9 out of 10 people have this problem and don't know!

9 Out of 10 People Have This Problem. Most Have No Idea.

This morning I sat in on a zoom call run by medical doctors. It was aimed primarily at health professionals. And what was presented was blunt, refreshing and long overdue.

9 out of 10 people have some degree of insulin resistance. And it is the common thread running through some of the most prevalent health conditions we are seeing right now.

Obesity. Type 2 diabetes. Heart disease. Fatty liver. PCOS. Neuropathy. High blood sugar. High cholesterol. Sleep apnoea. Gut issues like leaky gut and IBS. Brain fog. Anxiety and depression. Chronic inflammation. Belly fat. Constant cravings. Skin tags.

Most people are treating these as separate problems. Separate medications. Separate diets. Separate specialists. But they are not separate. They share the same root cause.

The Numbers Are Hard to Ignore

93% of Americans are metabolically unhealthy. And the global picture is no better. Research published in Nature Communications shows that metabolic syndrome prevalence has doubled since 2000 — now affecting around 1.54 billion adults worldwide. A separate analysis puts it even more simply — roughly 1 in 2 adults globally has some degree of metabolic dysfunction.

Most have absolutely no idea.

Three Approaches — And Why Two Fall Short

The doctors on this call were clear. There are three ways people are currently trying to solve these problems.

The first is pharmaceuticals. Statins. Metformin. Lisinopril. Ozempic. These drugs are widely prescribed and in many cases they do what they are designed to do — manage the symptom. Ozempic for example is the latest headline grabber. It reduces food noise and helps people eat less. It works. But it does not fix insulin resistance. And like all pharmaceuticals there are trade offs — side effects, dependency, and an underlying problem that keeps progressing.

The second is natural remedies. For people who prefer to avoid pharmaceuticals there are natural options for most of these conditions. The problem is they are not standardised. Dosing is inconsistent. Quality varies. And most medical professionals are not trained in them — they are trained in pharmaceuticals. So the path of least resistance is almost always a prescription.

The third approach is one most people have never heard of. Nutraceuticals.

What Are Nutraceuticals — And Why Do They Matter?

Nutraceuticals take the best of natural solutions and combine them into a clinically proven, standardised, effective dose. They bridge the gap between pharmaceuticals and natural remedies. The science exists. The clinical evidence exists. The results are there.

But almost nobody knows about them yet.

According to the medical doctors on this call — that is about to change. Nutraceuticals are what they believe will shift the future of healthcare. Not managing symptoms. Actually addressing the cause.

What This Means For You

If you are living with any of the conditions on that list — or if you just do not feel the way you think you should — it is worth asking a different question. Not "what do I take for this symptom" but "what is actually driving this in the first place."

That question leads somewhere very different. And the answer is becoming clearer.

Berni Woods | Health & Wellness Advocate