Ep. 383 Exploring Metabolic Medicine: Insights to Optimize Health with Dr. Nick Norwitz

Everyday Wellness with Cynthia Thurlow ™

Cynthia Thurlow

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Science, Life Sciences, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 31 July 2024

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

I am thrilled to have Dr. Nick Norwitz, a researcher-educator on a mission to mainstream metabolic health, joining me today. Dr. Norwitz is a Dartmouth College graduate who completed his Ph.D in metabolism at Oxford University before attending Harvard Medical School to complete his MD. Dr. Norwitz is passionate about teaching and encourages everyone to join the growing camp of metabolic health enthusiasts who will be instrumental in changing the world. In today's conversation, we explore the complex and controversial world of non-nutritive sweeteners, covering several topics, including the effects of allulose on PCOS, metabolic medicine, and the research on how gut sensor cells impact our preference for sugar over sweeteners. We look into studies on sucralose, commonly known as Splenda, and Dr. Norwitz shares insights from his Oreo LDL reduction experiment. We also touch on our human tendency toward simplicity and confirmation bias, the importance of bio-individuality, and the concept of N=1 medicine. Dr. Norwitz is committed to remaining curious. He will return to the podcast later this year to share more about the research on metabolic health, muscle, and metabolism. I know you will love this discussion, so stay tuned for more. IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: How the different molecules that exist within various types of non-nutritive sweeteners impact our biology Dr. Norwitz explains how his view on non-nutritive sweeteners has shifted over time. Why is allulose such a unique non-nutritive sweetener? How the brain can distinguish between different sweetener molecules, and why that can drive changes in behavior Dr. Norwitz explains how the hypothesis that sucralose may cause insulin resistance, was proven incorrect. Why some non-nutritive sweeteners may be more problematic than others Dr. Norwitz shares his approach to creating engaging social media content and discusses his famous Oreo versus statin experiments. Why Dr. Norwitz believes that there should be more studies on lean mass hyper-responders How dietary changes affect LDL cholesterol levels What is N=1 medicine? Connect with Cynthia Thurlow Follow on Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Check out Cynthia’s website Submit your questions to [email protected] Connect with Dr. Nick Norwitz X/Twitter YouTube Instagram LinkedIn Threads FaceBook Weekly Newsletter

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0:00.0	Welcome to Everyday Wellness Podcast. I'm your host, Nurse Practitioner Cynthia Thurlow.
0:07.0	This podcast is designed to educate, empower, and inspire you to achieve your health and wellness goals.
0:14.0	My goal and intent is to provide you with the best content and conversations from leaders in the
0:19.2	health and wellness industry each week and impact over a million lives.
0:23.4	Today is the honor of connecting with Dr. Nick Norwets. He's a researcher educator whose
0:35.0	mission is to make metabolic health mainstream. He has a graduate of Dartmouth College
0:39.9	completed his PhD in metabolism at the University of Oxford before attending Harvard Medical School to complete his MD.
0:47.0	His mantra is stay curious. He has a passion for teaching which will become very evident and he wants to invite everyone to join the growing
0:53.9	camp of metabolic health enthusiasts who are going to change the world.
0:57.4	Today we spoke at great length about non-nutrative sweeteners, how they are
1:01.8	both controversial, complicated and nuanced, the impact of
1:06.1	aluulose on P.C.O.S. the role of metabolic medicine, research surrounding the preference for sugar over sweeteners depends on gut
1:14.5	sensor cells as well as research specific to the use of sucralose aka
1:19.7	Splenda is Oreo-L-D-L reduction experiment, why humans are wired for
1:26.3	simplicity and have a degree of confirmation bias, and lastly the role of
1:31.5	bio-individuality, the N of One Medicine.
1:34.8	I know you will love this conversation.
1:36.9	Dr Nick will be back for a round two later this year where we will dive
1:41.9	deeper into some key pieces of research that are relevant to
1:45.6	listeners that are specific to metabolic health, muscle, and metabolism. It is such a pleasure to have you on the podcast.
1:56.3	I know we've been working hard to make this come to fruition and I'm glad we were able to make
1:59.8	it happen right now.
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