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This series of four classes (plus bonus FAQs) covers the basics of the physiology of insulin resistance and diabetes, plus a whole lot more! Help yourself!
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Maybe you’ve wondered exactly what insulin resistance is! Or you’d like to better understand the difference between type 1 and type 2 (hint - they are opposite problems). Or you want to know why it gets worse even if you take medication for it! It’s all here in this introductory video.
How do the macronutrients proteins, fats and carbohydrates affect blood sugar and insulin? How does the food matrix, processed foods and drinking your nutrition change how your body interacts with the food?
What are the dangers of high insulin and blood sugar? What might you feel? How are they connected to heart disease, inflammation, cancer and Alzheimer's? How do the diabetic medications work?
How do stress, sleep, physical activity, gut biome and meal frequency affect blood sugar and insulin? What are the different metabolic states, and why do they matter? How did we get those US Dietary Guidelines, and should we be following them