Category: Insulin Resistance

The Blood Sugar-Cholesterol Connection

Before I get into how our blood sugar can impact cholesterol, I want to first quickly cover what cholesterol is and what it does in our bodies. Cholesterol is a fat-like substance that is transported throughout our bodies via the blood. This transportation is carried out by lipoproteins. Lipoproteins are round particles made of fat […]
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Understanding PCOS: Part 2 – Insulin and PCOS

It’s easy for people to misunderstand polycystic ovarian syndrome, or PCOS, as simply a disease of the ovaries. But, as we know, it’s so much more than that (and, if you don’t know, be sure to check out part one in our Understanding PCOS series here).  PCOS is identified by three main criteria – delayed […]
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