Metabolic syndrome refers to certain diseases or symptoms that occur together. Classic examples include obesity, high blood pressure, and disorders of sugar and lipid metabolism.
Metabolic disorders always indicate a compromised gut. This means that if you want to tackle these problems, you should start by rehabilitating the gut. You should also change your diet, as avoiding or reducing sugar and carbohydrates would be beneficial. Why is this important?
When we consume sugar, the hormone insulin is released, and fat burning immediately stops. Therefore, it's important to avoid sugar. The same applies to short-chain carbohydrates like pizza or pasta. The processing of carbohydrates from food begins in the mouth. There, they are broken down into complex and simple sugars. In the small intestine, the body then breaks down the carbohydrates into simple sugars and absorbs them into the blood. The amount of glucose in the blood is referred to as blood sugar level.
In this case, it would be sensible to test the 47 essential nutrients in the blood. Deficiencies identified should be corrected with high-performance micronutrients. This only works well via oral administration if the gut is functioning properly.
These micronutrients include 13 vitamins, 6 minerals, 14 trace elements, 2 fatty acids and 12 amino acids.
The 13 vitamins:
A, B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B9, B12, C, D, E, H and K
The 6 minerals:
Calcium, iron, potassium, magnesium, sodium and copper.
The 14 trace elements:
Chromium, iodine, manganese, molybdenum, selenium, zinc, nickel, lithium, cobalt, fluoride, silicon, rubidium, vanadium and phosphorus.
The 2 fatty acids:
Omega 3 and Omega 6
The 12 amino acids:
Arginine, cysteine, histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, proline, threonine, tryptophan and valine.
If all of these vital substances are at their optimum levels, the body can function optimally and perform its vital functions. It would also be beneficial to rethink and change your lifestyle habits. There are many factors that can help us refuel our metabolism: physical activity, avoiding alcohol and nicotine, and reducing stress, as stress also depletes vital nutrients.