Supports Healthy Blood Sugar Revolutionary Glucose Transporter Muscle Glycogen Optimizer Glucose, Amino Acid, and Creatine Shuttling Agent Insulin is the mechanism for controlling glucose in your body. Insulin has receptor sites on both muscle and fat (adipocyte) cells. This makes insulin highly anabolic for bodybuilders (and others trying to gain muscle), but it also makes insulin highly problematic for those trying to lose weight (or to not get fat). When insulin spikes, it clears glucose from the blood by driving it into muscle and fat cells, which results in a sharp decrease in blood glucose levels.THE SCIENCE When insulin activates insulin receptors on muscle cells, the muscle cells open to facilitate the shuttling of glucose, amino acids, creatine, and other anabolic agents into the muscle cells. Insulin also triggers biochemical reactions within the muscle that signal for increased protein synthesis and the inhibition of protein catabolism (proteolysis). For bodybuilders to take full advantage of insulin to help grow muscle, the trick to making insulin work is to: 1) spike insulin at the few strategic times when muscle cells are exceptionally eager for anabolic nutrients (e.g., immediately after training), and 2) use insulin-assist agents to insure that the uptake of insulin-dependent anabolic agents is not impaired when insulin levels are low. When insulin activates insulin receptors on fat cells, the adipocytes take up glucose and fats for further storage. For those trying to lose weight (or to not get fat), the trick to making insulin work is to: 1) strictly adhere to a strategic diet that will keep insulin levels at a low plateau throughout the entire day, which will decrease the likelihood that the body will shuttle glucose into fat cells (insulin-induced lipogenesis) and will also thwart hunger-induced binge eating, and 2) use insulin-assist agents to insure the most efficacious use of the insulin being produced. One of the most degenerative and deleterious effects of normal aging is impaired glucose transportation. Failure to maintain normal blood sugar levels can trigger a cascade of health problems. Insulin-related problems occur when one's blood sugar exceeds normal levels and the body is unable to transport the high sugar levels out of the blood into the tissues that need it. About 90% of individuals with insulin-related problems have high blood sugar because of insulin resistance, which means that while the pancreas is still producing insulin, the receptors on the cell surfaces of tissues that take up glucose are resistant to insulin. Effective solutions to help address this problem include maintaining a healthy body weight, exercise, wise dietary choices, and also the use of insulin-assist supplements.