THE LATEST IN FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE
the BLOG
Sugar’s Double-Edged Sword: Aging Faster and Getting Sicker
The greatest driver of accelerated aging and chronic disease is an elevated blood sugar level from the high consumption of sugar and refined carbohydrates. Our country is facing an unprecedented crisis of chronic illness. 6/10 adults have at least one chronic illness with poor metabolic health as the underlying cause. The average lifespan which for decades had been rising, is now in decline.
What is Oxidative Stress and How Is It Sabotaging Our Health?
Oxidative Stress is a phenomenon caused by the imbalance between the production and accumulation of free radicals or unstable molecules in our cells and not enough antioxidants to get rid of them. So what exactly does that mean? What does this do to us? And why do we care?