Tag: insulin resistance

PAP 103: Dr. Lucy Burns – From Overweight to Overcoming: A Journey to Health and Healing

After a 2.5 year hiatus, the Primal Alternative podcast is back with an inspiring and transformative episode featuring Dr. Lucy Burns, a medical doctor, weight loss expert, and reformed sugar addict. Dr. Lucy takes us on a personal journey from the depths of yo-yo dieting and sugar addiction to embracing a low-carb, real food lifestyle.… Continue reading PAP 103: Dr. Lucy Burns – From Overweight to Overcoming: A Journey to Health and Healing

WWR 203: Chronic Inflammation and Insulin Resistance

What is the link between chronic inflammation and insulin resistance and vice versa? Hot onto your hats for this one! Did you know that inflammatory mediators promote the progression of insulin resistance and inflammation may be one of the biggest drivers of metabolic syndrome and obesity BUT glucose and other dietary triggers are pro-inflammatory: what… Continue reading WWR 203: Chronic Inflammation and Insulin Resistance

HSW 85: Shift Work and Insulin Resistance

In this episode, we’re talking about insulin resistance, a condition that has been shown in the research that shift workers are at risk of developing, due to a multitude of factors. Whilst most of us are aware that the type of food that we eat plays a key role in the regulation of our blood… Continue reading HSW 85: Shift Work and Insulin Resistance

PAP 58: Vivica Menegaz – Keto Paleo for Women

Vivica Menegaz is a certified whole-food nutritionist, health blogger, published author, a prominent thought leader in ketogenic and paleolithic diet and lifestyle practices, as well as one of the world’s leading voices for a food-based approach to healing. She is the founder of the “The Healing Foods Method,” a 14-week online nutrition program where she… Continue reading PAP 58: Vivica Menegaz – Keto Paleo for Women

WWR 102: Insulin Resistance

Insulin resistance is becoming more and more of a hot topic in functional medicine and unfortunately, we’re seeing so many women struggling with the metabolic disorders and the downstream hormonal impacts of this. Tune in to find out why insulin resistance is such an issue and the best hacks to fix it! Don’t forget that… Continue reading WWR 102: Insulin Resistance

HSW 35: Type 2 Diabetes and Weight Loss with Wendy Steward.

Over the years I’ve been submerging myself in journal articles on all things to do with shift work health, and something which keeps coming up in the research, is that shift workers are quite prone to developing insulin resistance, a condition where the body in unable to move glucose from the blood, and into the… Continue reading HSW 35: Type 2 Diabetes and Weight Loss with Wendy Steward.