did you know you can have poor metabolic health without being overweight
having poor metabolic health puts you at a greater risk of developing more serious diseases
such as diabetes and heart disease further down the line
and the sooner you realize your metabolic health could use some work the better so in today's video
i'm going to be giving you eight unexpected signs that you have poor metabolic health
hey guys welcome back to my channel if you're new here my name is kait and i'm a certified
health and nutrition coach i post videos twice a week on insulin resistance on blood sugar
management on weight loss sleep and more so if you want to take control of your metabolic health
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i show new posts every single day having poor metabolic health impacts almost every function
in the body it leads to inflammation which can cause short-term side effects such as joint pain
and long-term side effects such as heart disease it can disrupt hormones leading to pcos for women
and erectile dysfunction for men and it can even impact our mood there are symptoms that so many
people just live with and see as normal because those around them are experiencing them as well
and these are actually caused by poor metabolic health and by improving metabolic health a lot
of these can be reversed or avoided entirely wow please do not take a shot every time i say
metabolic health in this video it won't end well but anyways let's get into the eight signs
number one sleep disturbances if you wake up multiple times throughout the night or if you
have trouble staying asleep in general this can be an indicator of poor metabolic health
unstable blood sugar is one of the most common reasons people wake up during the night
and unstable blood sugar is a sign that your metabolism isn't functioning optimally number two
acne if you're someone who struggles with frequent acne this can be a sign that your metabolic health
isn't where it should be one study done in a dermatology clinic found that almost 70
of those with persistent acne had insulin resistance which is a key indicator of metabolic
health as it means your body isn't able to utilize energy efficiently number three skin tags
people are always shocked when i tell them that skin tags are actually caused by poor metabolic
health there is something you can do about them without getting them surgically removed one study
concluded the risk of development of metabolic syndrome is significantly higher in patients with
skin tags signifying the connection it isn't exactly clear the mechanism between the two
however they are thought to be caused by high circulating insulin levels
number four you're always sick if you're someone who gets sick frequently
this is another indicator that your metabolic health isn't where it should be our metabolism
and our immune system are closely linked a strong immune system relies on a good source of energy
which a healthy metabolism provides however when our metabolism isn't functioning as it
should this can weaken our immune system making us more susceptible to infections and viruses
now before i get into the final four signs that you have poor metabolic health i'm going
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five hard belly fat this one is a bit more obvious for men than it is for women but if you have hard
fat around your midsection this is a super strong indicator that you have poor metabolic health
this hard fat that accumulates around our belly is known as visceral fat
it forms around our organs and can actually cause inflammation throughout the body
so you can be what is referred to as skinny fat or toffee which is thin outside fat inside
to most people you will look like you're slim and healthy but you might actually not be if you carry
this fat visceral fat is caused by the body not being able to store excess energy efficiently
and the squishy fat that accumulates everywhere on our body this can also accumulate around our
midsection but you can pinch it this is known as subcutaneous fat and it is relatively harmless in
comparison to visceral fat number six low or high testosterone okay so this sign is polar opposite
depending on if you're a male or a female for men poor metabolic health decreases testosterone
and for women it increases it studies have shown that men with metabolic syndrome frequently have
low testosterone levels now the mechanism behind this is a bit complex the gist of it is is that
having visceral fat which you just spoke about inhibits certain functions in the
body which decrease testosterone now when it comes to women testosterone actually increases
because our bodies function differently all estrogen is made from testosterone but high
levels of insulin which we spoke about earlier actually stop this conversion from happening so
you can be left with high testosterone as a result and this actually ties in with the next sign seven
an irregular menstrual cycle so because not enough testosterone is being converted into estrogen this
can stop ovulation from happening every month a high spike in estrogen is what triggers ovulation
no spike equals no ovulation equals no period so if you are missing periods some months
this can be a strong sign of poor metabolic health number eight dark skin patches this is
another sign that people are often shocked to hear but dark patches of skin forming in skin
folds such as around the neck the armpits and the groin are related to poor metabolic health
and again these dark patches of skin are actually caused by high insulin levels and those are eight
signs you have poor metabolic health now if you have one of these signs or multiple of them
don't stress metabolic health is something you absolutely can improve and you may have picked
up during this video that poor metabolic health is rooted in high insulin and also insulin resistance
so that's what you're going to want to address i'm going to link a video up above on how to
reverse insulin resistance to get you started anyways guys thank you so much for watching
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