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Fasting For Life

Ep. 112 - The Complexity Of Metformin Vs Berberine | What Are The Side Effects, Risks, And Rewards? | Free Intermittent Fasting Plan for OMAD

Fasting For Life

Scott Watier

Alternative Health, Health & Fitness, Nutrition

4.81.2K Ratings

🗓️ 15 February 2022

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Get your FREE BOX OF LMNT hydration support for the perfect electrolyte balance for your fasting lifestyle with your first purchase here! ***Join the Fasting Ramp-Up Challenge that starts February 23,2022! We saw INCREDIBLE results from the January Challenge, so don't miss your chance to join us! REGISTER HERE!    In this episode, Dr. Scott and Tommy discuss the complexity of metformin versus berberine, the incredible benefits of berberine, metformin mechanism and the side effects of both, why berberine is not just for pre-diabetics in the short term, and how it has a great effect without the side effects compared to the standard operating procedure in the medical system.    Here is the link for the Berberine recommendation: https://us.fullscript.com/protocols/ffl-berberine-complex   Product: Douglas Labs "Berberine Balance" Episode related links: The mechanisms of action of metforminAMPK: The Energy-Boosting, Hormone-Balancing Benefits of AMPK Metformin and berberine, two versatile drugs in treatment of common metabolic diseases Efficacy of Berberine in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes   Show Transcript: www.thefastingforlife.com/blog   If you enjoy the podcast, would you please tap on the stars below and consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it makes a difference in helping bring you the best original content each week. We also really enjoy reading them!   Sign up for the Fasting For Life newsletter at www.thefastingforlife.com   Join the Community on Facebook!   Follow Fasting For Life: www.facebook.com/thefastingforlife www.instagram.com/thefastingforlife

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0:00.0

Hello, I'm Dr. Scott Watier.

0:03.4

And I'm Tommy Welling, and you're listening to the fasting for life podcast.

0:07.1

This podcast is about using fasting as a tool to regain your health,

0:11.9

achieve ultimate wellness, and live the life you truly deserve.

0:15.0

Each episode is a short conversation on a single topic with immediate actionable steps.

0:20.0

We cover everything from fat loss and health and wellness to the science of lifestyle design.

0:25.0

We started fasting for life because of how fasting has transformed our lives and we hope to share the tools that we have learned along the way. Hey everyone,

0:34.0

everyone, Hey everyone welcome to the fasting for life podcast my name is Dr. Scott

0:43.3

water and I'm here as always in the good friend and colleague Tommy Welling good

0:46.1

afternoon to you sir hey Scott how are you doing fantastic my friend we are gonna have an

0:51.8

incredible conversation today.

0:53.4

I feel confident in that as this is something

0:56.4

that we've gotten a lot of questions about.

0:58.7

And it is something that really speaks

1:01.6

to both of our intentions with why we fast and why we started this all fasting for life thing.

1:06.4

So I'm excited about today. Tommy, if you're new to the podcast, go back to episode 100 and I can't believe we are I don't even know what episode this is but we're past the century mark and

1:19.0

it's incredible so episode 100 is a place almost like a starting place where you can go back and

1:25.4

you can get the highlights and the motivation but also some of the most impactful

1:31.6

episodes that we've gotten feedback on and kind of give you the basics of who we are and what we do.

1:36.6

If you want to hear our story, you can go all the way back to the first couple of episodes with Grace, of course, and get a little bit more insight into who we are and into our fasting

1:46.3

journey and today's conversation Tommy really hits home with you know only certainly

1:51.7

my personal journey my family's journey and the journey of so many of you

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