore one of the most important things you can do for your for health.
"Blood sugar is controlled in a very narrow range. Extra sugar molecules attach to a variety of proteins that in turn injure the blood vessel wall. This repeated injury to the blood vessel wall sets off inflammation. When you spike your blood sugar level several times a day, every day, it is exactly like taking sandpaper to the inside of your delicate blood vessels."
In a lecture given by Dr Lundell in 2013 he explains this concept in a lot more detail. In fact he gets very technical and I admit that the fist time I listened to this lecture I was a bit like "....yawn . . . where's he going with all this...", but I recommend that you listen and hang in there as he brings all the information together and paints a very clear picture (even if you don't understand some of the big words he uses) of how and why keeping your blood sugar levels in check is so important.
Our blood sugar is one of the areas in which our body works hard to achieve homeostasis. However, our dietary choices can overwhelm our body's ability to do this.
In a previous post "Heart Surgeon Speaks Out on What Really Causes Heart Disease" the author, Dr Dwight Lundell, highlighted that keeping blood sugar levels in check is one way to reduce inflammation in the body and therefore one of the most important things you can do for your for health.
"Blood sugar is controlled in a very narrow range. Extra sugar molecules attach to a variety of proteins that in turn injure the blood vessel wall. This repeated injury to the blood vessel wall sets off inflammation. When you spike your blood sugar level several times a day, every day, it is exactly like taking sandpaper to the inside of your delicate blood vessels."
In a lecture given by Dr Lundell in 2013 he explains this concept in a lot more detail. In fact he gets very technical and I admit that the fist time I listened to this lecture I was a bit like "....yawn . . . where's he going with all this...", but I recommend that you listen and hang in there as he brings all the information together and paints a very clear picture (even if you don't understand some of the big words he uses) of how and why keeping your blood sugar levels in check is so important.
WARNING: This will change the way you look at a burger and fries! Listen, or watch (includes slides), the presentation here.
Source: Livinlavidalowcarb.com - 2013 Low-Carb Cruise Lecture - Dr Dwight Lundell (Episode 754)
Definition of homeostasis from www.yourdictionary.com
Source: Livinlavidalowcarb.com - 2013 Low-Carb Cruise Lecture - Dr Dwight Lundell (Episode 754)
Definition of homeostasis from www.yourdictionary.com
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