497. The Hidden Epidemic: Insulin Resistance, Fertility, and Chronic Disease with Dr. Benjamin Bikman

Commune with Jeff Krasno

Commune Media

Health & Fitness, Society & Culture

4.6 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 5 October 2023

⏱️ 101 minutes

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Summary

Insulin resistance is remarkably ubiquitous, impacting nearly a billion people around the world. In this episode, metabolic research scientist Dr. Benjamin Bikman clarifies the relationship between insulin and chronic diseases, including heart disease, cancer, dementia and diabetes as well as its impact on infertility, PCOS, and erectile dysfunction. He also discusses the pros and cons of popular drug interventions like Ozempic and Metformin.

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In this episode we cover:
0:03:47 – The Role of Insulin
0:07:12 – Primary Causes of Insulin Resistance
0:24:37 – Infertility
0:34:49 – Early Puberty
0:40:43 – Alzheimer's Disease
0:49:13 – Ketogenic Diet
0:56:36 – Contributors to Insulin Resistance
1:05:09 – How to Improve Insulin Resistance
1:07:55 – Temperature Therapies
1:14:45 – Exercise
1:20:55 – Drug Interventions
1:34:16 – Ozempic

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Commune podcast. My name is Jeff Krasno. Today on the show, I welcome Dr.
0:14.4	Benjamin Bickman. Dr. Bickman is a metabolic research scientist, professor of cell biology and physiology at Brigham Young
0:22.6	University, co-founder of Health Code, and author of the recent book Why We Get Sick, the Hidden
0:30.7	Epidemic at the root of most chronic disease, and how to fight it. So this hidden epidemic that is teased in the subtitle of the book
0:40.4	is insulin resistance. And this condition is simply ubiquitous impacting nearly a billion
0:48.8	people around the world. And most people who have it are unaware of it. And I was one of them. So in our
0:58.0	conversation, we explore the relationship between insulin resistance and the most insidious
1:03.2	chronic diseases, including heart disease, cancer, dementia, and diabetes, as well as insulin
1:10.2	resistances impact on infertility in men and women,
1:15.9	PCOS, and erectile dysfunction. We unpack the three primary causes of insulin resistance,
1:24.2	including stress, inflammation, and chronically elevated insulin, which
1:29.7	is so often a result of the sugar-laden standard American diet.
1:35.1	We discuss the protocols to prevent and reverse insulin resistance, as well as the pros
1:41.3	and cons of popular drug interventions like OZempec and Metformin.
1:48.2	But before we dive in, we are so grateful to those of you who write reviews on Apple Podcasts
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2:27.4	Okay, this was a conversation that I've been looking forward to for some time. It's very
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