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Category Archives: Insulin resistance
More on d-chiro inositol
DCI has been shown to work orally at least in PCOS, Type 2 diabetes, & general insulin resistance, both in human studies & anecdotally. Anecdotally, d-pinitol (Inzitol) is getting some attention in athletic/bodybuilder circles. d-chiro-inositol One of the central studies … Continue reading
D-chiro inositol
Yesterday on an email list I’m on, someone mentioned d-chiro-inositol (DCI) (part of the B-vitamin group), which I’d never heard of before, but which plays a part in carbohydrate metabolism as some sort of helper to insulin. It turns out … Continue reading
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Tagged D-chiro inositol (DCI), PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome)
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A reasoned statement about carbohydrates
John Berardi’s rule for the carb content in a “gourmet” nutrition meal is simple: “[the meal] must offer you carbs only if you ‘deserve’ them.” And you only deserve higher carb meals only when you’ve exercised. Continue reading
Learning about ketosis
Rather to my surprise over the past few months, I’ve become convinced that eating a ketogenic diet (in which body energy is mostly supplied by free fatty acids & ketones derived from body fat, rather than glucose from carbs), at … Continue reading
Posted in Insulin resistance
Tagged ketosis, low vs moderate vs high carb, Lyle McDonald, Richard Bernstein
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From moderate-carb to low-carb
Being who I am, I have continually been mucking over the past few months with my nutrition. In this context, “being who I am” means that I can go geek with just about anything that interests me. So, when I … Continue reading
Posted in Insulin resistance, Nutrition
Tagged American Diabetes Association (ADA), Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle, carbohydrates, David Mendosa, Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution, Gary Taubes, glycemic index (GI), Good Calories Bad Calories (book), ketosis, low vs moderate vs high carb, Lyle McDonald, Richard Bernstein, The Schwarzbein Principle, Tom Venuto, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
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Hunger pangs & satiety
I don’t really have problems much with food cravings, not after two years of eating a low-glycemic diet & being sure I don’t skip breakfast. And I haven’t had a big sweet tooth for even longer than that. Nor have … Continue reading
Tweaking my diet with Precision Nutrition
Using John Berardi’s Precision Nutrition program to tweak my diet. Continue reading
Starting points
As I prepare to optimize my diet with John Berardi’s Precision Nutrition & my exercise program with Craig Ballantyne’s Turbulence Training, it seemed useful to review how I got to where I am now. Continue reading
Posted in Fat loss, Insulin resistance, Nutrition, Start Walking
Tagged blood glucose, books & resources (insulin resistance), books & resources (nutrition), Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle, Diana Schwarzbein, Melz history, Melz state of my art (health/fitness), precision nutrition, Schwarzbein Principle (book), Turbulence Training, tweaking my diet
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Tweaking & optimizing
I was attracted to Precision Nutrition by John Berardi’s discussion at his website of insulin resistance & insulin sensitivity. In my own research on insulin resistance, prediabetes, & Type 2 diabetes, I learned a few months back about how fat … Continue reading
Anabolism, catabolism, & insulin: The definitions I go by
I just want to provide some basic definitions to illustrate the terms that I’m using & how I understand them, & to try to state my basic understandings as clearly as I know how to. Anabolism: The phase of metabolism … Continue reading
Posted in Insulin resistance
Tagged anabolism, catabolism, geekstuff, John Berardi, physiology
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