Nick Bare

If you are insulin resistant or you have insulin resistance, the lock,

gets rusty.

Over time, the pancreas can't keep up.

Insulin production declines.

Blood glucose rises chronically, and this is how you can potentially develop type 2 diabetes.

From all of those things I mentioned, caloric surplus, sedentary lifestyle, excess visceral fat, poor sleep, high stress, genetics.

With all that being said, carbohydrates are the most effective and quick, easy energy source that the body can utilize for many physical and mental processes.

And the way that we promote healthy carbohydrate intake,

And insulin response is by eating the right foods, the right amount of foods, recovering and sleeping properly, and moving our bodies.

Training.

Carbs are not the enemy.

Carbs on their own will not make you fat.

Excess calories will make you fat, can make you fat, if you are not burning and consuming and utilizing those calories in an appropriate way.

There was once a low-carb era, but since there's been a downfall to the popularity of that low-carb era,

Some of you may be familiar, some not, the Atkins diet.

The Atkins diet blew up this low-carb industry, low-carb era.

And the Atkins diet peaked in about 2003, 2004, with a rapid decline afterwards.

The Atkins diet was very low, restricted carbohydrate diet.

high protein, high fat.

And the Atkins diet took over the world, or at least the majority of the population of the United States.