Ep. 34: Macros for Insulin Resistance & Diabetes and Melatonin & GABA for sleep (Q & A)

16 Nov 2020 Ep. 34: Macros for Insulin Resistance & Diabetes and Melatonin & GABA for sleep (Q & A)

Posted at 07:25h in Podcast by Jay Feldman 2 Comments

How to adjust macronutrient ratios for insulin resistance and diabetes
Factors that affect insulin sensitivity outside of macronutrient ratios
The problem with the vast majority of melatonin supplements
Whether GABA plays a role in sleep and how to support healthy GABA production
Why we may want to reconsider melatonin supplementation for better sleep and what we can do instead

2:42 – adjusting macronutrients and other factors for insulin resistance and diabetes

29:14 – melatonin for sleep and the problems with melatonin supplementation

43:18 – the relationship between GABA and sleep and how to support healthy GABA production

Denise Minger's article in defense of low-fat (1)
Low free fatty acids (FFA) causes stress (1, 2)
The role of endotoxin in insulin resistance and diabetes (1, 2)
The role of cholesterol in our immune system and as a protective factor against infections and endotoxin (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Endotoxin absorbed with saturated fat does not cause the inflammation or symptoms that would be expected (1, 2, 3)
Duodenal-jejunal exclusion surgery improves diabetes without weight loss in rats (1)
Roux-en-Y improves diabetes to a greater extent than similar interventions (1, 2)
Blood Sugar, Stress, and Feeling Hangry (article)
Sugar Does NOT Cause Insulin Resistance or Diabetes (article)
The True Cause of Type 2 Diabetes and Insulin Resistance (video)
No association between sugar intake and diabetes (1, 2, 3)
Supplemental doses of melatonin lead to serum concentrations that far exceed peak physiological levels (1)
How to Fix Your Sleep Part 1: Circadian Rhythm and Light (podcast episode)
How to Fix Your Sleep Part 2: Nutrition, Supplements, and Routines (podcast episode)