The Truth About Metabolism, Animal Protein, and Insulin | Dr. Ben Bikman #243
Muscle Intelligence
Ben Pakulski
4.7 • 761 Ratings
🗓️ 10 May 2022
⏱️ 77 minutes
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Summary
It's Dr. Ben Bikman's third time on the Muscle Intelligence Podcast, and with good reason: Dr. Bikman's knowledge of human metabolism is matched by few. He is among the world's foremost scientists on metabolic health and insulin resistance. Much of Dr. Bikman's recent lab work is focused on the pathogenicity of chronically elevated insulin.
On today's interview, Dr. Bikman breaks down the mechanisms behind optimizing the process of fat loss, debunks macronutrient myths, and reveals the truth about aging well.
- The MOST IMPORTANT fuel for the brain (and how to produce it in your body).
- Where the calories in/calories out model of weight loss can be invoked.
- The macronutrient you should prioritize at every meal, to optimize body composition.
- A simple, immediate lever you can pull to manage insulin levels.
- The ultimate longevity myths and the KEY to supporting your health as you age.
Learn more from Dr. Bikman:
- Why We Get Sick
- Dr. Bikman's HLTH Code supplements: getHLTH.com - use code MUSCLE for 15% off
- Instagram @benbikmanphd
- Insulin vs Glucagon: The Relevance of Dietary Protein with Dr. Ben Bikman
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| 0:00.0 | Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the muscle intelligence podcast. |
| 0:12.2 | I'm your host, Ben Pekulski. |
| 0:13.5 | Today, we are going to dive into the truth behind insulin, the truth, behind macros, the truth behind how ultimately the body handles |
| 0:26.5 | nutrients. Dr. Benjamin Bickman joins me again, one of my favorite guests of all time, |
| 0:31.7 | to dispel common myths around nutrition, to dispel common myths around insulin, glucose, fat metabolism, |
| 0:39.3 | and so much more. Dr. Bickman is a professor of metabolism at Brigham Young University |
| 0:45.5 | and just an absolute wealth of information of a man. This is, as I say, one of my favorite |
| 0:51.4 | podcasts for myth breaking. Get a lot of people out there who are spreading misinformation. |
| 0:56.8 | And Dr. Bickman is uniquely qualified to be ultimately speaking on this topic, perhaps one of the best experts in the world when it comes to metabolism. |
| 1:05.5 | And you're going to want to listen to every minute of this podcast. |
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| 1:26.0 | product that I've recently been adding to my repertoire just to |
| 1:29.1 | see what it's doing ultimately to systemic inflammation, maybe to improve sleep a little bit. |
| 1:34.5 | If you're someone who is interested in optimizing stress levels, Ned ultimately has incredibly |
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| 1:44.4 | full spectrum CBD derived from hemp. |
| 1:47.1 | So there's actually no THC for those people out there who are concerned with |
| 1:50.7 | maybe the psychoactive effects of cannabis. |
| 1:53.9 | And I'm being honest, |
| 1:54.7 | I never was a cannabis user, |
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