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How To Not Die: Metabolic Health Decoded | Dr. Ben Bikman


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EP. 190: What if the key to not dying early—or at least living vibrantly—boils down to one thing? Metabolic health.

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Ben Bikman, one of the world's leading experts on insulin resistance & metabolic health. Dr. Bikman is a professor at Brigham Young University and the author of Why We Get Sick, a groundbreaking book that exposes how modern lifestyles are fueling diabetes, obesity, and heart disease.


We break down:

  • Why insulin resistance is the root cause of so many chronic conditions
  • The real impact of GLP-1s on metabolism and fat cells
  • The latest cutting-edge research on muscle and GLP1 from Dr. Bikman’s lab at BYU
  • What you can do today to take back control of your metabolic health
  • How Insulin Resistance Fuels Chronic Disease—and What to Do About It
  • The Surprising Role of Fat Cells in Metabolism and Hormone Balance
  • Why ‘Eat Less, Move More’ Fails Most People—and What Works Instead
  • GLP-1s and Satiety: The Science Behind Appetite and Metabolic Control
  • Cutting-Edge Metabolic Health Research from BYU That Could Change Everything
  • Simple, Science-Backed Strategies to Boost Testosterone Naturally
  • If you care about your hormones, metabolism, and long-term vitality, this episode is a must-listen.


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    • On This Episode We Cover: 


      • 00:00:00 - Introduction
      • 00:01:57 - Teaching at BYU
      • 00:03:32 - Dr. Ben’s books
      • 00:05:42 - Defining insulin resistance
      • 00:10:14 - Insulin resistance and chronic disease
      • 00:17:50 - Viruses and fat cells
      • 00:19:56 - Fast vs. slow insulin resistance
      • 00:26:21 - Overfilled fat cells
      • 00:28:24 - Issues with the “Eat less & exercise more” approach
      • 00:31:27 - Genes and metabolic health
      • 00:32:12 - Satiety & GLP-1 response
      • 00:37:25 - Appetite control vs. suppression
      • 00:39:22 - GLP-1 dosing
      • 00:42:33 - Hormones and metabolism
      • 00:48:13 - Estrogen replacement therapy and testing
      • 00:51:57 - AMPK, mTOR, and supplementation
      • 00:57:57 - Metformin study
      • 00:59:46 - Easiest ways to increase testosterone

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