[Revealed] The REAL cause of diabetes?

You work hard to keep your diabetes in check.

Maybe you’re eating a healthy diet… getting exercise… or losing excess pounds.

And while these are all great, natural ways to stop diabetes dead in its tracks, have you ever thought…

“What caused me to get diabetes?!”

Sure, there are plenty of factors that contribute to diabetes… like sedentary lifestyles or poor health habits.

But there’s some research behind the ROOT cause…

And trust me, it’s not as obvious as you think.

It’s not a major surprise, but according to a study published in the journal Cell Reports, the root cause of diabetes boils down to consuming too much sugar.

Yes, excess sugar has always been linked to diabetes. But until now it wasn’t widely known just HOW sugar pulls the trigger.

Study researchers found that too much sugar (glucose) disrupts the mitochondria of your cells… making them less efficient at producing energy.

Excess sugar also lowers your concentration of the polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) found in the mitochondrial membrane of your cells.

PUFAs are vital to your overall health because not only do they help the mitochondria do their job, they also control inflammation, blood pressure, and communication between the cells.

When there’s TOO MUCH SUGAR in the body, instead of becoming polyunsaturated fatty acids, it turns into a different form of fatty acid that disrupts the makeup of the cell membrane.

This ultimately puts undue stress on the mitochondria, damaging them and making them unable to create energy for your body… creating issues with your blood sugar.

In other words, while your body does need glucose (sugar) to survive, consuming too much sugar (especially refined sugars found in processed foods), throws your vital cell function out of whack… leading to diabetes.

The moral of the story?

If you’re battling diabetes, continue to take steps to eliminate unnecessary sugars from your diet. Your best bet– without feeling like you’re depriving yourself – is to stick natural, whole foods like meats, fruits, and vegetables.

You can do this by shopping in the ‘outer perimeter’ of your grocery stores. This is where all the ‘good’ foods live… and where all the refined, processed foods don’t!

To simplifying diabetes,

Sarah Reagan

Sources:

Melore, Chris. “Too much sugar disrupts your cell powerplants, may explain how people develop diabetes.”     https://studyfinds.org/sugar-disrupts-cell-powerplants/