The term “insulin sensitivity” is thrown around a lot today by fitness and nutrition gurus. But what is insulin sensitivity? Insulin sensitivity refers to how responsive tissue is to the hormone insulin. When a tissue is insulin sensitive it has a large nutrient storage response to a small amount of insulin. The opposite of insulin …
What is PGC 1alpha? Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator-1 alpha also known as PGC 1alpha (PGC-1a, PGC-1α) is a lesser known, but very important molecule that affects many biological processes within the body, including the process of fat loss and energy metabolism in humans. PGC 1alpha is a transcription coactivator. Transcription coactivators help to “activate” …
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How can wearing a continuous glucose monitor help you improve your health? If you’re relatively young, and in good shape you properly think there isn’t much utility in wearing a continuous glucose monitor. I thought the same thing until one winter after the holidays I had noticed I had put on 5-10 lbs. I was …
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