The 4 key factors which is the root of Chronic Pain and Obesity Epidemic
1. When you take in more calories each day than your body requires, and calories that aren’t used are stored as fat. (YNL can check this for you)
2. Maybe you are lacking in sufficient omega-3 EFAs (Essential fatty acids), which not only help decrease inflammation but also increase insulin sensitivity, making the body’s cells more receptive to the insulin circulating in the body, thus lowering overall levels of insulin. Insulin is a potent hormone that is responsible for controlling the level of sugar in the blood. It triggers the cells of the body to use newly ingest food for energy, so having enough insulin in the blood makes sure that cells get the energy they need. But too much insulin circulating in the body makes it difficult to lose weight, because insulin also increase the activity of an enzyme known to increase the storage of fat. That’s how insulin puts the weight on. For that reason it is essential to vastly increase your daily intake of omega-3 EFAs, which control insulin levels by as much as 50 percent, according to some studies.
3. Living a sedentary lifestyle. General lack of exercise not only leads to fewer calories burned but also lowers insulin sensitivity. A minimum of 30 minutes of daily aerobic exercise on most days of the week has been shown to increase insulin sensitivity.
4. Extremely high intake of processed sugar. Besides the processed sugar getting turned into fat, it also causes decreased insulin sensitivity and, so, higher levels of circulating insulin, causing weight gain and inability to lose weight.
Conclusion:
These four problems have not only caused an obesity epidemic but have also led to an explosion in chronic pain, because obesity is linked to early onset of MSK (Musculoskeletal) disease that cause chronic pain.
The less processed food we eat, the better. And drastically reducing processed sugar intake, combined with increasing the amount of omega-3 EFAs in our diet, is essential not only for reducing pain but also for maintaining good health.
1. When you take in more calories each day than your body requires, and calories that aren’t used are stored as fat. (YNL can check this for you)
2. Maybe you are lacking in sufficient omega-3 EFAs (Essential fatty acids), which not only help decrease inflammation but also increase insulin sensitivity, making the body’s cells more receptive to the insulin circulating in the body, thus lowering overall levels of insulin. Insulin is a potent hormone that is responsible for controlling the level of sugar in the blood. It triggers the cells of the body to use newly ingest food for energy, so having enough insulin in the blood makes sure that cells get the energy they need. But too much insulin circulating in the body makes it difficult to lose weight, because insulin also increase the activity of an enzyme known to increase the storage of fat. That’s how insulin puts the weight on. For that reason it is essential to vastly increase your daily intake of omega-3 EFAs, which control insulin levels by as much as 50 percent, according to some studies.
3. Living a sedentary lifestyle. General lack of exercise not only leads to fewer calories burned but also lowers insulin sensitivity. A minimum of 30 minutes of daily aerobic exercise on most days of the week has been shown to increase insulin sensitivity.
4. Extremely high intake of processed sugar. Besides the processed sugar getting turned into fat, it also causes decreased insulin sensitivity and, so, higher levels of circulating insulin, causing weight gain and inability to lose weight.
Conclusion:
These four problems have not only caused an obesity epidemic but have also led to an explosion in chronic pain, because obesity is linked to early onset of MSK (Musculoskeletal) disease that cause chronic pain.
The less processed food we eat, the better. And drastically reducing processed sugar intake, combined with increasing the amount of omega-3 EFAs in our diet, is essential not only for reducing pain but also for maintaining good health.