I’ve been banging on for years about insulin and how it’s not the bad guy in hopes of getting the keto community to listen. People often think they’re fat because their insulin levels are high. However, the reverse is true; your insulin levels are high because your body has more energy to hold in storage …
Read moreGlucagon vs Insulin: The Accelerator and Brake Pedal for Your Metabolism
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 …
Read moreWhat Is Insulin Resistance (and How to Reverse It)?
Tracking your blood glucose with a continuous glucose monitor or a regular glucometer can be not only fascinating but also helpful in guiding when and what you eat. However, while there are established criteria that diagnose metabolic syndrome, pre-diabetes, and Type 2 diabetes, there is sparse data on optimal metabolic health and the glucose levels …
Read moreWhat are Normal, Healthy, Non-Diabetic Blood Sugar Levels?
With 82,000 followers on Twitter, I know there’s a long line… but I think I must be Dr Ted Naiman’s #1 fan! Many of my articles, like this one on the Personal Fat Threshold Model of Insulin Resistance, Diabetes, and Obesity vs the Carbohydrate Insulin Model, are just extended captions to his pithy memes about …
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 …
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 …
Read moreThe Real Reason You’re Insulin Resistant and The Macros to Reverse It
To lose weight — and keep it off — it’s critical to understand how fat loss happens in your body. To help you optimise your fat loss journey, this article will teach you everything you need to know about oxidative priority (the order in which you tend to burn the fuels available to your body). …
Read moreOxidative Priority: The Key to Unlocking Your Body Fat Stores
If you try keto, love it, and it’s working for you, then more power to you! I’m not about to try to stop you. However, the typical advice when people run into roadblocks with their keto diet is to ‘eat more fat to raise ketones’ and ‘keep calm and keto on’. If you have plenty …
Read moreKeto Lie #12: If in Doubt, ‘Keep Calm and Keto On’.
Many people believe they need to be ‘in ketosis’ to burn fat. Because ketones rise when someone is burning body fat, they think fat loss is due to the ketones regardless of where they are coming from or need elevated ketones to lose weight. They then conclude that more ketosis is better, especially if there …
Read moreKeto Lie #2: You Have to be ‘in Ketosis’ to Burn Fat
Your blood glucose can provide powerful insights that empower you to fine-tune your diet and move towards your goals. This section of the Macros Masterclass FAQs details how we use your blood sugars to dial in your carbohydrate target. Do I Need to Test My Blood Glucose? Testing your blood glucose is an optional tool …
Read moreOptimising Your Blood Sugars [Macros Masterclass FAQ #6]