Ep. 4: Blood Sugar Part 1: Blood Sugar Regulation and Energy Balance

20 Apr 2020 Ep. 4: Blood Sugar Part 1: Blood Sugar Regulation and Energy Balance

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The relationship between our blood sugar and energy balance
Why sugar and other carbohydrates are some of the most protective, anti-stress compounds
How insulin helps to lower stress hormones
Why “lowering blood sugar” isn’t a good goal for improving health
Why protein doesn’t “stabilize our blood sugar”
Why diabetes is NOT caused by elevated insulin or blood sugar levels

2:11 – blood sugar regulation, hormones, and energy balance

16:03 – how carbs lower stress hormones and the effects on our blood sugar regulation

25:05 – how protein and fats affect our blood sugar regulation

32:00 – blood sugar regulation and insulin resistance/diabetes

“Carbs vs. Fats: Which is the Better Fuel?” (article)
"Carbs vs. Fats: Hormonal Effects" (article)
Why our brains use glucose (or ketones) as a fuel and can't use fatty acids (1, 2)
Insulin opposes the effects of the stress hormones (chalonic action) (1, 2, 3)
Glucose uptake occurs without insulin (1, 2)
Stress hormones respond to energy imbalance, rather than simply low blood sugar (1)
"Hormones: Don’t Shoot the Messengers" (article)
Dietary carbohydrates determine carbohydrate usage (1, 2)
"Blood Sugar, Stress, and Feeling Hangry" (article)
Relationship between the dietary protein:carbohydrate ratio and testosterone (not cortisol) (1)
Protective effects of higher blood sugar (without insulin resistance) (1, 2, 3)
Metformin inhibits mitochondrial respiration (1, 2)
Elevated stress hormones in diabetes (1, 2, 3)
"Sugar Does NOT Cause Insulin Resistance or Diabetes" (article)
"The True Cause of Type 2 Diabetes and Insulin Resistance" (video)