January 30, 2024 • 16 mins
Embark on a journey with me, Dr. Enrico Dolcecore, to lift the veil on insulin resistance, the silent adversary in the struggle for optimal health. We'll dissect the intricacies of how cells rebel against insulin and the domino effect this has on your body, contributing to major health concerns like type 2 diabetes and heart disease. You'll learn to spot the subtle signals—persistent tiredness, insidious weight gain, and even changes in your skin—that could hint at insulin resistance. Moreover, I'll lay out how the food choices we make, especially in the early stages of life, can dictate the trajectory of our metabolic destiny. With a critical eye on the high sugar and carb-laden American diet, we'll consider strategies for embracing whole foods and sidestepping the processed pitfalls that exacerbate this condition.
As we unravel the complexities of your body's response to food and insulin, I'll remind you of the paramount importance of professional healthcare advice. The insights shared here are stepping stones to informed discussions with your medical provider, not replacements for their expertise. If you find yourself with lingering questions or concerns, take them as an invitation to consult your doctor, ensuring personalized care tailored to your unique health journey. Until our next enlightening discussion, consider this episode a source of empowerment—arming you with the knowledge to advocate for your metabolic well-being and take the reins on the path to a healthier lifestyle.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Welcome to another episode of Living a Full Life.
I am Dr Enrico Dolcecore and weare going to dive right in to
insulin resistance.
It's a silent epidemic that'sbeen happening.
It's different than diabetes.
It's a term you may have heardthrown around, but what we're
going to go through today iswhat exactly is it and how does
(00:23):
it affect you?
Buckle up, because we're aboutto get to the root of the matter
, to equip you with what youneed to know to keep your blood
sugar in check and health ontrack.
Insulin resistance is like atraffic jam in your body's sugar
highway.
So we end up eating somecarbohydrates and your pancreas
(00:43):
produces some insulin.
It's a hormone that helps you.
Your cells absorb glucose andsugar from your bloodstream for
energy.
So as soon as that starts todigest, our pancreas releases
insulin.
But when resistance developsover time, your cells become
stubborn and stop respondingeffectively to insulins' calls.
This leads to a buildup ofsugar in your bloodstream, which
(01:07):
can have serious consequencesover time and increase your
risks of, of course, type 2diabetes, heart disease and
other chronic conditions,because sugar in our blood is
inflammatory.
So that's what resistance isyour cells become so resistant
to the hormone insulin that theydon't respond in time to absorb
glucose and transport it theway it should.
(01:28):
I hope that makes sense becausethis is going to be the
foundation of this entirepodcast.
So what ends up happening overtime?
It's called the silent killerbecause over time it just gives
us symptoms that we feel like wecan live with.
We end up getting excessivelyfatigued, our energy starts to
slow down.
Unexplained weight gain ordifficulty losing weight is the
(01:54):
big thing.
This is where people start toget frustrated.
That is insulin resistance.
This is where you start to tryand eat well.
You start off something simpleor start going for walks or
start doing some exercise andyou bring down your calories and
you try and eat well Wholefoods, salads, all the good
stuff and you avoid all the badstuff but you start having
difficulty losing weight.
(02:14):
This can happen as young asyour 20s.
Typically it's later 40s,because it takes years to
develop insulin resistance.
So we get increased thirst andurination.
This has now progressed.
Insulin resistance, blurredvision, skin tags around the
neck and armpits this is wherewe start to see insulin issues.
By that point we may bepre-diabetic.
(02:35):
So those are just visual signswithout using medical tests like
blood work.
This is just simple signs thathappen over time and it starts
with lethargy, tiredness,fatigue.
So food matters to the utmostwhen it comes to insulin
resistance.
Insulin resistance is a funnyway of saying metabolic disorder
(02:56):
.
That is the basis of metabolicdisorder.
We blame our metabolisms onwhether we can burn fat or not,
but really what it is is we'vedamaged the receptors.
Over time.
This happens.
People ask you know whathappened?
It starts in childhood, with thediets.
This is why we're so vocalabout child development, child
health, parenting, because it'sus that helps the next
(03:20):
generation grow healthy and wellmentally, spiritually,
physically, chemically,emotionally, financially.
These are our jobs to pass onto our children and the next
generation.
So we're very vocal about thisbecause the modern American diet
does not help with insulinresistance at a very, very young
age.
Breast milk is used for thefirst few months to a year of
(03:43):
life.
Some moms go for two, threeyears with it.
But at about the one year markis where we start to introduce
foods.
These foods are supposed to bewhole foods.
They're gonna have the leastamount of reaction Allergically.
So let's the vegetables,avocado, a banana we start.
We start with some foods to seewhat the tolerances it are.
But some of us start our kidsyounger three, four, five months
(04:06):
.
We start giving them solidsfoods and they're typically
Cheerios or whatever thepsychopathic pediatricians tell
families to do, and these are.
This is where this problemstart.
We're starting with simplecarbohydrates, with sugar, at a
very young age, at a very youngage so.
But that's not the biggestproblem.
(04:26):
What happens is when we startpacking our children lunches for
school, we just pack them withcarbohydrates fruits, crackers,
a sweet treat, something inthere, and then the protein is
low and the good fats are low,and Over time, by the time these
children are 10, 12, 15 yearsold, the insulin resistance
(04:47):
starts and we get childhoodobesity or other affects.
Lethargic children.
The bed wedding goes for toolong.
The.
The difficulty waking up in themorning starts young.
The lethargy after school.
They're tired, they're fallingasleep, you know two, three
o'clock in the afternoon.
They're getting tired andthey're.
They're in seventh grade andthey're just fatigued all the
(05:08):
time.
These are tall tail signs ofinsulin resistance.
But the point of this is toavoid that, and how we do it is
through our food.
We have to limit, limit thesethings that come through the
American diet of refinedcarbohydrates, limit white
breads, limit pastries, avoidsugary drinks, not limit them.
(05:29):
I don't you know, they say.
You know, one cigarette won'tkill you.
One cigarette will kill a lotof your cells.
It will kill you.
It will kill some of your cells.
Will you survive that trauma?
Perhaps, probably.
You probably survived smokingone cigarette or one cigar.
You'll probably survive havingone soda pop, but the damage
(05:50):
that's being done isn'tworth—is—I guess that's your
choice if it's worth it or not.
But we got to avoid thesethings.
Process foods send your bloodsugar on a roller coaster, so
opt instead for whole grains,fruits and vegetables.
When it comes to our refinedcarbohydrates, saturated and
(06:11):
unhealthy fats found in friedfoods and fatty meats, these
fats can worsen insulinresistance.
Fats play a role in this aswell, because trans and
saturated fats can actuallydamage cell walls.
And the cell walls are whereall the sensors are for what
we're talking about withhormones.
Hormones attach and sendsignals to the cell walls, and
(06:31):
the cell walls then know what todo.
They're like okay, absorbglucose, so they take the
glucose and they transport it.
But they need communication,and that's done through our
hormone system and neurology.
So when we started to damagethe cell walls with bad
fats—because all the cell wallsin our body.
Every single cell is made of adouble layer of fat membrane
fatty membrane.
These fatty chains create thecell membrane.
(06:54):
If you learn this from highschool biology, that outside
sphere, like a water balloon,the plastic of that water
balloon is all a fatty membrane.
So you are what you eat.
Remember what grandma said?
It's true, you have Omega 3branches and Omega 6 branches.
You've got solid fattymembranes throughout your body.
(07:14):
If you eat a lot of fried andrancid oils, then we've got
rancid membranes which are leakyand porous, don't respond to
hormones properly.
That's why it plays a huge rolethere.
So these fats can actuallyworsen insulin resistance.
French fries, vegetable oil,canola oil, grain oils—these
things all don't hold well.
(07:35):
So after—by the time it'sprocessed, synthesized, canned,
bottled or put into a plasticcontainer and sent to the
grocery store.
Many of them are now at arancid state or so heavily
processed that they don't evenhave chains in them anymore.
They're just completely transfats.
So choose lean protein, healthyfats like olive oil, avocado,
(07:59):
coconut oil and nuts inmoderation.
That's our better fats, whichwill give us those great Omega 3
chains.
So now we're building strongcells and limiting the constant
bombardment of insulin hormonethat gives us that sensitivity
over time.
Sugar-laden beverages—we talkedabout this—ditch them, just
completely ditch them.
(08:19):
They're not even worth it.
Stick to water.
Unsweetened tea, coffee—that'sit.
That's the only liquids youneed to be drinking.
Not even All you need to bedrinking is filtered Water.
That's really it.
So what we should do is startto embrace the things that make
us healthy.
Right, and it all comes throughour diet.
(08:41):
Fiber-rich foods are probably agreat staple to any diet.
Fruits have tons of fiber inthem.
Vegetables have tons of fiberin them.
Whole grains, too, keep youfeeling full and help regulate
blood sugar.
There is a use to grain, butthey have to be whole grains,
unprocessed or minimallyprocessed, and unrefined.
Aim for at least 25 to 35 gramsof fiber per day.
(09:04):
You can check this through manyapps on your phone.
Low glycemic fruits andvegetables are.
You can eat these in abundance.
They are low calorie.
You can eat tons of thesethings.
They release sugar slowlybecause they have minimal sugar
in them and they prevent spikesin your blood sugar.
Think things like small berries, strawberries, blueberries,
(09:26):
raspberries, apples, leafygreens, broccoli, even carrots,
carrots are a little bit moresaturated, but even those are
lower on the glycemic index.
Things like grapes, papaya,mango, pineapple, banana, sweet
vegetables, these beets.
You know these things arehigher in sugar content, so
they're higher glycemic indexand eating these in higher
(09:48):
quantities can also spike ourblood sugar.
But not but not like processedfoods and sugary drinks.
Refined sugar is soconcentrated that there's really
no food that you can eat.
People are like well, a bananais bad for you.
I'm like a cola is way moreworse for you than a banana.
There's way more sugar in thecola than there is in the banana
(10:11):
, so you're better off eatingthe banana for sure.
So we got to pick and choosethese things Healthy fats,
omega-3s they typically comefrom fatty fish avocados, nuts
we talked about this coconutoils these things improve
insulin sensitivity.
So having a good and even takinga supplement maybe a fish oil
supplement or omega-3 supplementis great.
Creole oil, cod liver oil, fishoil any clean source of omega-3
(10:35):
is a great thing to add to yourdiet.
If you don't eat lots of shrimpand fish during the week,
probably a better source is that, so you can make some lifestyle
tweaks.
For insulin harmony and thethings that help with insulin
resistance and help us moveglucose more efficiently is
(10:56):
regular exercise.
Moving the body requires moreblood flow.
Our heart rate increases andtherefore requires more flow of
blood.
Your heart starts to pump moreblood.
If your resting heart rate is55, you do some moderate
exercise, it's going to go up to125.
Now we've got twice as muchvolume moving through the blood
or moving through the heart, andthe blood system is moving
(11:17):
twice as much glucose.
So you actually require alittle bit more food when you
exercise.
So all good brisk walking,cycling, swimming are all great
options.
Aim for an hour and 50 minutesa week of moderate exercise.
Sleep Sleep is where weregenerate.
We have to aim for seven hoursof sleep if you're an adult,
(11:38):
sleep deprivation, poor sleep,can actually worsen insulin
resistance.
There's a direct correlationwith proper REM sleep and the.
There's an entire hormonepodcast we could do about sleep
and just the.
What happens in your hormonesystem, in your endocrine system
during sleep, and from cortisolto luteinizing hormone, to
(12:03):
progesterone, estrogen, thyroid,testosterone.
All this stuff regulates atnight.
So when we get poor sleep, ourinsulin, our hormone system goes
chaotic as well.
So we just have all thesethings bombarding the system,
and insulin is a hormone Stressmanagement.
Of course you know stress canjust wreak havoc on your blood
(12:23):
sugar, your blood pressure goesup.
Tons of things happen withstress.
You know this just as much asme.
Yoga, spending time in nature,going for a walk just
decompressing is the best stressmanagement you can do.
Always remember you are notalone.
That's what this podcast is for.
Work on your side, and yourhealth care providers are on
your side.
Keep on track of your insulinProduction, your a1c, your
(12:48):
fasting glucose, your regularglucose.
These things are important.
The only times we ever getthese things checked is when our
doctors make us check it.
When, if we're pregnant, ifwe're Suffering from symptoms,
if we're gaining weight, this iswhere your doctors start to
check this stuff and by thatpoint it's too late.
It's too late.
We need to know this stuffearly on.
(13:09):
But it all starts with you.
Making insulin resistance is aIs a you know.
Being being aware of it is ajourney, not a destination.
Don't be afraid to ask anyoneabout it.
You can even ask yourchiropractors about it.
They will just refer you toyour PCP to make sure that you
get the right blood testing andget it managed properly.
By the time we let this get outof control, it turns into
(13:31):
full-blown diabetes and that,folks, is a whole medical
Caboche when it comes to that.
That requires medical attention, that requires medicines, that
requires probably prescriptionsfor the rest of your life.
We're trying to avoid thisstuff, we're trying to prevent
this stuff and by doing it, it'sreally what you put in your
mouth.
You got to flip this entireParadigm upside down.
(13:52):
When it comes to food wholefoods if you're opening boxes in
your home, if you're openingcans, if things are coming in
plastic and you're opening bagsall the time, I'm going to tell
you with no shadow of a doubtthat those things are ruining
and creating havoc on yourhealth, because nothing good
comes out of a bag.
I promise you this right nowit's got to come from the
produce section.
(14:13):
It's got to come to thosehard-working people in the
grocery store that slice ourmeat for us and keep it in the
back or package the fish for us.
That's where the food comesfrom.
That's where our real foodcomes from.
If you're going up and downthose center aisles, you we're
just fueling a fire of many,many different conditions that
can start.
So some some great resourcesare online.
(14:35):
I say avoid the AmericanDiabetes Association, not a good
Institute for For any type ofdiet.
Do not follow that diet and andthe, the Academy of Nutrition
and Dietitians.
Instead of going to theirwebsite, maybe look for a
nutritionist or a dietitian thatyou would work with For that if
(14:55):
you need extra help.
But the online resources thatour government supports are not
the best options.
I'm just being straight up foryou, that's you know.
I don't work for the FBI.
No one's gonna come up and getme.
This is all just informationfor you, and remember all the
tips we give you even me oranyone that comes out on a
podcast this is for generalknowledge.
I am not trying to help youdiagnose anything at seek
(15:16):
attention for any type ofmedical condition you have.
Don't play this on any type ofblog, youtube, video, podcast.
Do don't let that be yourselfdiagnosis.
Always seek professional helpwhen it comes to any questions
that you may have.
Professionals love what they doand they're there to help you.
So reach out to them at anytime and if you have any
(15:39):
questions, reach out to us.
Info at full life, tampa comm.
Have a fantastic and healthyweek.
Catch you next week.
Welcome to another episode of Living a Full Life.
I am Dr Enrico Dolcecore and weare going to dive right in to
insulin resistance.
It's a silent epidemic that'sbeen happening.
It's different than diabetes.
It's a term you may have heardthrown around, but what we're
going to go through today iswhat exactly is it and how does
(00:23):
it affect you?
Buckle up, because we're aboutto get to the root of the matter
, to equip you with what youneed to know to keep your blood
sugar in check and health ontrack.
Insulin resistance is like atraffic jam in your body's sugar
highway.
So we end up eating somecarbohydrates and your pancreas
(00:43):
produces some insulin.
It's a hormone that helps you.
Your cells absorb glucose andsugar from your bloodstream for
energy.
So as soon as that starts todigest, our pancreas releases
insulin.
But when resistance developsover time, your cells become
stubborn and stop respondingeffectively to insulins' calls.
This leads to a buildup ofsugar in your bloodstream, which
(01:07):
can have serious consequencesover time and increase your
risks of, of course, type 2diabetes, heart disease and
other chronic conditions,because sugar in our blood is
inflammatory.
So that's what resistance isyour cells become so resistant
to the hormone insulin that theydon't respond in time to absorb
glucose and transport it theway it should.
(01:28):
I hope that makes sense becausethis is going to be the
foundation of this entirepodcast.
So what ends up happening overtime?
It's called the silent killerbecause over time it just gives
us symptoms that we feel like wecan live with.
We end up getting excessivelyfatigued, our energy starts to
slow down.
Unexplained weight gain ordifficulty losing weight is the
(01:54):
big thing.
This is where people start toget frustrated.
That is insulin resistance.
This is where you start to tryand eat well.
You start off something simpleor start going for walks or
start doing some exercise andyou bring down your calories and
you try and eat well Wholefoods, salads, all the good
stuff and you avoid all the badstuff but you start having
difficulty losing weight.
(02:14):
This can happen as young asyour 20s.
Typically it's later 40s,because it takes years to
develop insulin resistance.
So we get increased thirst andurination.
This has now progressed.
Insulin resistance, blurredvision, skin tags around the
neck and armpits this is wherewe start to see insulin issues.
By that point we may bepre-diabetic.
(02:35):
So those are just visual signswithout using medical tests like
blood work.
This is just simple signs thathappen over time and it starts
with lethargy, tiredness,fatigue.
So food matters to the utmostwhen it comes to insulin
resistance.
Insulin resistance is a funnyway of saying metabolic disorder
(02:56):
.
That is the basis of metabolicdisorder.
We blame our metabolisms onwhether we can burn fat or not,
but really what it is is we'vedamaged the receptors.
Over time.
This happens.
People ask you know whathappened?
It starts in childhood, with thediets.
This is why we're so vocalabout child development, child
health, parenting, because it'sus that helps the next
(03:20):
generation grow healthy and wellmentally, spiritually,
physically, chemically,emotionally, financially.
These are our jobs to pass onto our children and the next
generation.
So we're very vocal about thisbecause the modern American diet
does not help with insulinresistance at a very, very young
age.
Breast milk is used for thefirst few months to a year of
(03:43):
life.
Some moms go for two, threeyears with it.
But at about the one year markis where we start to introduce
foods.
These foods are supposed to bewhole foods.
They're gonna have the leastamount of reaction Allergically.
So let's the vegetables,avocado, a banana we start.
We start with some foods to seewhat the tolerances it are.
But some of us start our kidsyounger three, four, five months
(04:06):
.
We start giving them solidsfoods and they're typically
Cheerios or whatever thepsychopathic pediatricians tell
families to do, and these are.
This is where this problemstart.
We're starting with simplecarbohydrates, with sugar, at a
very young age, at a very youngage so.
But that's not the biggestproblem.
(04:26):
What happens is when we startpacking our children lunches for
school, we just pack them withcarbohydrates fruits, crackers,
a sweet treat, something inthere, and then the protein is
low and the good fats are low,and Over time, by the time these
children are 10, 12, 15 yearsold, the insulin resistance
(04:47):
starts and we get childhoodobesity or other affects.
Lethargic children.
The bed wedding goes for toolong.
The.
The difficulty waking up in themorning starts young.
The lethargy after school.
They're tired, they're fallingasleep, you know two, three
o'clock in the afternoon.
They're getting tired andthey're.
They're in seventh grade andthey're just fatigued all the
(05:08):
time.
These are tall tail signs ofinsulin resistance.
But the point of this is toavoid that, and how we do it is
through our food.
We have to limit, limit thesethings that come through the
American diet of refinedcarbohydrates, limit white
breads, limit pastries, avoidsugary drinks, not limit them.
(05:29):
I don't you know, they say.
You know, one cigarette won'tkill you.
One cigarette will kill a lotof your cells.
It will kill you.
It will kill some of your cells.
Will you survive that trauma?
Perhaps, probably.
You probably survived smokingone cigarette or one cigar.
You'll probably survive havingone soda pop, but the damage
(05:50):
that's being done isn'tworth—is—I guess that's your
choice if it's worth it or not.
But we got to avoid thesethings.
Process foods send your bloodsugar on a roller coaster, so
opt instead for whole grains,fruits and vegetables.
When it comes to our refinedcarbohydrates, saturated and
(06:11):
unhealthy fats found in friedfoods and fatty meats, these
fats can worsen insulinresistance.
Fats play a role in this aswell, because trans and
saturated fats can actuallydamage cell walls.
And the cell walls are whereall the sensors are for what
we're talking about withhormones.
Hormones attach and sendsignals to the cell walls, and
(06:31):
the cell walls then know what todo.
They're like okay, absorbglucose, so they take the
glucose and they transport it.
But they need communication,and that's done through our
hormone system and neurology.
So when we started to damagethe cell walls with bad
fats—because all the cell wallsin our body.
Every single cell is made of adouble layer of fat membrane
fatty membrane.
These fatty chains create thecell membrane.
(06:54):
If you learn this from highschool biology, that outside
sphere, like a water balloon,the plastic of that water
balloon is all a fatty membrane.
So you are what you eat.
Remember what grandma said?
It's true, you have Omega 3branches and Omega 6 branches.
You've got solid fattymembranes throughout your body.
(07:14):
If you eat a lot of fried andrancid oils, then we've got
rancid membranes which are leakyand porous, don't respond to
hormones properly.
That's why it plays a huge rolethere.
So these fats can actuallyworsen insulin resistance.
French fries, vegetable oil,canola oil, grain oils—these
things all don't hold well.
(07:35):
So after—by the time it'sprocessed, synthesized, canned,
bottled or put into a plasticcontainer and sent to the
grocery store.
Many of them are now at arancid state or so heavily
processed that they don't evenhave chains in them anymore.
They're just completely transfats.
So choose lean protein, healthyfats like olive oil, avocado,
(07:59):
coconut oil and nuts inmoderation.
That's our better fats, whichwill give us those great Omega 3
chains.
So now we're building strongcells and limiting the constant
bombardment of insulin hormonethat gives us that sensitivity
over time.
Sugar-laden beverages—we talkedabout this—ditch them, just
completely ditch them.
(08:19):
They're not even worth it.
Stick to water.
Unsweetened tea, coffee—that'sit.
That's the only liquids youneed to be drinking.
Not even All you need to bedrinking is filtered Water.
That's really it.
So what we should do is startto embrace the things that make
us healthy.
Right, and it all comes throughour diet.
(08:41):
Fiber-rich foods are probably agreat staple to any diet.
Fruits have tons of fiber inthem.
Vegetables have tons of fiberin them.
Whole grains, too, keep youfeeling full and help regulate
blood sugar.
There is a use to grain, butthey have to be whole grains,
unprocessed or minimallyprocessed, and unrefined.
Aim for at least 25 to 35 gramsof fiber per day.
(09:04):
You can check this through manyapps on your phone.
Low glycemic fruits andvegetables are.
You can eat these in abundance.
They are low calorie.
You can eat tons of thesethings.
They release sugar slowlybecause they have minimal sugar
in them and they prevent spikesin your blood sugar.
Think things like small berries, strawberries, blueberries,
(09:26):
raspberries, apples, leafygreens, broccoli, even carrots,
carrots are a little bit moresaturated, but even those are
lower on the glycemic index.
Things like grapes, papaya,mango, pineapple, banana, sweet
vegetables, these beets.
You know these things arehigher in sugar content, so
they're higher glycemic indexand eating these in higher
(09:48):
quantities can also spike ourblood sugar.
But not but not like processedfoods and sugary drinks.
Refined sugar is soconcentrated that there's really
no food that you can eat.
People are like well, a bananais bad for you.
I'm like a cola is way moreworse for you than a banana.
There's way more sugar in thecola than there is in the banana
(10:11):
, so you're better off eatingthe banana for sure.
So we got to pick and choosethese things Healthy fats,
omega-3s they typically comefrom fatty fish avocados, nuts
we talked about this coconutoils these things improve
insulin sensitivity.
So having a good and even takinga supplement maybe a fish oil
supplement or omega-3 supplementis great.
Creole oil, cod liver oil, fishoil any clean source of omega-3
(10:35):
is a great thing to add to yourdiet.
If you don't eat lots of shrimpand fish during the week,
probably a better source is that, so you can make some lifestyle
tweaks.
For insulin harmony and thethings that help with insulin
resistance and help us moveglucose more efficiently is
(10:56):
regular exercise.
Moving the body requires moreblood flow.
Our heart rate increases andtherefore requires more flow of
blood.
Your heart starts to pump moreblood.
If your resting heart rate is55, you do some moderate
exercise, it's going to go up to125.
Now we've got twice as muchvolume moving through the blood
or moving through the heart, andthe blood system is moving
(11:17):
twice as much glucose.
So you actually require alittle bit more food when you
exercise.
So all good brisk walking,cycling, swimming are all great
options.
Aim for an hour and 50 minutesa week of moderate exercise.
Sleep Sleep is where weregenerate.
We have to aim for seven hoursof sleep if you're an adult,
(11:38):
sleep deprivation, poor sleep,can actually worsen insulin
resistance.
There's a direct correlationwith proper REM sleep and the.
There's an entire hormonepodcast we could do about sleep
and just the.
What happens in your hormonesystem, in your endocrine system
during sleep, and from cortisolto luteinizing hormone, to
(12:03):
progesterone, estrogen, thyroid,testosterone.
All this stuff regulates atnight.
So when we get poor sleep, ourinsulin, our hormone system goes
chaotic as well.
So we just have all thesethings bombarding the system,
and insulin is a hormone Stressmanagement.
Of course you know stress canjust wreak havoc on your blood
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sugar, your blood pressure goesup.
Tons of things happen withstress.
You know this just as much asme.
Yoga, spending time in nature,going for a walk just
decompressing is the best stressmanagement you can do.
Always remember you are notalone.
That's what this podcast is for.
Work on your side, and yourhealth care providers are on
your side.
Keep on track of your insulinProduction, your a1c, your
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fasting glucose, your regularglucose.
These things are important.
The only times we ever getthese things checked is when our
doctors make us check it.
When, if we're pregnant, ifwe're Suffering from symptoms,
if we're gaining weight, this iswhere your doctors start to
check this stuff and by thatpoint it's too late.
It's too late.
We need to know this stuffearly on.
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But it all starts with you.
Making insulin resistance is aIs a you know.
Being being aware of it is ajourney, not a destination.
Don't be afraid to ask anyoneabout it.
You can even ask yourchiropractors about it.
They will just refer you toyour PCP to make sure that you
get the right blood testing andget it managed properly.
By the time we let this get outof control, it turns into
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full-blown diabetes and that,folks, is a whole medical
Caboche when it comes to that.
That requires medical attention, that requires medicines, that
requires probably prescriptionsfor the rest of your life.
We're trying to avoid thisstuff, we're trying to prevent
this stuff and by doing it, it'sreally what you put in your
mouth.
You got to flip this entireParadigm upside down.
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When it comes to food wholefoods if you're opening boxes in
your home, if you're openingcans, if things are coming in
plastic and you're opening bagsall the time, I'm going to tell
you with no shadow of a doubtthat those things are ruining
and creating havoc on yourhealth, because nothing good
comes out of a bag.
I promise you this right nowit's got to come from the
produce section.
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It's got to come to thosehard-working people in the
grocery store that slice ourmeat for us and keep it in the
back or package the fish for us.
That's where the food comesfrom.
That's where our real foodcomes from.
If you're going up and downthose center aisles, you we're
just fueling a fire of many,many different conditions that
can start.
So some some great resourcesare online.
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I say avoid the AmericanDiabetes Association, not a good
Institute for For any type ofdiet.
Do not follow that diet and andthe, the Academy of Nutrition
and Dietitians.
Instead of going to theirwebsite, maybe look for a
nutritionist or a dietitian thatyou would work with For that if
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you need extra help.
But the online resources thatour government supports are not
the best options.
I'm just being straight up foryou, that's you know.
I don't work for the FBI.
No one's gonna come up and getme.
This is all just informationfor you, and remember all the
tips we give you even me oranyone that comes out on a
podcast this is for generalknowledge.
I am not trying to help youdiagnose anything at seek
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attention for any type ofmedical condition you have.
Don't play this on any type ofblog, youtube, video, podcast.
Do don't let that be yourselfdiagnosis.
Always seek professional helpwhen it comes to any questions
that you may have.
Professionals love what they doand they're there to help you.
So reach out to them at anytime and if you have any
(15:39):
questions, reach out to us.
Info at full life, tampa comm.
Have a fantastic and healthyweek.
Catch you next week.
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