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 3 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)

Mel
Posted at 09:37h, 06 December

I love all of your podcast! There’s so much information in them. Have you considered writing a book? It would be great to be able to have all that information in one place. I’d buy it!!!
- Jay Feldman
  Posted at 23:02h, 17 December
  
  Thanks Mel! I have considered it, I’d definitely like to at some point but I’m not sure how soon that will be!
Julie
Posted at 02:10h, 29 January

What do we do if we are diabetic and just a little fruit drives blood sugars through the roof. (250-350) It’s hard to increase the fruit for fear the high sugars are doing damage to retinas or kidneys. Do I just add very minimal juice/fruit with each meal and just ignore the spikes? Will it settle down eventually? We have cut way back on PUFAS and processed foods. I have come off of years on low carb/keto lifestyle (with “cheating” due to cravings)