Chromium

http://www.flixya.com/video/4560592/Mesothelioma-Doctor-Explains-Symptoms-Diagnosis-Treatment-

I'm sorry but when I saw this I kept thinking about the saying "She could suck the chrome off a trailer hitch."

Around 50 years ago a study was done that took researchers to areas of the globe that had low, or nonexistent levels of diabetes. Besides diet and levels of physical activity, they found one substance in abundance in the soft tissues of the population: Chromium. They came back here to study Americans and found Chromium to be almost nonexistent. Since then, research has proven the importance of this substance. A few years back, my doctor sent me in for some blood work and came back with the unexpected: insulin resistance. Basically, this is was insulin resistance is: When you swallow carbs, your brain alerts your pancreas, which releases the hormone insulin. Its primary function is to escort the carbs across membranes and into cells, where it is converted to glucose, which ends up in the mitochondria, producing adenosine triphosphate (ATP)...the stuff of life. When you eat too many carbs, a proportionate amount of insulin is released to perform this function. However, like the bouncers... Read more