Category Archives: Insulin

The Best Ways To Improve Insulin Sensitivity

Posted on May 15, 2020 by Robert Barrington

Insulin sensitivity is defined as the ability of the hormone insulin to activate its receptor to facilitate the uptake of glucose into cells. Insulin sensitivity declines for a number of reasons, including age, diet quality and exercise levels. No one … Continue reading →

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Meal Frequency, Insulin and Weight Loss

Posted on April 23, 2020 by Robert Barrington

Insulin is an anabolic hormone. This means it causes the storage of substrates in tissue. Chronic high insulin levels are detrimental because they cause an increased storage of fatty acids in adipose tissue, and at the same time, glucagon levels … Continue reading →

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Creatine and Insulin

Posted on February 23, 2020 by Robert Barrington
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The Detrimental Metabolic Effects of Creatine

Posted on February 10, 2020 by Robert Barrington
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Chromium For Insulin Sensitivity

Posted on October 5, 2019 by Robert Barrington
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Don’t Forget, Amino Acids Cause Insulin Release Too

Posted on July 23, 2019 by Robert Barrington

It is widely known that carbohydrates cause the release of insulin. It is perhaps less widely known that certain amino acids also cause a significant release of insulin from the pancreas. As with carbohydrates, amino acids require insulin to enter … Continue reading →

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Chromium As A Treatment for Depression

Posted on January 31, 2019 by Robert Barrington

Chromium is an essential trace mineral required for human health. Current studies suggest that the chromium intake of Western countries is too low and many individuals are at risk of subclinical deficiencies. This relates to the poor quality of the … Continue reading →

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More On Fruit Juice and Fibre

Posted on March 5, 2018 by Robert Barrington

Fruit juice is increasingly being evidenced to be as detrimental to the health as soft drinks. The reason for this relates to the fact that both are concentrated sources of sugar. Sugar is detrimental to the health because it contains … Continue reading →

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Meal Frequency and Appetite

Posted on February 21, 2018 by Robert Barrington

Many people attempt to lose weight using the traditional paradigm of energy restriction and exercise. The main problem with this method of weight loss is that it is too difficult to control the appetite to the required level in order … Continue reading →

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How Important Are Hormones to Body Composition?

Posted on November 24, 2017 by Robert Barrington

The mainstream solution to weight gain and obesity is diet and exercise. In particular we are told that limiting the energy intake through an energy restricted diet, in combination with a further deficit of energy created through exercise is the … Continue reading →

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