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© Sarah Aitken, RN, MS, WHNP/FNP, Accredited Metabolic Health Practitioner
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Welcome to Diabetes Game Changer: Your Guide to Understanding and Reversing Insulin Resistance and Type 2 Diabetes. I'll be distilling the current science about food metabolism into easily understood concepts that you can apply to your own life to improve your own metabolic health. All scientific references can be found housed on the homepage of my website at diabetesgamechanger.com
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I've discussed ketones before, but there is some new research coming out about their potential uses and benefits which I find interesting and so I thought I'd share them with you!
Did you know that cholesterol deposits can form on your tendons? Or that high blood sugar and high insulin can inflame joints? The connections are really interesting!
It is tempting to think that labels such as organic, or grass fed, or free range indicate that the food would be a healthier choice, and be part of best practices toward best metabolic health. Is it true, though? What do those labels actually mean?
Your body's electrical systems drive every single process, and your electrolytes are the little machines working in the trenches. Understanding your electrolytes, including how to influence them, is one of the keys to your metabolic health.
What is metabolism, exactly? Why do some people have higher metabolic rates than others? Can you change your metabolic rate?
Mitochondria are your little cellular engines. Immunity protects you from just about everything, from infections to cancers. Insulin resistance affects both, and both affect insulin resistance!
Do you look at someone who carries extra weight and think they might have diabetes, or maybe other metabolic health problems, and yet you never think that about someone who is of normal weight? Many medical providers fall into this trap, and it's a dangerous way of thinking. It means those of normal weight often fail to get the screening tests that would determine if they are one of the 30% of normal weight folks with insulin resistance! They are at high risk of developing diabetes, and yet they don't know about it until the deal is done.
Have you noticed how much sicker we've gotten over the years in spite of getting regular updates on nutrition strategies to promote best health? It's pretty obvious those strategies are not only not working, but they are actually CAUSING chronic disease! How is that we have "data" that tells us one thing, and yet it's obvious that the "data" is not true?
Is sugar addictive? If so, how does it happen and what can you do about it? The concept of sugar addiction is controversial, but I firmly believe it is just as addictive as heroin, cigarettes, alcohol and social media, if not more so. There is a way out, however, by understanding the science of dopamine!
In this podcast, I have picked 16 common myths regarding weight loss and blood sugar control to debunk. Listening might just clear up some confusion!
Have you ever started yet another crash diet thinking that if only you could get the weight off you could keep it off even after stopping the diet? That's magical thinking. Magical thinking does have a couple of benefits - it can give you a boost of optimism that you will attain your goals! But mostly it really isn't helpful.
Goals are great, but when it comes to lifestyle change, focusing on the processes required to attain those goals is far more effective. In fact, being too goal oriented can completely derail your progress!
Understanding the different types of sugar and how they interact with your body can be really helpful when you are working to improve your metabolic health. And if you are eating more sugar than your body can handle, it will send SOS signals! What are those signals? And why do they happen?
You've heard many times that fruit is part of a healthy diet, and it is! But it can also sabotage both your metabolic health and your weight. Which fruit is best? Which is worst? And why?
Are there certain foods you cannot eat because they cause physical symptoms? Is it an allergy or an intolerance? Does it matter which it is? What are the differences?
Do you notice you have an overpowering urge to eat dessert after dinner? Or to get a snack at 3:00? Or to go to the drivethrough when you are in the car? All this is normal neurological function! And it was learned. Which means it can be unlearned!
We already know that intermittent fasting is a powerful tool in the toolbox to reverse insulin resistance, but there is exciting new research on how to use it for weight loss!
Have you ever felt that food, thoughts about food, the consequences of eating too much food - all of it was way too prominent in your supposedly "restful" vacation?
You may be familiar with the risks of blood sugar swings already. But what about the symptoms? And how do you know if what you see on your blood sugar reading is "bad" or "good"?
If you are anything like me, you haven't given much thought to those benign looking bottles of cooking oil in the bakery isle of your grocery store. But oh my, the story behind them is scary! After listening to this episode, you will never look at them the same...
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