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1. Like I said in my last statement, insulin can make or break your fat-burning.. Ever have "that last few inches" you try to get rid of, only for it to taunt your efforts? Glucose, my friend, manage glucose.. Even if you’re on a low-carb type of eating program, proper nutrient partitioning is key for the spikes in insulin that may occur even with the low glycemic foods..

Proper nutrient partitioning can excellerate your fatburning needs, and help with building lean mass at the same time.. Noticed how insulin was the rage real quick? It pumps everything into muscles fast, yet still causes fat gain.. Even if you keep fats away from carbs when you eat, it’s bound to happen..

Let’s get aquainted with two of our hormones that are a part of the nutrient partitioning mechanism..

1) INSULIN: Both anabolic and hyperlipidemic, insulin is the main mover and shaker of nutrients.. Muscles must be sensitive to insulin to allow the partitioning to work.. Amino acids are also shuttled into muscle and fat stores.. Once in muscle, glucose becomes glycogen and glycogen synthesis takes place.. Insulin prevents protein breakdown, blocks gluconeogenesis, and sadly stops lipolysis.. Lipolysis is the breakdown of fat cell lipids into fatty acids that enter the blood to be burned by other organs..

2) GLUCAGON: Kind of insulin’s helper.. Increased glucagon is due to low blood sugar, increased amino concentration in the blood, and elevated epinephrine/norepinephrine.. When insulin levels spike, glucagon levels drop.. Glucagon goes up of couse when insulin is absent, and the others I’ve listed previously.. Glucagon helps the body adjust before hypoglycemia sets in by forcing the liver to release glycogen..

And this all applies how? Easy! First off, glucagon is part of a fun little system of reactions after receptor activation that results in cAMP production.. Can’t be too bad, some fatburners these days add cyclic adenosine monophosphate.. cAMP causes glycogenolysis (glycogen becomes readily burned glucose), and helps with many other functions in the cell membrane.. Balancing insulin and glucagon can keep fat storage down, blood glucose stable, and energy production high..

How do you do it? Also simple! Complex Carbs are your best bet.. Steady stream of glucose in the blood keeps both hormones level.. On top of eating complex carbs, to optimize sensitivity there are many good supplements on the market to help out..

Alpha Lipoic Acid: Thiotic acid is considered the universal antioxidant, it has th eability to recycle other antioxidants.. It also mimicks insulin by forcing glucose into tissues, including fat.. Good to use when trying to achieve ketosis, or when you wanna fill out abit from low-carbing for awhile.

Fenugreek: These seeds contain 4OH-Isoleucine, a very potent amino hybrid that also mimicks insulin quite well.. It’s a shame no company has a good 4OH Isoleucine product anymore, EAS had InsuLoad which worked very well.. I’m not certain if it has fat-storing properties, I leaned out when using it so that should mean something..

Banaba Leaf: This herb contains corosolic acid, very good at lowering glucose, and too much can give you loose stools if you’re not used to it..

Cinnamon : Even eating cinnamon is good for overall well-being.. Cinnulin PF is the trademarked extract on the market.. There’s a couple companis that use the Supercritical extract, which has a higher concentration of actives without using alcohols that destroy a percent of them..

Truthfully, many herbal products on the market would be good to add to a weight-loss regimen.. Best thing to do is pick one or a combo of these, and try to figure out a good dose for your needs.. Some may need 300mg cinnamon with 250mg R-ala to get the same effect as someone who uses 500mg R-ala with 250mg fenugreek..

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