{"id":2440,"date":"2021-10-11T20:11:39","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T20:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ultimatehealthreport.com\/podcast-747-why-we-get-sick\/"},"modified":"2021-10-11T20:11:39","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T20:11:39","slug":"podcast-747-why-we-get-sick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ultimatehealthreport.com\/podcast-747-why-we-get-sick\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast #747: Why We Get Sick"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/8fa02694-3f9d-4f93-bb1f-0b71f3d0b5a9?dark=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Cancer. Alzheimer\u2019s. Heart disease. Diabetes. Infertility. While these prevalent and dreaded diseases are caused by multiple factors, my guest says they also all share a common thread: a ubiquitous and too-little-understood condition called insulin resistance.<\/p>\n<p>His name is Dr. Benjamin Bikman and he\u2019s a professor of biology and physiology, an expert in obesity and metabolic disorders, and the author of <em>Why We Get Sick: The Hidden Epidemic at the Root of Most Chronic Disease \u2014 and How to Fight It<\/em>. Ben begins our conversation by explaining insulin\u2019s role in the body, how it goes awry when it comes to Type I and II diabetes, and how giving Type II diabetics insulin to treat their disease actually makes them \u201cfatter and sicker, and kills them faster.\u201d We then turn to the fact that even if you don\u2019t have diabetes, you very likely still have insulin resistance (something helpful to keep in mind during this conversation is that \u201cinsulin resistance\u201d is bad and \u201cinsulin sensitivity\u201d is good), and the condition\u2019s three primary causes. Benjamin then unpacks how insulin resistance correlates with cancer, obesity, cardiovascular disease, and reproductive health problems, including the fact that erectile dysfunction isn\u2019t a function of low testosterone, but insulin resistance. We then talk about the role of insulin resistance in someone\u2019s susceptibility to COVID-19. We end our conversation with the four pillars of reversing insulin resistance, including the role of diet and physical activity, and how these lifestyle changes can work to help relatively healthy people get healthier, all the way up to allowing diabetics to get off their medication.<\/p>\n<p>I can\u2019t tell you how motivating this conversation was for me to start a habit of walking more during the day, as well as after dinner. I bet it will have the same effect on you.<\/p>\n<h2>Resources Related to the Podcast<\/h2>\n<h2><b>Connect With Benjamin Bikman<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2>Listen to the Podcast! (And don\u2019t forget to leave us a review!)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-111440 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2020\/02\/listen-apple-podcasts.jpg\" alt=\"Apple Podcast.\" width=\"300\" height=\"77\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-111443 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2020\/02\/overcast-1.png\" alt=\"Overcast.\" width=\"300\" height=\"79\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-111444 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2020\/02\/spotify.png\" alt=\"Spotify.\" width=\"300\" height=\"109\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-111442 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2020\/02\/listen-on-stitcher.png\" alt=\"Stitcher.\" width=\"300\" height=\"110\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-111441 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2020\/02\/listen-google-podcasts.png\" alt=\"Google Podcast.\" width=\"300\" height=\"76\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Listen to the episode on a separate page.<\/p>\n<p>Download this episode.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to the podcast in the media player of your choice.<\/p>\n<p>Listen ad-free on Stitcher Premium; get a free month when you use code \u201cmanliness\u201d at checkout.<\/p>\n<h2>Podcast Sponsors<\/h2>\n<p>Click here to see a full list of our podcast sponsors.<\/p>\n<h2>Transcript Coming Soon!<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/health-fitness\/health\/podcast-insulin-resistance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cancer. Alzheimer\u2019s. Heart disease. Diabetes. Infertility. 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