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1. Could Your Insulin Levels Be Damaging Your Nerves?
2. Are Eggs Bad for Your Heart?
3. Your Gut might be Leaking
4. Why is Someone Diagnosed with Metabolic Syndrome Every 5 Seconds? Important for Special Needs Children
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Could Your Insulin Levels Be Damaging Your Nerves? Even If Your Blood Sugar Looks Normal?
Most people think nerve damage only happens with full-blown diabetes or wildly high blood sugar. But recent research is revealing something much more concerning:
Your nerves can suffer damage from high insulin levels, even if your blood sugar is perfectly normal.
This condition is known as hyperinsulinemia — when your body produces too much insulin in an effort to keep your blood sugar in check. And it turns out, that extra insulin may silently damage your nerves over time.
What the Studies Show:
• A study published in the journal Endocrinology [link to study] found that long-term exposure to high insulin levels caused insulin resistance in nerve cells. This impaired the nerves' ability to function and recover properly.
• Individuals with prediabetes — a state where insulin levels are often elevated but blood sugar hasn’t spiked — are already at risk of experiencing symptoms of neuropathy.
• Another study in Frontiers in Clinical Diabetes and Healthcare [link to study] revealed that young adults with normal blood sugar and HbA1c levels were still showing signs of metabolic dysfunction due to high insulin.
In short, you don’t have to be diabetic to experience nerve problems. If your insulin levels are too high — even with a clean blood test — your nerves might already be under stress.
Why This Matters for You:
If you’re experiencing symptoms like:
• Tingling or numbness in the hands or feet
• Burning or stabbing pain in the extremities
• Muscle weakness or poor balance
These could be early signs of insulin-related nerve stress.
What You Can Do About It:
? Ask your doctor for a fasting insulin test, not just a glucose or A1C test.
? Focus on reducing insulin-spiking foods like sugars, refined carbs, and processed snacks.
? Consider lifestyle support like gentle exercise after meals, quality sleep, and targeted nutritional support.
Even if your blood sugar is "normal," your nerves may already be sending distress signals.
Don’t ignore them.
Our Nerve Support Formula is designed to nourish and protect nerves at the cellular level, especially when your body is under stress.
Take steps today to support your nerve health before things get worse.
You can learn more about the Nerve Support Formula here:
Nerve Support
Are Eggs Bad for Your Heart?
The controversy about eggs and their relationship to heart disease has been ongoing for decades due to conflicting studies. Are eggs problematic in terms of heart disease risk?
A new study has shed light on this subject. Published in the journal eLife, researchers conducted a much more thorough analysis of eggs on the risk of cardiovascular disease.
The study included 4,778 adults from China, of which 3,401 had known heart disease while 1,377 did not (control group). Researchers monitored 225 metabolic blood markers of the participants. These markers included the more advanced factors of cardiovascular disease that go beyond the typical lipid panel (Total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, Triglycerides), which is limited in its ability to predict heart disease.
These advanced markers included the size and density of cholesterol particles and transporters of cholesterol, which are highly associated with cardiovascular disease.
Researchers found that egg consumption was associated with positive changes in several advanced cardiovascular biomarkers associated with a decreased risk of cardiovascular disease. The moderate consumption of eggs also increased good HDL cholesterol levels. The researchers reported that egg consumption was associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease, heart attack, and ischemic stroke.
Cholesterol Content of Eggs
Egg yolks contain about 186 mg of cholesterol which is higher than many foods. Examples of foods with higher amounts include fast foods:
McDonalds Big Breakfast includes 465 mg per order
Liver has 401 mg per 3 oz serving
Chicken leg has 326 mg per roasted thigh and leg
Canned shrimp has 323 mg per cup
Deserts such as chocolate mousse has 283 mg per half cup
Healthy Nutrients in Eggs
The fact is that most cholesterol in your blood is produced by your liver. An article by Harvard Health Publishing reports that an egg a day does not increase the risk for cardiovascular disease for most people. The same report notes that saturated fat and trans fats in the diet stimulate the liver to make cholesterol, not dietary cholesterol.
Avoid Egg Phobia
There is no reason to be phobic about eggs and your risk of heart disease. An egg a day seems to ward off cardiovascular disease based on this and several other modern studies. Your body requires cholesterol for several normal body functions, including making hormones, normal cell membranes, transporting nutrients around your bloodstream, and others. In other words, cholesterol has a designed purpose in your body.
Many Aspects to Cardiovascular Risk
Some people have genetic abnormalities with very high lipid levels, or their liver does not metabolize cholesterol properly. Treatment with an integrative doctor can help address the root causes and best treatments of these problems. The reality is that there are many risk factors for cardiovascular disease that go well beyond the traditional lipid testing.
Dr. Mark Stengler NMD, MS
Stengler Center for Integrative Medicine
References
Are eggs risky for heart health? - Harvard Health. Harvard Health. https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/are-eggs-risky-for-heart-health.
Pan L, Chen L, Lv J et al. Association of egg consumption, metabolic markers, and risk of cardiovascular diseases: A nested case-control study. Elife. 2022;11. doi:10.7554/elife.72909
Whitbread D. Top 10 Foods Highest in Cholesterol. myfooddata. https://www.myfooddata.com/articles/foods-highest-in-cholesterol.php#high-cholesterol-foods.
Your Gut might be Leaking; Power up your microbiome.
Hey, it’s Dr. Martin here…
Did you know that your gut is home to trillions of tiny living things called microbes?
These microbes are mostly bacteria and are friendly little creatures that you can’t see without a microscope.
Together, these tiny helpers form what's called your microbiome.
Think of your microbiome as a huge community, like a busy city inside your gut.
Just like people in a city have different jobs, some are teachers, some are builders, others keep the city clean, each type of bacteria has a special role in your body.
Here are the top five most important things that your microbiome does for you:
1. Helps You Digest Food
Your microbiome breaks down foods that your body can't digest on its own, helping you absorb nutrients and energy from your meals.
2. Strengthens Your Immune System
Friendly bacteria train your immune system to recognize good from bad, keeping you protected from harmful germs and infections.
3. Keeps Your Gut Healthy
A balanced microbiome maintains the gut lining, preventing issues like leaky gut, bloating, or discomfort.
Read more about a Leaky Gut
Why is Someone Diagnosed with Metabolic Syndrome Every 5 Seconds? Important for Special Needs Children
One person is diagnosed with Metabolic Syndrome every 5 seconds.
Someone dies of a health issue related to the Metabolic Syndrome every 10 seconds. According to the American Heart Association, 47 million Americans have it. That’s almost a staggering one out of every six people."
This makes Metabolic Syndrome a global health crisis.
Metabolic syndrome is diagnosed globally in 2.8% of children and 4.8% of adolescents. This equates to approximately 25.8 million children and 35.5 million adolescents with metabolic syndrome.
Special Needs Children
It is estimated that the metabolic syndrome problem is 500 times higher with Special Needs children than the general population suggesting that as many as 30% of Special Needs children may experience metabolic abnormalities. What does that mean?
The Metabolic Syndrome is not really well understood probably due to a confusion about what Metabolism is. A metabolic disorder, deficiency or imbalance happens at a cellular level.
Metabolic syndrome is not a disease in itself. Instead, it’s a group of symptoms of a metabolic problem — blood pressure problems, blood sugar problems, unhealthy cholesterol levels, and abdominal fat.” (Obesity is not a disease; it is a symptom of the metabolic syndrome.) A slow dysfunctional metabolism can affect a person's focus and attention. Poor metabolic health may be associated with memory and thinking problems, which could indirectly impact cognitive processes related to speech production.
Metabolic disorders, aside from other problems can predispose a child's cognitive deterioration.
What is Metabolism?
Metabolism is the process of cells creating energy from food. Well-functioning cells create a healthy body. The Mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell. It is where this energy is created. It is used to drive almost every chemical reaction within the bodies.
Mitochondrial damage disrupts this normal metabolism.
When the body’s metabolism is disrupted, there is less cellular energy produced by the mitochondria and organ dysfunction can result. Just like a car can’t run without gas, the body can’t function without cellular energy.
So how did we get here?
Since World War II, we have bludgeoned our system with:
- Simple carbohydrates
- Sugar
- Processed foods
- Cans and bottles with known hormone disruptors
Children bodies are not being given the nutrition needed for growth and optimal health but instead giving them large quantities of foods that lead to metabolism problems.
The diet has been affecting our endocrine system, the system that controls our metabolic function and the repair and regeneration cycles of our cells.
So, what is the solution?
To date, there are no medications with FDA indication for use with pre-Metabolic Syndrome. Metabolic issues can be addressed by providing cells with the proper nutrition through diet and supplementation.
The future of nutritional science lies with supporting the major body systems simultaneously. This is done at the cellular level by having ingredients that support processes within the cells.
Here’s the good news
Every cell has a turnover rate. All the cells in our eyes are replaced in 2 days, the lining in our lungs takes 8 days and our throat takes 2 months.
The good news is that if we start doing something now to positively impact the health of our cells, the new versions of these cells are going to be better than the last ones.
Remember, the body has a powerful self-healing capacity if given the support to do it.
What can you do to address the metabolic syndrome in Special Needs Children?
Look to camel milk and the TEKNON Protocol to help on your journey to help you children have stronger metabolism and mitochondria.
TEKNON Protocol
TEKNON is an original, natural, nutritional protocol developed for improving brain, gastrointestinal, and metabolic health in children with special needs.
When implemented according to recommended guidelines, children and young adults using the TEKNON protocol have shown improved cognitive function, communication, behavior and sleep patterns and better digestion and gut health.
Find out about the Protocol and it includes the research behind this.
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