skin tags are not caused by friction they're actually a huge red flag that you have an
underlying health condition that needs to be addressed so in today's video we're going
to be talking about what causes skin tags and how you can get rid of them naturally
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skin tags usually occur around the neck and armpits and around the groin area but they can
also appear under breasts and on eyelids and most people are surprised to hear that skin tags are
not actually caused by friction and rubbing yes they do occur in areas where there is a lot of
friction such as the armpits but they also occur in areas where there's not a lot of friction such
as eyelids there is a root cause to skin tags and when you address this root cause skin tags
go away naturally no surgical removal or topical treatment required because yes the skin tags
themselves they're harmless but the underlying condition that causes them needs to be addressed
if it's not it can lead to more serious health consequences so what causes skin tags I'm not
going to leave you hanging for too long I'm going to tell you right off the bat skin tags are caused
by insulin resistance and before I go any further I just want to say that skin tags moles and warts
they're not the same thing moles and warts are not caused by insulin resistance but skin tags are
insulin resistance is a lifestyle condition where the cells in the body stop responding
to the actions of insulin which leads to circulating levels of insulin remaining
higher than they should for prolonged periods of time and eventually this insulin resistance causes
blood sugar to start to rise and it will lead to pre-diabetes type 2 diabetes and more and this is
why skin tags are so commonly seen in people with pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes all of
these symptoms and diseases are caused from high insulin levels from insulin resistance now the
exact mechanism behind why High insulin levels also known as hyperinsulinemia causes skin tags
isn't fully understood it is clear that there's a direct association between the two especially when
we see people develop more and more skin tags the more insulin resistant they get the longer
they have pre-diabetes the longer they have type 2 diabetes what we do know is that insulin is an
anabolic hormone meaning it causes growth the main theory is that when the insulin receptors
for igf-1 are activated this can cause excess skin to grow on the surface causing skin tags now I'm
going to tell you how you can address skin tags how you can address the underlying cause so that
the skin tags shrink or sometimes fall off but first i'm going to quickly tell you about today's
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thank you again to Squarespace for sponsoring this video now the solution to getting rid of
your skin tags is pretty straightforward now that we know that the cause is high insulin so if High
insulin hyperinsulinemia insulin resistance cause skin tags then the solution is to keep in
Low by doing this you're going to improve your insulin sensitivity your insulin resistance will
reverse and your skin tags will go away as I said before sometimes they will shrink or
sometimes they'll fall off and I've heard this from so many people who are absolutely shocked
that their skin tags went away when they made the necessary diet and lifestyle changes so if this
has happened to you let me know in the comment section down below because I love hearing your
success stories so if we want to lower our insulin resistance improve our insulin sensitivity we want
to focus on keeping our insulin low as often as we can anything you can do to reduce your body's
need to create insulin is going to help now if you're not familiar insulin is a hormone in the
body and one of its main roles is transporting excess glucose excess sugar from our bloodstream
to our cells so one of the best things you can do to improve your insulin sensitivity is reduce the
amount of carbohy hydrates in your diet this is because carbohydrates are the macronutrient that
requires the most insulin to process when we eat carbohydrates they're broken down
by the body into glucose into sugar it enters our bloodstream and it causes our blood sugar to rise
now as I said one of insulin's main roles is to take the excess sugar from our bloodstream to
our cells whereas if you eat more protein and fat these require a lot less if any insulin
to process now you don't have to cut them out of your diet entirely but swapping them out where you
can swapping out bread from your meals reducing it swapping out rice swapping out pasta for something
like zucchini noodles instead this is all going to make a big difference another thing you can do is
to stop snacking and only eat at your meal times because the fewer times you eat the less insulin
is needed and this doesn't mean eat less overall although sometimes that does just happen naturally
but eat enough food for your needs during your meals eat two to three big meals a day
and don't snack in between intermittent fasting is another thing that can help so trying to fast
for at least 12 hours a day if you eat your last meal and finish at 8 pm don't eat again until 8
A.M some people push this a little bit further they try to fast for 16 18 even 20 hours a day
all this can help just make sure that you're eating enough within your feeding window and
you're not restricting your calories too much because again when you're not eating insulin
isn't needed and this allows your cells more of a chance to become more sensitive again even just
going for a walk after you eat can help to improve insulin sensitivity because when you're exercising
your muscle cells actually don't require any insulin to take the glucose in so that's a
really easy hack to improve insulin sensitivity just go for a 10 minute walk after you eat now
I do have a full video that goes over a bunch of hacks hacks if you will that help to improve
insulin sensitivity they're simple things like I just mentioned like going for a walk and eating
carbohydrates at the end of your meal so I'm going to link that up above and you can check it out if
you want to know more but if you do these things your insulin sensitivity is going to improve your
insulin resistance is going to start to reverse and your skin tags will go away now if you do
want a little bit more guidance getting started if you're not sure exactly what you should eat I do
have a seven day insulin resistance master class which you can join this master class gives you
everything you need to to get started it includes shopping lists it includes a seven day sample meal
plan you get access to a private Facebook group where we can work together and I can provide you
answers to your questions and offer support I made this program to really simplify everything
and make getting started on reversing insulin resistance and getting healthy easy I'm going
to put the link to that in the description box down below anyways guys that's all I have for
you today I hope you enjoyed this video and found it helpful let me know in the comment section down
below if you currently have skin tags and if you noticed when they developed do you know if you
have insulin resistance or pre-diabetes or type 2 diabetes have your skin tags increased since your
insulin resistance has gotten worse have they reduced has your insulin sensitivity has gotten
better let me know down below I love chatting with you guys and hearing your stories if you did enjoy
this video you might also enjoy my video on some of the worst breakfasts you can eat for insulin
resistance you can check that out here if you want to catch up on my most recent upload you can find
it here and if you want to check out my coaching programs including my seven day insulin resistance
master class which I just mentioned you can find that here thanks guys I'll see you next time bye