Episode 207: Diabetes Part 2: A Functional Approach

Are you or a loved one dealing with insulin resistance? Want to know more about treating insulin resistance from the root cause? Curious about how this could be slowing your weight loss or causing other concerning symptoms? Tune in to hear Ali and Becki break down what insulin resistance is, what causes it and how it can be treated with diet and lifestyle modification. Learn about why high levels of insulin are harmful, how insulin resistance is treated in a functional medicine model and why this phenomenon is on the rise in the US.

In this Episode, Ali and Becki break down the nitty-gritty of insulin resistance, often considered the main precursor to diabetes. Learn about the function of insulin as a hormone as well as what happens with both excessive and inadequate response in the body. A diet high in carbohydrates, constant access to food as well as micronutrient deficiencies have all led to a rise in insulin resistance and diagnosis of diabetes in the US. Learn about solutions from a ketogenic diet to stress management to intermittent fasting that can reduce insulin resistance as well as practical tools of supplements to consider, foods to include and avoid and some of our favorite tasty recipes that incorporate these principles!

Also in This Episode:

• Virtual Food As Medicine Ketosis Program
• Episode 206: Diabetes Part 1: Where We Went Wrong
• Reversal of Diabetes
• Nutrients of Focus
  • Vitamin K
    • Vitamin D Balanced Blend
  • Chromium
  • Carnitine
    • Boost and Burn
  • Inositol and Magnesium
    • Relax and Regulate
  • Biotin
    • B Complex
  • Lipoic Acid
• The Influence of Endocrine Disruptors
  • 10 Day Real Food Detox
• How the Microbiome Affects Insulin Resistance
  • Episode 198: So You’re On An Antibiotic and Safety Concerns of Sterility
  • Restore Baseline Probiotic
  • Probiotic Challenge
• Ketosis as a Tool for Diabetes Reversal
  • Intermittent Fasting
  • Episode 147: Fasting and Time Restricted Eating
• How Non-Caloric Sweeteners are a Disservice to Diabetics
  • Episode 89: Why I Hate Non-Caloric Sweeteners
• Supplement Recommendations 
  • Multidefense
  • EPA DHA Extra
  • Berberine Boost
  • Grassfed Whey Protein
• The Gluten Insulin Resistance Connection
  • The Anti-Anxiety Diet Cookbook
• Research References in this Episode: 
  • Intermittent fasting dissociates beneficial effects of dietary restriction on glucose metabolism and neuronal resistance to injury from calorie intake
  • Akt2 Is Essential for the Full Effect of Calorie Restriction on Insulin-Stimulated Glucose Uptake in Skeletal Muscle
  • Serum concentrations of cortisol, interleukin 6, leptin and adiponectin predict stress induced insulin resistance in acute inflammatory reactions 
  • Caloric restriction delays disease onset and mortality in rhesus monkeys
  • Effect of calorie restriction with or without exercise on insulin sensitivity, beta-cell function, fat cell size, and ectopic lipid in overweight subjects
  • Effect of 6-month calorie restriction on biomarkers of longevity, metabolic adaptation, and oxidative stress in overweight individuals: a randomized controlled trial
  • Artificial sweeteners produce the counterintuitive effect of inducing metabolic derangements
  • Reward, dopamine and the control of food intake: implications for obesity
  • Intense Sweeteners, Appetite for the Sweet Taste, and Relationship to Weight Management
  • Reversing Type 2 Diabetes: A Narrative Review of the Evidence
  • A Review on Role of Microbiome in Obesity and Antiobesity Properties of Probiotic Supplements
  • Gut microbiome and type 2 diabetes: where we are and where to go?
  • Are Nonnutritive Sweeteners Obesogenic? Associations between Diet, Faecal Microbiota, and Short-Chain Fatty Acids in Morbidly Obese Subjects
  • Impact of Gut Microbiota on Host Glycemic Control
  • Nonnutritive Sweeteners in Weight Management and Chronic Disease: A Review
  • Effects of aspartame-, monk fruit-, stevia- and sucrose-sweetened beverages on postprandial glucose, insulin and energy intake

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