The SHOCKING SCIENCE On How To Prevent Diabetes & LOSE WEIGHT | Dr. Ben Bikman
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Published 2021-05-20
You may think of insulin resistance as being reserved for diabetics, and you may have even drawn the same conclusion I have, that the problem is glucose being too high. After speaking with Ben Bikman, a scientist that studies metabolic disorders caused by insulin resistance, I was shocked to find out that insulin resistance can still develop even in people with seemingly normal glucose levels. Ben’s explanation of the complicated nature of insulin in the body and his unique take on facts that can literally save your life with knowledge are exactly what we need more of. Whether you consider yourself to be healthy, prediabetic, or struggling with other health issues this episode may give you the insight you need today.
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SHOW NOTES:
Glucose | Ben on why leaving insulin levels unchecked to check glucose is problematic [1:07]
Hyperglycemia | Ben reveals the dangers of elevated sugar levels in the body [6:06]
Nerve & Vascular Damage | Ben explains how hyperglycemia destroys these systems [8:34]
Glucose Control | Ben on the simple solution to eat less sugar vs. prescription choices [11:58]
Diet Habits | Changing dietary habits to control glucose vs medication and power of diet [15:10]
Insulin Resistance | Ben explains 2 problems, cells not responding and elevated insulin [18:47]
Storing Fat | Ben maps out which cells are resistant to insulin & which will store more fat [23:50]
Elevated Insulin | Ben explains the effect of insulin and how too much affects your cells [31:40]
Hypertension | Ben reveals how insulin is nearly always tied to high blood pressure [32:23]
Exercise Cure | Ben on how exercise impacts insulin levels and muscle cells take over [36:37]
Diet | Ben underlines that diet beats exercise in terms of helping insulin resistance [41:38]
Diet Principle #1 | Control Carbs, Ben explains why carbs are not essential for humans [42:31]
Vegan Diet Problems | Ben explains how vegan diets are missing iron and omega 3s [44:26]
Diet Principle #2| Prioritize Proteins, Ben urges animal-sourced proteins are best [47:17]
Diet Principle #4 | Fasting, Ben simplifies it and only advises eating earlier is better [50:01]
QUOTES:
“when you start asking someone to change habits, you are probably asking them to do the most difficult thing they can do. It's just so much simpler to take a pill. And consequences be damned” [15:31]
“... it might be empowering, that rather than hopelessly taking medications every day, knowing that the only the only future is increasing the dose of those medications. Let's actually address the true origins of the problem, which [...] is often going to be insulin resistance.” [18:17]
“insulin’s telling the body how much fat to store, the sex hormones are just telling the body where to store it, and how” [28:08]
“the muscle is so hungry during exercise, that it just basically tells insulin look when I'm at rest, you're the boss, but when I'm exercising, I'm the boss. I'm going to get what I need, and so it basically pushes insulin to the side.” [39:01]
“if you try to compare diet to exercise, diet will beat the hell out of exercise, as a variable for insulin resistance.” [42:00]
“it [vegan diet] is a privilege of the elite. You have to be educated enough to know what your deficiencies are, and you have to be wealthy enough to afford the supplements” [44:47]
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All Comments (21)
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Do you struggle with or suffer from a health related issue and want me to explore it in the future? Comment below with the topic that interests you!
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I have brothers and sisters who have prematurely passed (6) of them, all had issues with obesity and diabetes. They were hooked on Big Pharma and any attempt to shift the solution to exercise and diet was resisted. All were told by their doctors diabetes was more hereditary than anything else and diet would only marginally help their condition. They absolutely refused to do anything but wait for some miracle cure that would require no effort. As much as I loved them it was frustrating they would not take their heath into their own hands. I too have struggled with weight even as I have remained active, take vitamins and have not allowed my condition to get worse. Now at my advanced age I have begun losing the 40 lbs that I need to lose and already I feel much better. I take no drugs, I'm blessed.
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As an ICU nurse for over 17 years I gotta say, THIS WAS AWESOME!!! I just watched it for the second time. His research makes so much sense. I love looking at this in a completely different light. Thank you.
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Doctors trying hard to help others stay healthy or get back to health for free show biggest hearts deserving highest appreciation, admiration and highest regards or respect 🙌 They showed genuine beauty of character and it's classy 👌 👏 ✨
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I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes over 19yrs ago & was put on the pen for insulin but I had heard from a nurse who was attending to me in the hospital about chromium & cinnamon. So I started using the supplements & really cut back on sugar because I was definitely hooked on sugary products (soda's,cakes,cookies,ice cream , certain juices) not realizing the danger I was putting myself in & to top it off my father had died because of diabetes & high blood pressure so I was heading in the same direction in my 30's. But the info she gave me dramatically lowered my A1 c & after less than two (2) months I was no longer taking insulin shots! Here I am in my early 50's & still no more insulin shots or diabetes!! Taking chromium & cinnamon tablets in my case has I guess reversed my diabetic situation & also restricting my daily sugar intake has been outstanding! Is it the cure? I don't scientifically know but I know my position as of now!
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At 82 being a type 2 diabetic having to take multiple insulin shoots in the past I have noticed that this diet has worked wonders, I have now figured out how to balance this diet so that my sugar does not drop too low, 3 days without insulin with steady normal glucose readings!
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My goodness, this guy hits the nail right on the head, people with all these symptons just rely on their Drs to give them more medicine instead of becoming knowledgeable and taking a different path to wellness
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I’ve been doing intermittent fasting and cutting out simple carbs for 5 weeks. I’ve lost about 12 lbs and the improvements in my skin are amazing. My eating window lasts for 4 hours in the afternoon. Around 5:30 I fast for 20 hrs. I never enjoyed eating 3 meals a day and always felt full. This works for me!
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Ben Bikman is not just knowledgeable but especially intelligent. You can tell by how he responds to questions and holds the whole conversation in perspective.
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Bikman is the Obi-Wan Kenobi of Insulin Metabolism...
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Dr B is brilliant and so humble. Tom your questions are superb and I appreciate your interview style-allow the guest to answer without interruption.
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I have been fasting - mainly OMAD and sometimes OMAD every other day - for only four weeks. Already the changes are amazing! I have lost 8 lbs; I am sleeping through the night (I cannot remember when this last happened because I had trouble sleeping more than 4 hours at a time); my brain fog is definitely lifting. I feel great. The fasting days are so easy now that I am used to them and actually enjoy them. Fasting is the answer for me.
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This is one of those rare Youtube videos that I will be watching over and over again, trying to absorb as much as possible into my tiny non-medical, non-scientific brain, because what you are describing is so terribly important. I have relatives who cannot "just stop eating (whatever)", who are taking increasing amounts of meds, and who are knowingly, slowly killing themselves.
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I was a vegan for a few years. My weight, glucose and LDL went up and HDL went down. I switched to KEtO a few months ago, lost weight, reduced numbers and still working on becoming healthier. At 74, that was quite a switch in life style but I feel better now than I have in years.
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it's no surprise the best I felt was when I mimicked Ben's diet years ago I have to go back on it, I got to give up the sugar, it's killing me. In the past I did 16 hour fasts with 2 low carb meals no snacks and drink water only. I lost 45lbs in 3 months and my body felt calm and clean. Now I'm a wreck. The solution is so simple, I just got to ride the storm of giving up my sugar addiction. Pray for me.
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Thank you so much for the episode. I am 68 yr old and have been having a pounding pulse for years and no healthcare provider has gotten to root of it. I’ve been put on calcium channel blockers and beta blockers because they thought it was HBP but all that did was drop my bp and make me feel profoundly fatigued, waking up every night with feeling all my pulse sites pounding and unable to sleep. I’ve been told I’m just having anxiety and medicated for that. I have doing IF for 6 months and only getting marginal decrease in belly fat but pulses kept on pounding. Nobody could explain Why. Dr Bikman explained to perfectly the Why?. It’s been IR all along but I now know why it was happening and have very good dietary advice, I think he saved me, thank you!!❤️
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Both my parents were type 2 diabetics and, although they tried to eat healthy, they had no idea what was healthy. My dad would eat an entire package of dried figs because fruit was considered "healthy." I wish I could travel back in time and show them your videos.
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I thankfully addressed the root cause and keto/low carb/fasting has enabled me to reverse my T2 diabetes, normalised my blood pressure, got off all my meds and lost loads of weight. It works and it’s possible to maintain long term.
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Type 2 diabetes and how best to keep the spine and joints are especially interesting for me. Also, more information on chemicals used in our environment and on our foods. In America we think we have stricter standards on these chemicals but you might be surprised what we allow that other countries do not. Hope you have this guest on again
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Great video! I learned a lot. For decades I ate a high carbohydrate diet. My employer who imspired it was a publisher of healthful activities, diet being one. The company actually had a research kitchen to try unusual grains and veggies... not a piece of meat in sight. I was a younger man, and riding a lot of bicycle... hundreds of miles per week. Years later my cycling tapered off, but I kept the diet. Now in my 70's, I realize, because of my FBS numbers in the past 2 decades, that I became insulin resistant. I was told my FBS was "high normal," which is a soft pedaling way of saying, "you're a low grade diabetic." I developed a neuropathy, and fire feet, it became painful. 14 months ago I began keto, high fat. The transformations have been remarkable. In my attempt to further lower FBS, I'm beginning high fat carnivore, occassional plants. I want this neuroma GONE. I'm inspired because if I don't eat carbos, it is no longer painful. I am getting better at fasting too... and I am upping my exercise frequency.. Intetesting what he said about veganism. From my "studies" here on YT, I get that the vegan diet is for survival, when you run out if protein and fat. Most of my vegan friends are pudgy, some obese, I can only think of two who are not. They have been known to eat fish and chicken on occassion. I lost a coworker/friend a year ago. He was very athletic, ran 20 marathons. He ate a low fat, moderate protien diet. While on chemo, he'd eat ice cream, every night. I tried telling him it was feeding his cancer. I have a feeling, he knew he was on his way out, and just wanted to indulge. I miss that guy dearly... brilliant, insightful, thought provoking, generous to a fault.
