Ad-free Locals version! Arguing over vaccines at a holiday dinner with your relatives can raise your glucose more than dessert. We talk continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) as a personal window into diet, exercise, sleep, emotional stress, and more.

With Dr. Ronesh Sinha: https://www.culturalhealthsolutions.com/
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Timecodes:
00:00 Intro to lifestyle medicine
02:30 ABIM recertification, left vs. right brain medicine, Attia & Thor on National Geographic
10:03 Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) as a motivator, exploring root causes, the primary care doc crisis
19:25 Insulin resistance, matching carbs to your metabolism, vital role of protein intake & muscle mass, fasting, plant-based diets
31:53 Sleep quality, food choices, glycemic variability, glucose spikes & recovery periods, "worry journaling"
43:47 Public speaking and stress, cortisol release & glucose levels
51:28 Social media & the news, memory recall, creating spaces to give the nervous system a break, biopsychosocial factors, the right brain approach
57:45 CGM data patterns, approaching exercise realistically, walking, “EPIC” workouts, positive vs. negative stress
1:07:54 The pandemic of emotional repression, teen metabolic health in decline
1:18:20 Gender-specific considerations, alcohol
1:23:12 Environmental conditioning, the downside to working from home, the approaching societal tipping point, waking up
1:27:47 Second-selfing, audience capture, internal capitalism, final thoughts