This podcast episode highlights the impact of medications on exercise. For individuals on metformin for type two diabetes, it is the best drug for them to be taking, while medications that impair mitochondrial function can reduce the benefits of exercise.
This podcast discusses the limitations doctors face in exploring metabolic interventions for patients, including the ketogenic diet, exercise, and removing metabolic toxins, and examines the effectiveness of exercise for mitochondrial health and preventing mental illness.
Exercise is a good way to combat mental illness. Exercise does not appear to be an effective treatment for mental illness. The ones who did not get metformin had more mitochondrial benefits and adaptations than the ones who got metformin.
Doing exercise has several benefits, including growing the number of mitochondria, improving neuroplasticity and releasing brain drive and neurotrophic factors. The book "Spark" from 2013 is a great source of information to learn more about the growth factor adaptations related to exercise.
The speaker shares anecdotes of people who have seemingly regenerated their pancreatic disability through a month of fasting per month and encourages those with type 2 diabetes to focus on reversal. They note that while metformin is the best drug for those with type 2 diabetes, fasting has shown promising results for some individuals.