Metabolic Dysfunction

Resolving metabolic dysfunction produces durable blood pressure normalization, unlike medication that leaves the underlying pathology intact. The article states that there is no strict biological requirement for dietary carbohydrate but rejects a zero-carbohydrate rule for everyone. The article cites a University of North Carolina estimate that 88% of American adults have at least one biomarker of poor metabolic health. Metabolic processes are necessary for every cell in the body to function properly. Metabolic dysfunction is defined as impaired energy conversion and energy storage management. Metabolic flexibility determines how differently people may respond to the same food. Modern lifestyle inputs are described as disrupting nutrient sensing, especially insulin and mTOR signaling. Elevated blood pressure in modern populations is frequently a downstream signal of insulin resistance and systemic inflammation. Blood pressure medication corrects the reading but does not address the underlying cause for most patients. The article argues that high sugar and starch intake drives insulin signaling into a harmful chronic state. Modern Western lifestyles are described as making metaboli…