Insulin resistance and weight gain

Every week I speak to new clients who tell me that they’ve started to put on weight since hitting their 40s/50s ! Insulin resistance is often to blame! ⠀
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One of the more obvious consequences of a diet too high in sugars and starches is that thick roll of tummy fat. That fat itself produces pro-inflammatory compounds and inflammation, which can also cause inflammation in the brain.⠀
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Foods that cause high blood sugar and insulin resistance when consumed regularly and over consumed include sweet fizzy drinks, sweet coffee drinks, sweets, pastries, pasta, bread, processed grains, fruit juices and other high-glycemic foods. But sometimes just a diet high in any carbohydrates. ⠀
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Many women find that they gain weight– sometimes a significant amount – during peri menopause and menopause. And, to make matters worse, their old tried and true ways of getting the weight off simply don’t work.⠀
It’s a complex issue that includes a combination of poor diet (i.e. eating too many of the wrong carbohydrates,) sedentary lifestyle, stress, and many other factors. But, the truth is, whatever the underlying cause, insulin resistance is a major cause of peri and menopausal weight gain and those with a genetic variant on their genes involved in insulin balance will be at greater risk. The key to reversing it and achieving lasting weight loss is to keep insulin levels low.⠀