One in two Americans suffer from pre-diabetes or type two diabetes due to the consumption of sugar and starch, which raises insulin levels and leads to insulin resistance, causing hunger, belly fat storage, fat cell locking, and metabolic slowdown. This problem is compounded by the fact that the food grown is often the same that causes these issues.
The increase in sugar intake, specifically a pound a day of sugar and starch per person per day, has resulted in a 400% increase in type 2 diabetes in children in the last 30 years.
Learning how to balance glucose levels can be a powerful tool for controlling your day and energy levels. Eating a high carb meal can put your body on a glucose roller coaster, causing jitteriness and a need for more coffee.
This podcast episode discusses the differences between type 1 and type 2 diabetes and the importance of insulin in regulating blood sugar levels. It also touches on the autoimmune nature of type 1 diabetes and the potential link to certain foods such as dairy and gluten.
In this podcast, the speaker discusses the five main benefits of deep REM sleep for seven to eight hours consistently. He also talks about the impact of interrupted sleep on our genes and cell replication, and the role of microglial cells in reducing inflammation during deep sleep.