Dr. Will Bulsiewicz

Most people, when they think about the glucometer, they're thinking about, okay, what is my spike? What is my area under the curve? What's happening immediately? And I get that. But actually, if you bring attention to a couple of hours later, there's something interesting that happens in people who consume refined carbohydrates, which is that your blood sugar drops.

Most people, when they think about the glucometer, they're thinking about, okay, what is my spike? What is my area under the curve? What's happening immediately? And I get that. But actually, if you bring attention to a couple of hours later, there's something interesting that happens in people who consume refined carbohydrates, which is that your blood sugar drops.

Most people, when they think about the glucometer, they're thinking about, okay, what is my spike? What is my area under the curve? What's happening immediately? And I get that. But actually, if you bring attention to a couple of hours later, there's something interesting that happens in people who consume refined carbohydrates, which is that your blood sugar drops.

And it drops below the baseline. Now, it's not a plummet. And it's not enough to make you like overtly hypoglycemic. Hypoglycemic is the word that we use for low blood sugar. And that's where people are like shaky because they took too much insulin. All right. It might not make you that. But it is enough to make you feel fatigued. And it's enough to make you hungry.

And it drops below the baseline. Now, it's not a plummet. And it's not enough to make you like overtly hypoglycemic. Hypoglycemic is the word that we use for low blood sugar. And that's where people are like shaky because they took too much insulin. All right. It might not make you that. But it is enough to make you feel fatigued. And it's enough to make you hungry.

And it drops below the baseline. Now, it's not a plummet. And it's not enough to make you like overtly hypoglycemic. Hypoglycemic is the word that we use for low blood sugar. And that's where people are like shaky because they took too much insulin. All right. It might not make you that. But it is enough to make you feel fatigued. And it's enough to make you hungry.

And it's enough to make you hungry for more refined carbohydrates. Because glucose is the fuel for your brain. And in that moment when the blood sugar is too low, the interpretation of your brain is, oh, gosh, like, am I on short supply here? I'm below my normal amount. I need more sugar to replace that to get this back to normal amounts.

And it's enough to make you hungry for more refined carbohydrates. Because glucose is the fuel for your brain. And in that moment when the blood sugar is too low, the interpretation of your brain is, oh, gosh, like, am I on short supply here? I'm below my normal amount. I need more sugar to replace that to get this back to normal amounts.

And it's enough to make you hungry for more refined carbohydrates. Because glucose is the fuel for your brain. And in that moment when the blood sugar is too low, the interpretation of your brain is, oh, gosh, like, am I on short supply here? I'm below my normal amount. I need more sugar to replace that to get this back to normal amounts.

So then you go seeking it out and you end up consuming hundreds of calories extra during that particular day. So it ends up becoming a vicious cycle.

So then you go seeking it out and you end up consuming hundreds of calories extra during that particular day. So it ends up becoming a vicious cycle.

So then you go seeking it out and you end up consuming hundreds of calories extra during that particular day. So it ends up becoming a vicious cycle.

Yeah, so you and I have, I feel like, I feel pretty good about the conversation that we had about microplastics and nanoplastics. And I think that that needs to be included along with pesticides because that's like an environmental toxic exposure.

Yeah, so you and I have, I feel like, I feel pretty good about the conversation that we had about microplastics and nanoplastics. And I think that that needs to be included along with pesticides because that's like an environmental toxic exposure.

Yeah, so you and I have, I feel like, I feel pretty good about the conversation that we had about microplastics and nanoplastics. And I think that that needs to be included along with pesticides because that's like an environmental toxic exposure.

And I, you know, if I'm not going to include that with ultra processed foods, then I would put this right where we are right now, which is probably number four. And you could debate, is that four or is that really three? Should I bump that above sugar? That's a debatable thing. I'm pretty close on those two from my perspective. But I do worry about these things.

And I, you know, if I'm not going to include that with ultra processed foods, then I would put this right where we are right now, which is probably number four. And you could debate, is that four or is that really three? Should I bump that above sugar? That's a debatable thing. I'm pretty close on those two from my perspective. But I do worry about these things.

And I, you know, if I'm not going to include that with ultra processed foods, then I would put this right where we are right now, which is probably number four. And you could debate, is that four or is that really three? Should I bump that above sugar? That's a debatable thing. I'm pretty close on those two from my perspective. But I do worry about these things.

And let me just summarize my thoughts on glyphosate. People get big feelings on this topic. And the thing about glyphosate is this is a water-soluble herbicide. So that means it's intended to destroy all plants. And because it's water soluble, that means that when it gets into our soil, it doesn't wash out very easily. So it will stick around for a period of time.

And let me just summarize my thoughts on glyphosate. People get big feelings on this topic. And the thing about glyphosate is this is a water-soluble herbicide. So that means it's intended to destroy all plants. And because it's water soluble, that means that when it gets into our soil, it doesn't wash out very easily. So it will stick around for a period of time.