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Syndrome X

Metabolic Syndrome is a major cause of Cardiovascular Disease which increases the risk of a heart attack or stroke.

Also called Syndrome X, it substantially increases the chances of damaging the cardiovascular system and raises the risk of developing reversible Pre-Diabetes, which, if neglected, can lead to Type 2 Diabetes. Men with Metabolic Syndrome may also be more vulnerable to prostrate cancer.

In addition to all the other risks, women with Metabolic Syndrome also have higher occurrences of PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome), a disorder where high levels of excess insulin can stimulate the ovaries to secrete abnormally high levels of testosterone. Excess levels of this male hormone may prevent the ovaries from releasing an egg each month, thus causing infertility.

Increased levels of insulin and glucose in the blood stream of people with Metabolic Syndrome have been proven to inflict damage on the lining of the arteries. Elevated insulin and glucose also affect the kidneys’ ability to remove salt and cause a greater risk of blood clot formation. All of these factors raise the likelihood of developing Cardiovascular Disease, heart attacks and stroke.

Key factors in the development of Metabolic Syndrome are weight gain and obesity, which, in turn, can be caused by Insulin Resistance. This latter disorder prevents the efficient conversion of food into energy because of a vastly reduced number of insulin receptors on the cell wall. It’s been estimated that a typical healthy person has 20,000 insulin receptor site per cell, while the average overweight individual can have as few as 5,000. This causes an increase on blood levels of insulin.

If you have a greatly reduced number of insulin receptor sites on the cells' surface, your ability to lose weight is severely compromised. Insulin acts as "a key in a lock", allowing glucose to pass through the cell wall and be converted to energy. If you have too few receptor sites, glucose bounces off the cell wall instead of passing thought the "insulin" door or receptor. As a result, glucose free-floats in the blood stream, causing elevated levels of blood sugar, which are sent to the liver. Once there, the sugar is stored as fat throughout the body, causing weight gain and obesity.

Excess free-floating insulin also has a harmful affect. It can damage the lining of the arteries and contribute to the development of atherosclerosis, which is characterized by a dangerous build-up of plaque on the artery walls. In addition, the imbalance of insulin can lead to a greater risk of developing heart disease because it causes your liver to produce increased levels of triglycerides. As your weight increases, stressors build up on the entire cardiovascular system. The heart and lungs, for example, have to work harder to distribute an adequate amount of freshly-oxygenated blood throughout the body. As well as the increase in triglycerides, there is also a lowering of "good" HDL cholesterol, which increases the risk of heart attack and stroke.

Increased insulin and glucose levels in those suffering from Metabolic Syndrome have also been proven to cause changes in the kidneys' ability to remove salt from the blood stream, which contributes to elevated blood pressure. There is an additional increase in the risk of blood clot formation. All of these are key factors in the development of Cardiovascular Disease, heart attacks and stroke.

Are you one of the millions suffering from Metabolic Syndrome who have failed to reverse the symptoms of this condition, no matter what you've tried? It may not be due to lack of willpower. Instead, you could be Insulin Resistant, a root cause of Metabolic Syndrome.

Scientists at the National Institutes of Health, Stanford University and other research centers have clearly identified the existence and effects of Insulin Resistance, a biochemical condition that causes excessive weight gain leading to Metabolic Syndrome. If you are among the 65% of the overweight population with Insulin Resistance, your ability to reverse your symptoms and lose weight may not have been within your control - until now.

This breakthrough in understanding the body's biochemistry remains relatively unknown, even though Insulin Resistance has reached epidemic proportions. Your doctor may not have explained the crucial link between Insulin Resistance, Metabolic Syndrome, weight gain and damage to your cardiovascular system .