The Insulin & Glucose Doctor: This Will Strip Fat Faster Than Anything! ⁠The Fastest Way To Alzheimer’s! The Link Between Sugar & Cancer! Dr Benjamin Bikman

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🗓️ 6 February 2025

⏱️ 164 minutes

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88% of adults have metabolic disease, but what’s really making us sick? Dr Benjamin Bikman reveals the hidden dangers of insulin and how to take control of your health Dr Benjamin Bikman is a metabolic scientist and Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology. He is the host of ‘The Metabolic Classroom’ podcast and author of books such as, ‘Why We Get Sick: The Hidden Epidemic at the Root of Most Chronic Disease―and How to Fight It’. In this conversation, Dr Benjamin and Steven discuss topics such as, the link between insulin and infertility, how to lose weight without counting calories, how ketosis can boost brain function, and the negative effects of Ozempic on bone density. 00:00 Intro 02:19 My Mission to Help with Chronic Diseases 05:05 What Is Insulin Resistance? 13:53 What Causes Insulin Resistance? 21:01 Can Insulin Resistance Become Chronic? 25:22 The Importance of Fat Cells Shrinking or Expanding 34:53 What's the Evolutionary Basis of Insulin Resistance? 42:17 The Role of Insulin During Pregnancy 43:39 What Is Gestational Diabetes? 45:05 Does It Impact the Future Baby? 45:59 Women's Cancer Is Increasing While Men's Remains the Same 50:33 Ads 51:29 Alzheimer's and Dementia Are on the Rise 01:05:34 Ethnicities and Their Different Fat Distributions 01:10:03 What to Do to Extend Our Lives 01:19:31 Cholesterol: The Molecule of Life 01:22:15 Smoking Causes Insulin Resistance 01:23:52 Does Smoking Make Us Fat? 01:29:04 Ads 01:31:04 Ketosis and Insulin Sensitivity 01:39:16 Ketone Shots 01:41:12 Steven's Keto Journey 01:47:40 How to Keep Your Muscles on a Keto Diet 01:55:25 Are There Downsides to the Ketogenic Diet? 01:57:17 Is Keto Bad for Your Gut Microbiome? 02:07:05 Are Sweeteners Okay in a Keto Diet? 02:11:04 Is Salt Bad for Us? 02:19:22 The Importance of Exercise to Maintain Healthy Insulin Levels 02:22:03 Calorie Restriction 02:23:51 Why Don't We Just Take Ozempic? 02:26:19 The Side Effects of Ozempic 02:34:56 Why Liposuction Doesn't Work Long-Term 02:39:34 Who Believed In You When No One Else Did? Follow Dr Benjamin: Website - https://g2ul0.app.link/uSaQIc3LJQb You can purchase Dr Benjamin’s book, ‘How Not to Get Sick: A Cookbook and Guide to Prevent and Reverse Insulin Resistance, Lose Weight, and Fight Chronic Disease’, here: https://g2ul0.app.link/bcuFsHbMJQb Watch the episodes on Youtube - https://g2ul0.app.link/DOACEpisodes My new book! 'The 33 Laws Of Business & Life' is out now - https://g2ul0.app.link/DOACBook You can purchase the The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards: Second Edition, here: https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb Follow me: https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb Sponsors: Fiverr - https://fiverr.com/diary and use code DIARY for 10% off your first order PerfectTed - https://www.perfectted.com with code DIARY40 for 40% off WHOOP - JOIN.WHOOP.COM/CEO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	When we're looking at smoking versus vaping, vaping is probably worse.
0:03.8	In terms of the damage to the airway and the insulin resistance that comes from it.
0:07.2	But this gets worse because we know that insulin resistance is the core for most chronic diseases that are killing us.
0:12.3	And there's a handful of other lifestyle habits that's contributing to it.
0:15.5	That's horrifying.
0:16.8	So tell me everything.
0:18.3	Dr. Benjamin Bickman is a leading metabolic scientist whose research focuses on the hidden
0:22.1	epidemic of insulin resistance and its devastating consequences.
0:25.0	And by regaining control of your insulin levels, he says you can regain control of your life.
0:29.0	Insulin is a hormone that affects literally every single cell of the body.
0:32.4	But if those cells become insulin resistant, you start to spread the disease.
0:35.7	For example, they call Alzheimer's insulin resistance of the brain. And even the most common forms of infertility, erectile dysfunction
0:41.3	and PCOS, insulin resistance is a heavy contributor. Now, 88% of adults in the US have some degree
0:47.3	of insulin resistance. And people hear this and think America is just fat and metabolically sick. But we're
0:51.8	not actually the worst country when it come to this. And part of it is because of how different ethnicities store fat.
0:57.3	And I'll come back to that.
0:58.1	But there's two roads to insulin resistance.
0:59.8	So there's the fast lane, and I could make you insulin resistant in six hours with either of these common three things.
1:04.9	But if I removed them, your resistance would go away just as quickly.
1:08.2	Now, the slow lane, that's a problem. And there's certain lifestyle habits and problems with our diets
1:12.4	that are massively contributing to slow insulin resistance.
1:15.0	Now, thankfully, this can be resolved through four pillars,
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