What, exactly, is Insulin Resistance? – T2D 23
A New Paradigm of Insulin Resistance What exactly is insulin resistance? One of insulin’s jobs is to help move glucose from the blood into the cells…
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Hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance T2D 22
Insulin causes insulin resistance Laura was only 25 when she was diagnosed with an insulinoma, a rare tumor that secretes abnormally large amounts of …
A New Paradigm of Insulin Resistance – T2D 13
Our current paradigm of insulin resistance is that of a lock and key. Insulin is a hormone that acts upon a hormonal receptor on a cell surface in ord…
Insulin Resistance is Good? – T2D 7
Dr Gary Fettke – looking devilishly handsome! (Tasmania, devil, get it?) Everybody says that insulin resistance is bad. Very bad. It’s th…
Fasting and Growth Hormone Physiology – Part 3
In our previous post (part 2), we took a quick overview of the physiology of fasting.  I'd like to take a more in-depth look at some of the studies …
Fibre reduces Insulin – How To Lose Weight X
When we consider the nutritional benefits of food, we think about the vitamins, minerals and nutrients they contain. Â We think about components in th…
Sleep Deprivation and Obesity – Hormonal Obesity XXXXI
One of the major causes of chronic stress in the modern environment is sleep deprivation and disturbance. Even a single day of sleep deprivation can i…
A Closer look at Cortisol – Hormonal Obesity XXXX
I can make you fat. Actually, I can make anybody fat. How? It is very simple. I prescribe prednisone, a synthetic version of the human hormone cortiso…
Cardio-protective effect of Saturated Fats – Hormonal Obesity XXXIX
Saturated fats turned out to be not quite as toxic as we had believed once the trans fats were stripped out. Â But many studies pointed out the fact t…
Saturated Fat and Heart Disease – Hormonal Obesity XXXVII
Saturated fat has been linked to heart disease since the 1960s. Â With the realization that trans fats and saturated fats were not similar in any way,…
