Can you reverse insulin resistance naturally?
In this episode of The Natural Doctors, naturopathic physicians Dr. Jennifer Stagg and Dr. Katie DiNello explain the diet and lifestyle strategies that can help improve insulin sensitivity, support healthy blood sugar, reduce inflammation, and improve metabolic health.
Insulin resistance can develop years before blood sugar becomes abnormal and is associated with prediabetes, type 2 diabetes, visceral fat, fatty liver disease, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, and chronic inflammation. The good news is that insulin sensitivity can be highly responsive to changes in nutrition, movement, and other daily habits.
In this episode, you'll learn:
• What insulin resistance is and why it develops
• Early warning signs and helpful lab tests
• Why visceral fat contributes to inflammation and metabolic dysfunction
• Glycemic Index vs. Glycemic Load—and why the difference matters
• Foods that can help improve insulin sensitivity
• How the Mediterranean diet supports metabolic health
• Why the order in which you eat your food can influence blood sugar
• How protein, fiber, resistant starch, and movement work together to support metabolic health
• Why a simple 15-minute walk after meals can help improve blood sugar control
Whether you're interested in preventing or addressing prediabetes, type 2 diabetes, weight gain, visceral fat, fatty liver, PCOS, metabolic syndrome, or other signs of metabolic dysfunction, this episode offers practical, science-backed strategies you can start putting into practice.
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