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What part does stress and adrenal exhaustion play in my mood? More information on Insulin Resistance.

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Adrenal Exhaustion is a prominent player in sugar dysregulation, particularly hyperglycemia. When we stressed, our body produces cortisol from our adrenals and cortisol, plus another hormone called glucagon helps to release stored glycogen from our liver and our muscles to give us fuel between meals when we're not eating. However, when we chronically stressed, there is simply not enough cortisol to assist in the glycogen release, because the cortisol that we do have and it has been released to a madrenas is being used to manage our stress. So we experience sugar deficits between meals, and this is why regular small meals are advisable for people who are dreamily exhausted or chronically stressed. Insulin resistance is a result of a tumor. high carbohydrate diet when insulin which is the hormone that's responsible for facilitating the entry of glucose into the cells can no longer perform this activity, because the cell has just become resistant to the incident from too much exposure.

The result of this is not only a surplus of glucose that remains in the blood, but also a surplus of insulin. And neurons also have insulin receptors. And this excessive exposure to insulin throws off the balance in neurotransmitters, but it also causes an inflammation of the nerve. And this leads to degeneration of the brain. And to add to the complication, the neurons also become insulin resistant. This means that the brain can't receive the fuel it needs to fully function, because because of the insulin resistance of the nurse, the incident cannot carry the glucose into the neuron and the cells malfunction Due to starvation, plus this excessive insulin constantly baiting the brain increases the inflammation because insulin is very inflammatory.

And this increased inflammation in the brain is going to kill off brain cells. And in fact, Alzheimer's has been given the name of type three diabetes because of the effect of insulin and sugar on inflammation in the brain. And people who have diabetes are twice as likely to get Alzheimer's.

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