If you gain weight easily and have insulin resistance, but are maintaining a good diet, then it may be because of an inherited genetic predisposition. resistance:  There is a population subgroup of people that have a genetic predisposition to metabolic syndrome (diabetes, insulin resistance etc), which causes excessive acidic byproducts and problems with detoxification and pH balance. Basically it is a problem with how the digestive system works.      HOWEVER, there are workarounds to manage it.  This means that this group of people cannot get away with any naughty foods – that is, refined carbohydrates (sugars, white flour. alcohol etc)…  They also need a lot more magnesium than the average person, because magnesium counterbalances the sugar-sensitivity and also calms the nervous system.  The digestive system needs to be calm to work properly… And we need to be calm to get a good night’s sleep. Sound sleep helps us to detox and clear out wastes, which supports better metabolism.  Getting enough of this restorative sleep helps to lose weight too. Magnesium soaking in baths and footsoaks helps the body absorb magnesium via skin, at the same time allows the skin to excrete toxins, thereby lifting the load on the liver detox system. It provides another pathway to eliminate wastes.  Perspiration via saunas and exercise is another excretion pathway. You have to keep the circulation moving with regular moderate exercise so the lymph system can do its waste disposal job. Intermittent Fasting also helps a lot because when the digestive system is slower, it’s like a conveyor belt in a factory that can’t take a new load until the previous one is finished processing. If you keep loading up the system before it’s ready to accept more, the body just converts food to stored fats, rather than full digestion, energy production, proper elimination and detox.  So, limiting your eating to just an 8 hour window during the day and not eating anything after sundown can help a lot.  Many people in this category get on better with just one main meal a day, and water, teas and a piece of fruit or natural yogurt at other times (which are very easy to digest and keep the blood sugars more balanced).  As we get older this digestive conveyor system slows down more and digestion becomes more laborious and sluggish, so we have to learn to work with it – and realise that we just can’t get away with what we used to when we were younger.  But if you work out the right routine you feel great with more energy, because of not being so weighed down by the work of digestion. Dense proteins are the most difficult to digest, so make sure to cook the meat well, as in a pressure cooker, slow and low, until it is very soft, or to properly soak and sprout nuts/seeds etc… Eat some fermented veges like sauerkraut with each meal… Opt for more easily digested proteins such as soft boiled eggs (but not when the yolk has hardened), yogurt, kefir, soft cheeses etc. And if you don’t have enough stomach acid to digest the dense proteins then take a digestive aid with the meal – like betaine hydrochloride (you get it from the health food store).  And use the good fats like butter and coconut oil to lubricate the digestive system.  Avoid any chemicalised products like margarine.  The more natural and organic, the better. Palm Oil Use STATEMENT “Whilst Elektra Magnesium is not a significant user of either palm oil or palm oil derivatives, we recognise the concerns regarding the ecological impacts of palm oil production. 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