In today’s solo episode and I’ll be talking about insulin resistance, how this impacts your risk of disease and why insulin resistance could drive many chronic conditions and why certain lifestyle measures work for improving metabolic health.By the end of the episode you will understand:The relationship between IR and diseaseThe importance of sugar balance in the bodyWhat insulin is and how insulin worksWhat happens when we become resistant to insulinWhat are the causes of IRWhat we can do to become more insulin sensitive and ultimately prevent disease🎬 Watch the podcast on YouTube here📱 Download The Doctor’s Kitchen app for freeYou can download The Doctor’s Kitchen app for free to get access to all of our recipes, with specific suggestions tailored to your health needs and new recipes added every month. We’ve had some amazing feedback so far and we have new features being added all the time - check it out with a 14 day free trial too.🥗 Join the newsletter and 7 day meal plan📷 Follow on Instagram🐦 Tweet meReferences:4 grams of glucose - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2636990/IR Overview - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK507839/Insulin resistance Mechanisms - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8831809/Insulin resistance, genes and mitochondria - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7341556/Obesity Insulin and cancer - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7214048/Insulin resistance from euglycaemic clamps - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3379600/Sleep debt and Insulin resistance - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10543671/Increased snacking with poor sleep - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19056602/Impact of sleep disorders on endocrine systems - https://dmsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13098-015-0018-3Shorterm sleep restruction reduces insulin sensitivity in young healthy adults - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5557027/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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