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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All our prior episodes with Dr. Sinha: https://zdoggmd.com/tag/ronesh-sinha/
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
Another live episode here without ads for Locals! We touch on a BUNCH of stuff, including Trump's transition, possible FDA appointments, RFK Jr., letters we've gotten about reproductive rights, was Harris or her team afraid to have her go on Rogan, a deep dive into COVID infection fatality rate and what to do about vaccines, and MUCH more. As always, audio version can be found wherever you get your podcasts!
Yesterday's Sunday Zen! PS here it is ad-free for the Locals fam, or if you prefer, here's the YouTube link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6uWkRgIiIc?feature=share
An Irish Times article today raising the alarm for whooping cough and measles infections increasing. Childhood vaccinations down. The article is shared on Facebook and the comments section harps straight back to Covid vaccines. Makes me sad and also makes me think of that old saying - 'You can take a horse to water but you can't make it drink' - I see another message on that old saying now - 'you shouldn't make it drink' just be patient. Feels like that old Covid Horse got dragged to the water, had her head plunged into it and nearly drowned so now she's scared of the water. I hope one day we can get past this. Be patient, I guess.
I had the privilege of listening to a man’s final breaths and heartbeats yesterday. It was my first time being there as someone died. He was going to go home on hospice services and I was there for that. My soul knew he was going. His granddaughter was also there, having just flown in from the mainland. I think he was waiting for her. He went quietly and gently. I was meant to be there, for both of them. Profound.