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There's no sugar. There's no glucose around. What do we use?

Welcome to Commune. My name is Jeff Krasno. Today we're exploring insulin resistance and stress,

how they're connected, and how they can impact your efforts to lose weight. Now, if you want to hear more

on the topic of weight loss, or more specifically, fat loss and body recomposition, well, be sure to check

out episode number 528 titled Beyond the Scale, Lose Fat, Gain Muscle with Max Lugabeer

and Jesse Anshosepe, aka the Glucose goddess on the audio podcast and also here on our YouTube

channel. First up is Benjamin Bickman, MD. Dr. Bickman is a metabolic research scientist and author

of the great book, Why We Get Sick. Now, in the first half of today's episode, we discuss insulin

as a vital hormone, its role in metabolism, and some of the primary causes of insulin

resistance that can lead to weight gain and the inability to lose weight. So without further delay, let's jump right in, and here's Dr. Bickman.

I recently finished your book, which is just masterfully constructed why we get sick.

And you point clearly to this hidden epidemic that sits upstream,

if you will, from so many of our most common chronic diseases, and that of course is insulin

resistance. And this is a condition that I had personally, but it's a condition that impacts so many people,

which is why it's so important,

and so many people don't know about.

So maybe we could just start on the ground floor

and talk about insulin just as a hormone

and its primary role in the body.

Yeah, right.

And in fact, that's a nice place to start because I sometimes am concerned that I give the

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