S2_EP_4 Insulin and Glucose Myths and More w Dr Tommy Wood
Listen as Dr. Mike and Dr. Wood come to you from the jungle of Costa Rica to discuss the role of insulin in the body. What it actually does and how it acts in a normally-functioning body. What's true and what isn't about the push for low carb diets to improve insulin resistance.
Flex Diet Podcast · Dr. Mike T Nelson, Dr. Tommy Wood
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Show Notes
Dr. Wood talks about his upcoming experiment with the Carnivore Diet.
What is the accepted theory of Insulin and what might be wrong with that.
How insulin actually acts in a normally functioning body.
How more muscle tissue acts as a bigger buffer.
What Dr. Wood thinks about fasting and fasted cardio.
Insulin and normal insulin signaling are very useful to the body.
Insulin resistance doesn't just happen. The cause is much more interesting and important.
The answer isn't always eat less carbs.
Tests for insulin resistance.