Metabolic Health 101 with Alex Leaf, M. S.: The Clearest Explanation of Insulin Resistance, Metabolic Dysfunction & How To Optimize Metabolism

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Hi friends! This episode is Metabolic Health 101 with author and nutritional biochemistry expert Alex Leaf, M. S.: The Clearest Explanation of Insulin Resistance, Metabolic Dysfunction & How To Optimize Metabolism **TIMESTAMPS BELOW

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TIMESTAMPS

5:00 what is metabolic health?

7:00 what is metabolic dysregulation?

8:45 what is metabolic flexibility?

9:00 how one feel waking up when metabolically healthy?

11:15 intermittent fasting and metabolic health

11:40 why morning hunger is not a bad thing (especially for active individuals or athletes)

12:00 why morning hunger is not a sign of poor metabolic health

13:00 signs of metabolic dysfunction and sleep inertia

15:00 how insulin resistance starts at the level of the fat cell & the progression of metabolic dysfunction

15:35 the personal fat threshold

30:00 how to overcome and prevent metabolic dysfunction

31:00 how keto & low carb fit into it all

34:00 how keto can be effective in reducing body fat AND improving metabolic health

35:00 how losing fat mass through keto (or other diets) can induce greater insulin sensitivity

36:00 why carbs are not “evil”

36:30 how keto induces a temporary physiological insulin resistance

38:50 how keto helps the body become more efficient at burning fatty acids

40:00 how metabolic health could be improved doing keto long term

40:08 keto can accelerate the loss of fat in the liver

43:30 current dietary recommendations for carbs and fats - how should they be modified to help people avoid metabolic syndrome?

48:00 benefits of keto and low carb

50:00 study on protein overfeeding

52:00 how to overeat without gaining fat

58:00 what the data shows on how to boost the metabolic rate

1:00:00 higher protein keto diets

1:03:00 how to burn more fat with higher protein keto diet

1:07:00 benefits of ketones on cognition, longevity

1:09:00 exact ketone levels to reap all the benefits of ketones

1:10:00 why active individuals can have higher ketone levels on a high protein diet

1:12:00 what the research shows regarding high protein diets and longevity & healthspan

1:18:00 top 3 tips for improving metabolic health

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