The Insulin Load… the Greatest Thing Since Carb Counting!
how to manage the insulin load of your diet for better blood glucose control and weight loss
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What is the Difference Between the Glycemic Index, the Insulin Index and Insulin Load?
The glycemic index (GI) compares the rise in blood sugar for a particular food relative to glucose. The theory goes that it is better to eat low glycemic index carbohydrates that will not raise our blood sugar too much and will take longer to digest. Building on the glycemic index is the concept of glycemic load which …
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What Is Insulin Resistance (and How to Reverse It)?
Insulin resistance is ‘an impaired response of the body to insulin resulting in elevated levels of glucose in the blood’. Sadly, while this definition tells us what insulin resistance is, it does little to help us understand the root cause and how to reverse it. This article dives deeper into the root cause of insulin …
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Personal Fat Threshold Model of Insulin Resistance, Diabetes and Obesity vs the Carbohydrate Insulin Model
Carbs trigger the release of insulin, which makes you fat. Right? No. Not exactly. After some fascinating discussion in a private chat group that we’re both in, Dr Ted Naiman created his ‘insulinographic’ to elucidate the personal fat threshold and the adipose-centric theory of diabesity. When I shared it, it prompted some great discussion …
The Real Reason You’re Insulin Resistant and The Macros to Reverse It
There are many misconceptions about insulin and how to optimise it. Many in the low-carb and keto communities believe the best way to reverse insulin resistance is simply to swap carbs for fat and even avoid protein! However, the reality is a little more complex. While switching your carbs for fat may help you manage one …
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Keto Lie #8: Insulin Toxicity is Enemy #1
Over the past few years, people in the fasting/low-carb/keto communities have been told that: insulin toxicity is the root cause of the majority of our western diseases, insulin is public enemy No. 1, and reversing ‘insulin toxicity’ is the key to weight loss and health. Is Fat a ‘Free Food’ Because #Insulin? However, the problem …
Keto Lie #6: Food Quality is Not Important. It’s All About Reducing Insulin and Avoiding Carbs.
People in Ketoland like to point out ‘there is no such thing as an essential carbohydrate‘. However, the reality is that many nutrient-dense foods that happen to contain some carbohydrates are also loaded with essential nutrients that are harder to find when carbs are reduced. We do need some essential fatty acids. However, the actual …
Keto Lie #5: Fat is a ‘Free Food’ because it Doesn’t Elicit an Insulin Response
This is one of the cornerstone beliefs of many low-carb and keto diet subscribers. Many theorise that because carbohydrates raise insulin, the most and insulin is related to fat storage, eating more carbohydrates will lead to greater body fat storage. Thus, dietary fat should be the primary energy source because it doesn’t impact blood sugar …
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Blood Sugar, Insulin and What to Eat for Each Phase of Your Monthly Menstrual Cycle
The fluctuations in hormones, cravings, and appetite that occur throughout a woman’s monthly cycle are fascinating and mysterious – not just for guys, but for most women as well! In the days leading up to menstruation, women often experience an increase in cravings, appetite, blood glucose, and insulin levels. This is sometimes accompanied by water …
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What Does Insulin Do in Your Body?
Many people still believe the primary role of insulin is to push energy into fat cells when you eat carbs. This flawed logic goes a bit like this: eat carbs -> boost insulin –> get fat But the reality is: in the fullness of time, all food elicits an insulin response to varying degrees, the …