Optimal Metabolism

Episode 88- Understanding Leptin Resistance and How to Reverse it With Dr. Bindiya Gandhi


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Doctor Bindiya Gandhi is a double board-certified integrative and functional medicine doctor, and is the medical director at ReviveAtlanta M.D. Atlanta Functional and Integrative Medicine, a comprehensive clinic focused on total body healing.

After dealing with her own medical crisis and eventually improving her overall health to rebalance her hormones Dr. Bindiya was able to heal her body and developed a strong interest in hormone regulation. She is an expert in leptin resistance, which we will learn more about today. We discuss the following topics, and more!

  • What the hormone leptin (satiety) is and how leptin resistance develops
  • Why most Drs will not test for leptin
  • The role of the hormone gherlin (hunger) and how it relates to leptin
  • Why insulin resistance may worsen leptin resistance
  • The main drivers behind leptin resistance and why focusing on protein can help with balance
  • Understanding leptin lab values
  • Why chronic calorie deprivation worsens leptin resistance
  • Testing for leptin resistance and normal values
  • Supplement recommendations
  • Type 1 diabetes and leptin resistance

LEPTIN RESISTANCE QUIZ

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Website: https://drbindiyamd.com/

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