Dr. Ben Bikman

The good old fashioned waist to hip ratio or the waist to height ratio, if you measure your waist, like the biggest part around your belly, and if you multiply that by two, if that number is higher than your height, That's a very, very good indicator that you have metabolic syndrome or insulin resistance to be more precise.

The good old fashioned waist to hip ratio or the waist to height ratio, if you measure your waist, like the biggest part around your belly, and if you multiply that by two, if that number is higher than your height, That's a very, very good indicator that you have metabolic syndrome or insulin resistance to be more precise.

If your waist circumference times two is less than your height, that's a good sign that you're generally doing okay. And then one other metric among many is what's on the skin. And there are two things people can look for on their skin, which are it's almost proof positive of insulin resistance. The first one is skin tags.

If your waist circumference times two is less than your height, that's a good sign that you're generally doing okay. And then one other metric among many is what's on the skin. And there are two things people can look for on their skin, which are it's almost proof positive of insulin resistance. The first one is skin tags.

If your waist circumference times two is less than your height, that's a good sign that you're generally doing okay. And then one other metric among many is what's on the skin. And there are two things people can look for on their skin, which are it's almost proof positive of insulin resistance. The first one is skin tags.

Those are these little kind of mushroom like or columns, little stalks of skin. They're not like a flat kind of round mold. They just sort of jut right up and they're small. I bet everyone already knows what I'm talking about. People can get them in their armpits or around their neck if they have a fat fold around their neck. So those are skin tags.

Those are these little kind of mushroom like or columns, little stalks of skin. They're not like a flat kind of round mold. They just sort of jut right up and they're small. I bet everyone already knows what I'm talking about. People can get them in their armpits or around their neck if they have a fat fold around their neck. So those are skin tags.

Those are these little kind of mushroom like or columns, little stalks of skin. They're not like a flat kind of round mold. They just sort of jut right up and they're small. I bet everyone already knows what I'm talking about. People can get them in their armpits or around their neck if they have a fat fold around their neck. So those are skin tags.

And in the same place, especially around the neck or the armpits, anywhere where skin is rubbing, they can start to develop something called acanthosis nigricans or these patches of skin that are a little darker pigment. And they have a kind of altered texture, kind of this velvety kind of texture to it. But that's another one.

And in the same place, especially around the neck or the armpits, anywhere where skin is rubbing, they can start to develop something called acanthosis nigricans or these patches of skin that are a little darker pigment. And they have a kind of altered texture, kind of this velvety kind of texture to it. But that's another one.

And in the same place, especially around the neck or the armpits, anywhere where skin is rubbing, they can start to develop something called acanthosis nigricans or these patches of skin that are a little darker pigment. And they have a kind of altered texture, kind of this velvety kind of texture to it. But that's another one.

So the skin, I kind of joke, the skin is the window to the metabolic soul just because like every part of the body, it responds to insulin. And so we start to see these little hints of it.

So the skin, I kind of joke, the skin is the window to the metabolic soul just because like every part of the body, it responds to insulin. And so we start to see these little hints of it.

So the skin, I kind of joke, the skin is the window to the metabolic soul just because like every part of the body, it responds to insulin. And so we start to see these little hints of it.