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In this YouTube video, Ben Bickman discusses his book Why We Get Sick and how metabolic syndrome is not a glucose problem. He explains that while glucose levels may stay normal, insulin levels may increase multiple times over the years, leading to type 2 diabetes. He argues that the prevailing glucocentric paradigm of treating type 2 diabetes, which involves pushing insulin to lower glucose, is killing people. He suggests that the paradigm should be shifted to focus on reducing insulin levels and that this can be done through diet, avoiding things that have glucose in them. He further explains that elevated glucose can cause a non-ketotic coma, where the kidneys cannot reabsorb the glucose, and water is urinated out to maintain a concentration, reducing blood pressure and unconsciousness.
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After speaking with Ben Bikman, a scientist who studies metabolic disorders caused by insulin resistance, I was shocked to learn that insulin resistance can still develop even in people with seemingly normal glucose levels. You may think insulin resistance is reserved for diabetics, and you may have even drawn the same conclusion I have that glucose is too high. We need more of Ben’s explanation of the complicated nature of insulin in the body and his unique take on facts that can literally save your life with knowledge. Whether you consider yourself healthy, prediabetic, or struggling with other health issues, this episode may give you the insight you need today.
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SHOW NOTES:
Glucose | Ben on why leaving insulin levels unchecked to check glucose is problematic [1:07]
Hyperglycemia | Ben reveals the dangers of elevated sugar levels in the body [6:06]
Nerve & Vascular Damage | Ben explains how hyperglycemia destroys these systems [8:34]
Glucose Control | Ben on the simple solution to eating less sugar vs. prescription choices [11:58]
Diet Habits | Changing dietary habits to control glucose vs. medication and power of diet [15:10]
Insulin Resistance | Ben explains 2 problems, cells not responding and elevated insulin [18:47]
Storing Fat | Ben maps out which cells are resistant to insulin & which will store more fat [23:50]
Elevated Insulin | Ben explains the effect of insulin and how too much affects your cells [31:40]
Hypertension | Ben reveals how insulin is nearly always tied to high blood pressure [32:23]
Exercise Cure | Ben on how exercise impacts insulin levels and muscle cells take over [36:37]
Diet | Ben underlines that diet beats exercise in terms of helping insulin resistance [41:38]
Diet Principle #1 | Control Carbs, Ben explains why carbs are not essential for humans [42:31]
Vegan Diet Problems | Ben explains how vegan diets are missing iron and omega 3s [44:26]
Diet Principle #2| Prioritize Proteins; Ben urges animal-sourced proteins are best [47:17]
Diet Principle #4 | Fasting, Ben simplifies it and only advises eating earlier is better [50:01]
QUOTES:
“When you start asking someone to change habits, you are probably asking them to do the most difficult thing they can do. It’s just so much simpler to take a pill. And consequences be damned” [15:31]
“… it might be empowering, that rather than hopelessly taking medications every day, knowing that the only future is increasing the dose of those medications. Let’s address the true origins of the problem, which […] is often going to be insulin resistance.” [18:17]
“insulin’s telling the body how much fat to store; the sex hormones are just telling the body where to store it, and how” [28:08]
“the muscle is so hungry during exercise that it tells insulin, look when I’m at rest, you’re the boss, but when I’m exercising, I’m the boss. I will get what I need, so it pushes insulin to the side.” [39:01]
“If you compare diet to exercise, diet will beat the hell out of the exercise as a variable for insulin resistance.” [42:00]
“it [vegan diet] is a privilege of the elite. You have to be educated enough to know what your deficiencies are, and you have to be wealthy enough to afford the supplements” [44:47]
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