Hey Tom, first of all thanks a lot for putting these awesomely informative and life changing videos. I would like to explore on IBD, how to keep it under control without relying on immunosuppressants. Thanks
I have brothers and sisters who have prematurely passed (6) of them, all had issues with obesity and diabetes. They were hooked on Big Pharma and any attempt to shift the solution to exercise and diet was resisted. All were told by their doctors diabetes was more hereditary than anything else and diet would only marginally help their condition. They absolutely refused to do anything but wait for some miracle cure that would require no effort. As much as I loved them it was frustrating they would not take their heath into their own hands. I too have struggled with weight even as I have remained active, take vitamins and have not allowed my condition to get worse. Now at my advanced age I have begun losing the 40 lbs that I need to lose and already I feel much better. I take no drugs, I'm blessed.
I worked hard on a low carb diet with intermittent fasting and was very successful at loosing weight however, it all came crashing down when I started having serious vertigo episodes that finally sent me to the emergency room! After going through a host of tests and scans to make sure I wasnt having a stroke I was told that I was suffering from "non-diabetic hypoglycemia " as a result of my diet. It shocked me into realizing that I had been diagnosed with the hypoglycemia as a teen and how our family doctor back then had diagnosed every one of my siblings and my mother with the same condition and said it was a genetic problem. I was told by the hospital that I had to completely stop the diet and intermittent fasting or I would eventually find myself in a coma from low blood sugar! Fast forward several yrs and I'm now over 200 lbs as a female and have recently been told that I'm borderline diabetic! Every ounce of the 35 lbs I lost on the low carb diet with intermittent fasting has piled back onto my body but multiplied by about 3 and I have no idea how to take it off without that same diet because I've tried other diets recommended by a nutritionist with pitiful results! My body is a hot mess and I was recently declared to be permanently disabled by various doctors and specialists from compounding accidents / injuries to my spine, bilateral sciatica , degenerative changes to my hips and knees and I'm walking with two canes or a walker! Is there a less harsh diet and fasting diet I can do... or even a different diet program i can do that won't cause the same issues? PLASE HELP... I'm desperate to avoid becoming a medical statistic! Thank you 🙏
@@angiesiege A few years ago, as I leaned over to look at the bottom of a chair, I suddenly became nauseous & had vertigo. Long story short, a few of us all discussed similar experiences & people on a radio talk show were even discussing it. We called it vertigo flu. A veterinarian neighbor also had it & said he quickly cured it by taking an anti histamine, as he said the tiny hairs in our ear canals were gunked up, causing havoc with our balance. So every morning I took "a shot" of children's allergy medicine that had an anti histamine in it. I had it on & off throughout the years. Almost always coinciding with allergy season. But ever since I've taken a lot of C, D3, resveratrol, quercetin, curcumin & zinc to prevent virus infection, knock on wood it hasn't come back. I am also occasionally taking a mucous relief OTC medicine containing guaifensin, which may also help the vertigo- I'm not really sure. I've heard so many say the intermittent fasting with low carb has helped them tremendously. Good luck with everything I'll pray you find some relief 🙏 ❤️
@@beeethetruth9645 I suffered with vertigo as well..I'd move my head or get up out of bed and my head would start to spin out of control..It left me feeling nauseous for at least 30 minutes..I went to a Chinese healer and had ear candling done to both ears..That was about two years ago and it seems to have balanced my ears back to normal..I had one mild episode since...I'm going to have it done again..It cost $30..After the candling, he massaged my head and neck area for 10 minutes and i felt great.
As an ICU nurse for over 17 years I gotta say, THIS WAS AWESOME!!! I just watched it for the second time. His research makes so much sense. I love looking at this in a completely different light. Thank you.
At 82 being a type 2 diabetic having to take multiple insulin shoots in the past I have noticed that this diet has worked wonders, I have now figured out how to balance this diet so that my sugar does not drop too low, 3 days without insulin with steady normal glucose readings!
This guy is the best in the diet doctors' arena. my mom has 90 years is diabetic since 30 years ago. She manages the insulin with coconut oil and avocado. I trained her to mix butter with avocado with 2 eggs as breakfast and during the day when became hungry eats a little 100% acorn-fed Iberico Chorizo. She is keeping her energy without taking insulin.
@@carlosnunes3701 hola, cómo es su dieta? Mi mamá (81) es diabética y toma 3 pastillas 2 glipizide y 1 metformin cómo toma El aceite de Coco para evitar la insulina?
@@veronicamercado2432 si no comes hidratos de carbono os nivels de insulin sao minimos eu nao sou doutor mas a solucao e diminuir os acucares e nao I jectar insulin ate onde se possa
I’ve been doing intermittent fasting and cutting out simple carbs for 5 weeks. I’ve lost about 12 lbs and the improvements in my skin are amazing. My eating window lasts for 4 hours in the afternoon. Around 5:30 I fast for 20 hrs. I never enjoyed eating 3 meals a day and always felt full. This works for me!
After 6 months of IMF keto I have gone from 238-175But The loss and weight has been muscle mass not fat. The keto diet there's something missing if you are mobility challenged and cannot exercise. What do you recommend?
I’m now up to 25 lbs and it’s been 2 months. I’ve gone from a BMI obese category to overweight. I’m working my way down to the normal category. I went on vacation and fasted on the plane. Wasn’t hungry. Everyone else was munching away on the snacks.
Ben Bikman is not just knowledgeable but especially intelligent. You can tell by how he responds to questions and holds the whole conversation in perspective.
My goodness, this guy hits the nail right on the head, people with all these symptons just rely on their Drs to give them more medicine instead of becoming knowledgeable and taking a different path to wellness
STOP blaming people. Do you blame people with cancer or kidney disease? You know, people sure do blame people with diabetes a LOT< but you never hear them blame people with SKIN CANCER. Yeah, much easier for Tom and his pal to blame the fat people. That's already culturally acceptable.
That perspective works until you yourself get terminally ill. Not every disease can be cured with "the right attitude". It's such a simple minded approach some people take to put a distance between themselves and illness. "The body can cure itself" they say. Now I wouldn't rely on doctors either, they often create more symptoms than they cure. The middle way.
@@itzajdmting long fasting will re set the system as Will a carnivore diet - highly recommend Dr Paul Saladino and Dr Gabrielle Lyon they have loads of interviews for beginners and more on RUclips and various podcasts. Cheers
@@CedrickOlausson I remember Dr Deepak Chopra speaking over 20yrs ago and he said the body’s nature is to heal itself and you know what? He’s right. If you are stage 3-4 cancer there’s testimony of people doing 21 day fasts and cancer has left their system. If you’re curious why, and who wouldn’t be, start to explore autophagy.. it explains so much. You always want to have your body clear out the weaker or dodgy cells. To your health x
Doctors trying hard to help others stay healthy or get back to health for free show biggest hearts deserving highest appreciation, admiration and highest regards or respect 🙌 They showed genuine beauty of character and it's classy 👌 👏 ✨
Absolutely 💯. Well said I really value These Dr. Putting the correct information out there and explaining it for the common people. They should be commended. They are literally saving lives by giving us the motivation to make the proper adjustments. Once we have the knowledge then we have no excuses. Either live or die prematurely. It's up to us
I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes over 19yrs ago & was put on the pen for insulin but I had heard from a nurse who was attending to me in the hospital about chromium & cinnamon. So I started using the supplements & really cut back on sugar because I was definitely hooked on sugary products (soda's,cakes,cookies,ice cream , certain juices) not realizing the danger I was putting myself in & to top it off my father had died because of diabetes & high blood pressure so I was heading in the same direction in my 30's. But the info she gave me dramatically lowered my A1 c & after less than two (2) months I was no longer taking insulin shots! Here I am in my early 50's & still no more insulin shots or diabetes!! Taking chromium & cinnamon tablets in my case has I guess reversed my diabetic situation & also restricting my daily sugar intake has been outstanding! Is it the cure? I don't scientifically know but I know my position as of now!
I have been fasting - mainly OMAD and sometimes OMAD every other day - for only four weeks. Already the changes are amazing! I have lost 8 lbs; I am sleeping through the night (I cannot remember when this last happened because I had trouble sleeping more than 4 hours at a time); my brain fog is definitely lifting. I feel great. The fasting days are so easy now that I am used to them and actually enjoy them. Fasting is the answer for me.
I remember hearing a story of a 500 LB man who was on a boat in the Caribbean that sunk. He was the only survivor and survived for 11 weeks on the ocean drinking only rain water that he caught and stored in black 35 Gallon trash bags and he ate tiny fish that would pool around the edge his raft which was about 5 oz. a day of raw fish. Long story short he was 121 pounds when rescued and he no longer was a type one Diabetic. 5 years later they did special on him and he only weighs 135 lbs. and is NOT hungry and has to remember to eat and is no longer a diabetic. WILD!
Just remember to keep carbs low and don't overeat on your eating days and you will correct your metabolism and probably lose more weight. I admire you so much for what you're doing!
@@johnsluggertype 1 is an autoimmune disease, and it’s because what makes insulin for normal people, doesn’t work anymore, so he couldn’t have been type 1 , he must have been type 2, where losing weight does make so much difference, he also wouldn’t be 500 lbs with type 1, people with type 1 that do not make insulin are skinny and unless caught on time they will just die if insulin is not administered before every meal.
I was a vegan for a few years. My weight, glucose and LDL went up and HDL went down. I switched to KEtO a few months ago, lost weight, reduced numbers and still working on becoming healthier. At 74, that was quite a switch in life style but I feel better now than I have in years.
Can you tell me How you feel better? Is it energy, less brain fog, better sleep? I'm curious because I am debating (not Keto for me) adding some meat back to my diet. I eat some fish and chicken. But no (hooved) meat for decades. My immune system seems to be letting me down even though I eat well.
@@patriot20000 I hope by now that you realized you need meat in your diet. I’ve been mostly Carnivore for 6 months, Ketovore for three years before that. I have more energy, better sleep, virtually no aches or pains - at 65! Still work full time. 💪🏻🧠
Thank you so much for the episode. I am 68 yr old and have been having a pounding pulse for years and no healthcare provider has gotten to root of it. I’ve been put on calcium channel blockers and beta blockers because they thought it was HBP but all that did was drop my bp and make me feel profoundly fatigued, waking up every night with feeling all my pulse sites pounding and unable to sleep. I’ve been told I’m just having anxiety and medicated for that. I have doing IF for 6 months and only getting marginal decrease in belly fat but pulses kept on pounding. Nobody could explain Why. Dr Bikman explained to perfectly the Why?. It’s been IR all along but I now know why it was happening and have very good dietary advice, I think he saved me, thank you!!❤️
Brenda I’m the same but with also regular heart palpitations- been told and treated the very same as you - I’ve cut out carbs and sugar for only 3 days now combined with intermittent fasting and already this has improved as well as my bloating stomach cramps and mighty painful joints and sciatica pain - I have 70lbs to lose down 6lbs in 3 days
I have concerns with Bikman being presented as Dr Bikman. I know it's a thing that is done on RUclips, if you have a PhD you are are accorded the honorific as a means of bolstering credibility. This is not to say that his information isn't useful and important but he is not an MD. Dr Fung is. I would prefer more transparency, rather than forcing the viewer to go and look the speaker up. I'm very familiar with Dr Fung, I'll give Ben Bikman the benefit of the doubt but from my perspective presenting him as a doctor is just next to deceptive.
@@Kyarrix He is extremely well known in the keto community. He said in this video he studies insulin resistance. Its not just RUclips but everywhere Id refer to him as a doctor. You should look up his studies and check for yourself. Its good to seek the truth to verify anyway. I don't trust an MD any more than PhD these days, depending on how much they understand research quality and think past the dogma spoonfed to them.
Great video! I learned a lot. For decades I ate a high carbohydrate diet. My employer who imspired it was a publisher of healthful activities, diet being one. The company actually had a research kitchen to try unusual grains and veggies... not a piece of meat in sight. I was a younger man, and riding a lot of bicycle... hundreds of miles per week. Years later my cycling tapered off, but I kept the diet. Now in my 70's, I realize, because of my FBS numbers in the past 2 decades, that I became insulin resistant. I was told my FBS was "high normal," which is a soft pedaling way of saying, "you're a low grade diabetic." I developed a neuropathy, and fire feet, it became painful. 14 months ago I began keto, high fat. The transformations have been remarkable. In my attempt to further lower FBS, I'm beginning high fat carnivore, occassional plants. I want this neuroma GONE. I'm inspired because if I don't eat carbos, it is no longer painful. I am getting better at fasting too... and I am upping my exercise frequency.. Intetesting what he said about veganism. From my "studies" here on YT, I get that the vegan diet is for survival, when you run out if protein and fat. Most of my vegan friends are pudgy, some obese, I can only think of two who are not. They have been known to eat fish and chicken on occassion. I lost a coworker/friend a year ago. He was very athletic, ran 20 marathons. He ate a low fat, moderate protien diet. While on chemo, he'd eat ice cream, every night. I tried telling him it was feeding his cancer. I have a feeling, he knew he was on his way out, and just wanted to indulge. I miss that guy dearly... brilliant, insightful, thought provoking, generous to a fault.
5 months after listening to this guy. Had a BP of 180 over 120. BP is now 125 over 79 with no drugs. Lost 15kilos, stopped snoring, moods much better, no more reflux and an enjoyment of food I didn't know was possible. It's no small thing to not have that foggy feeling after a meal too. I'm extremely pleased to have found this information.
@@victoriaperez1702 I stopped listening to mainstream nutritional advice and stuck to a rigid Keto style diet. I've recently taken the next step which is even more radical eliminating everything from my diet except fatty red meat. God knows it's difficult, particularly this time of year but my health has further improved. I've lost another 8 kilos. Dramatically improved my libido and issues linked to my reflux have settled. I thought I'd have to have an operation on my tonsils to repair the damage but it's cleared up unexpectedly over the last two weeks. I'm not sure I will stick to it as rigidly once I've gotten to my ideal goal weight but I'm certainly going to be much more aware of the consequences of poor nutritional advice and I'll be taking careful note of what my body tells me from now on. Good luck on your journey and whatever path you take I hope it works at least as well for you as it did for me. My main goal is to become light enough to avoid requiring knee replacement surgery. My knee pain has reduced somewhat already, so things are looking up.
@@grantfrith9589 thank you. Yes I've been considering keto but I know i have to start by making better choices for my body. Thank you for taking the time to share your journey. Best of luck to you🙂
This is one of those rare RUclips videos that I will be watching over and over again, trying to absorb as much as possible into my tiny non-medical, non-scientific brain, because what you are describing is so terribly important. I have relatives who cannot "just stop eating (whatever)", who are taking increasing amounts of meds, and who are knowingly, slowly killing themselves.
Yes this is real it can go fast in the end. I know one old guy who could basicly not sit by the table normaly at the end but the wife still sponfeed him cake 🎂 and this is Sweden not USA. He had diabetes and died like a yers later. 5 years earlier he was not healthy but not in anyway a package 📦 he could walk around I would geuss like 30 kg overwieght. Soo obvius not healthy but not like dying in 10 years stuff.
lol, big buddy of hardcore carnivore Shawn Baker, of course enthusiastically promoting zero carbs and exclusively eating animal proteins. jeez, how about a well balanced diet centered around low processed fresh saisonal produce
@D B well see who outlives who.. 😘 the body is just not material but emotional as well as energetic... Trauma memories state in the body and cause illness
Both my parents were type 2 diabetics and, although they tried to eat healthy, they had no idea what was healthy. My dad would eat an entire package of dried figs because fruit was considered "healthy." I wish I could travel back in time and show them your videos.
I'm sure my dad would have lived a lot longer if he was given correct advice to deal with his diabetes. I got to a 6.5 A1C and my Dr put me on Metformin. I decided not to take the meds and watched a bunch of videos on correct diet for diabetics and settled on Keto & OMAD as I was 300llbs at 5'8" as well. I eat a mixed diet of plants and animal proteins and have dropped my weight to under 200lbs and my A1C is now 5.3. Triglycerides down to 85 from over 600. Diet is everything. Finally got through my thick skull at 57.
@@a.s.r.3661 Fruit is very healthy in moderation if it gives good results with your body. It's a matter of balance and personal particulars. Beer is also very healthy by the same criteria,…. and that goes for anything good.
Dr Ben Bikman is so easy to listen to, and puts our health above his ego. He’s one of my favourite health experts. I also highly recommend Dr Paul Mason. Both intelligent, respectful, understanding and compassionate doctors. Thank you for this fantastic interview.
I thankfully addressed the root cause and keto/low carb/fasting has enabled me to reverse my T2 diabetes, normalised my blood pressure, got off all my meds and lost loads of weight. It works and it’s possible to maintain long term.
What were the results of your HOMA-IR test? Also, I hardly think that forcing your body into a ketogenic mode (which is a starvation mode) for the long term would be healthy.
it's no surprise the best I felt was when I mimicked Ben's diet years ago I have to go back on it, I got to give up the sugar, it's killing me. In the past I did 16 hour fasts with 2 low carb meals no snacks and drink water only. I lost 45lbs in 3 months and my body felt calm and clean. Now I'm a wreck. The solution is so simple, I just got to ride the storm of giving up my sugar addiction. Pray for me.
You can do it. One day and one healthier meal at a time. Cold Turkey just doesn’t work for everyone. You know what to do… give yourself some grace and calm your mind to start somewhere. Hope You are already in your journey and feel better. :)
Ben Bikman is an angel. His revolutionary research will save humanity from disease and death. Since I got introduced to his program on RUclips, I haven't stopped watching podcasts, where he is a guest, his lectures and videos and I would say I haven't come across any theory that is so foolproof, scientific, logical and rational as his as far as human health is concerned.
Our bodies are fearfully and wonderfully made and yet so complex. But how would I have known all this valuable information. God bless you guys. Very informative discourse. I am a health fanatic. And any info to maintain my health is very much welcomed. Thank you again 👏👏❤️
Ben Bikman is extremely engaging despite some of the medical terminology. Explains all the various pathologies my family and I have been facing for a couple of years now. As always, Tom gets the best out of his guests. Also, take a deep breath and imagine that all of this content is free! What a miracle for those of us who would actually make the changes these talks urge us to. :-)
I am so motivated that it has caused me to clean out my refrigerator and pantry. Getting rid of unhealthy foods . 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼Thanks Dr. Bickman. Presently reading ‘Why we get sick ‘.
@@patriot20000 this is by far the most comprehensive, explicit, believable and convincing one about the whole Diabetes debate. I must confess that the first part I read was the diet plan. The last chapter . Since I wanted to start on my own diet plan first. Then I read the other chapters. None of my GPs ever mentioned a Fasting Insulin level test. I did one and was surprised that it was 5.02 . Although I am not diabetic but has been diagnosed with prediabetes. My Hba1c was 6.1 . 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 I am presently working on lowering my Hba1c . Everybody should be reading this book, no matter your illness, or your medical condition. I am sooooo pleased that I could read this book before it is too late.
I took notes..going to keep eating my fats..my health is so much better with low carbs! Even on my treat days i feel different..going on 3 years of diet changes & diabetes under control😊
@@danfloros4267 The over secretion of insulin caused by eating too much carbs and even too much protein causes disease.You can force yourself into a low calorie life long diet of suffering and wishing your death or lower insulin secreting foods considerably,have lower appetite and increased health caused by just that.How is eating way more fat and keeping insulin secretion foods low "masking the disease"? TLDR; edit...why am I responding to an idiot I just wondered after posting this hence edit.
Type 2 diabetes and how best to keep the spine and joints are especially interesting for me. Also, more information on chemicals used in our environment and on our foods. In America we think we have stricter standards on these chemicals but you might be surprised what we allow that other countries do not. Hope you have this guest on again
As a diabetic talking to doctors and nurses I have never heard the information on glucose the way it was presented here. If this kind of information were part of diabetes education more people could understand it is not just about you not being able to have the same amount sugar as a “normal” person. They would instead understand how they have to actively work to cure their own problems.They would feel empowered to help themselves.
My endocri has never once mentioned anything metabolic for me. I am active, had a t1 spouse, so we never had gravy, excessive carbs, sweets or full bowls of fruit. I have changed to interm fasting, very few carbs/day, keto reciepes, no sugar free sodas, having protein most meals, green tea iced tea. Lots of water & still on meds & Toujeo insulin. My a1c is always 7.3, so I must be crazy brittle. Today for fathers day lunch, I had a serving of homemade enchiladas, it was a real extra and when it cools down I will walk neighborhood. My life is busy & could be stressful but I have love & joy in my life. I try to keep learning from each RUclips diabetic education. I do want to save my organs.
@Tom, I have followed Ben for a long time, but your session here, and your prompting questions i found opened a more clear explanation of Insulin and its affects in our body. Great exchange guys....all relevant and beautifully connected .....
T1D for 35 years. - i've been attempting to reduce my insulin use for a decade or so with great success. I've gotten to where one unit of Humalog can do what four did a year or so ago. (Exercise does this too.)
@@AndrewDasilvaPLT thank you. I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes 1 year and half ago. I am doing my best but I always ask others that have more experience with this than me. I exercise, fast and eat low carb. I also take a cinnamon supplement with each meal. I will exercise more. Thanks a lot. Anything else you can advice me it’s greatly appreciated. Wishing you light and love.
I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. All my doctor told me is no bread, no dairy, no pasta - except made with chickpeas or lentils & no alcohol. Did not help at ALL. Thank God I found channels like this. My A1C went from 6.5 to 5.5 in a few months following keto.
Maybe start a discussion , shake some trees, on why the Dutch government invests in healthy nutrition (various ways) and in the US the FAA is planning on weighing passengers before boarding planes of up to 70 seats because the obesity is out of control . Tom, thank you for your remarkable contribution to our collective wellbeing .You and your wife are true role models!💖
They are making some people buy 2 seats. I had an obese person sit next to me and she was literally in my seat too. No surprise when we have aisles and aisles of junk food in every supermarket! Including 50 kinds of white bread and "whole grain" that is white bread with a teaspoon of whole grain or seeds in it. And great breakfast cereals like Fruit Loops and Cookie Crisp cereal for America's overweight kiddies! Shopping the perimeter is all you need.
I learn something new everytime I hear Dr Ben B speak. You asked great questions. Some of the info still went over my head. As a type 2 diabetic, i lived on sugar fir a long time. So its still hard after 2.75 years being low carb. But i keep at it.
You are definitely not alone! I am 62, type 2 diabetic and thanks to videos such as this I know exactly what I should and shouldn’t eat but every time at the grocery store I am drawn to the Twinkies and cupcakes and Kris’s Kreme donuts like a little kid! I manage to get past them most days but every once in a while I fail and then beat myself up! It’s hard!
@@Highintensityhealth I subscribe to your channel and love your content. Do you know what the dietary triggers for restless leg syndrome could be? I've been following the keto diet and IF for a while now but still have this issue. Perhaps it's a lack of something as opposed to something I'm putting in?
Wao, what an excellent Podcast, I have been studying insulin resistance and Obesity control since long and been through so many Videos, books and interview but this is remarkable, although this is my second time I am watching it but I can tell you I have to go through this video 10 more times. I have such a Keen interest in this topic because I my self got insulin resistant and hit by diabetes with HBa1c 6.8 and was put on medications by traditional doctors, I hardly took any medicine rather started learning about diabetes reversal which is only possible by treating insulin resistance, after getting initial knowledge I started treating myself and within 6 months I was out of diabetes with HBa1c score of 5.3 and all of my health markers getting perfect and at the age of 53, I feel my self as of 35. I can say Dr Ben is Master in his subject & moreover he knows how to explain things in very simple language which a person like me can grasp easily. I am an Engineer not a doctor but you people helped me know myself and what my body need. Thank you for posting such a nice data for humanity. I am from Pakistan, all the way around the world.
Wow.. Thank you Tom and Dr. Ben! Learned so much I didn’t know.. Amazing how many things I thought were healthy, are actually damaging me. I have to say though.. t’s not only food.. Getting enough sleep, drinking plenty of water and breathing deeply can make can make a huge difference in our health.
Thank you so much for sharing this incredibly enlightening and comprehensive discussion. Never came across one such deliberations on insulin resistance, diet, exercise, vitamins and food that are essentially beneficial to the body.
Curious you mentioning Dr Bickman being a man of faith? Does religion make a scientist more believable,intelligent,caring? It’s like thinking the same about someone who is a red head vs brunette/blonde.
@@3101home means his main agenda is people's health and not the size of big pharma or doctors pockets. Means he doesnt push something knowingly damaging to people's bodies. Means he believes he is held accountable to a power higher than him and that he does not have the power or want that power to play "god".
I learned several nuances about these topics, especially apoptosis and water logged exploding cells, to paraphrase. It’s this type of visualization my mind thrives on and actually inspires me to change my behavior, e. g. cut back on carbs and eat healthy Whole Foods. I know basic college level A&P and these details are very meaningful. Dr. Bikman does such a wonderful job of explaining the physiology/ pathology. I saw his picture on your channel episode and immediately tuned in. I will listen to this a couple of times. Thank you both.
This interview is wonderful 😊😍. I will have to get this book 📚. "Why We Get Sick, by Dr. Ben Bickham, Phd." To finally learn the true root of this tremendous problem - insulin resistance. We need to understand how insulin behaves on its pathological side. Dr. Ben Bickham. Your handle on this subject is incredible! "Insulin tells fat cells to grow". Sex hormones telling where to store the fat, what a grasp!!! Thank you for you effort in the area of insulin and it's effects on humans. I absolutely love this forum. The interview is lovely and so information packed... Doctors are allowing themselves to morph and develop into a great source of knowledge when it comes to maintaining health. May Abba Yah bless their work well.
I had listened to Ben some time back talking about Ketosis. I love listing to him explain how all works so full of knowledge and ability to get the message across to a layman like myself. Great interview Tom
Excellent video. You are so right, we need to train our body to not eat so often. Right now, l am down to two meals daily most days, with at least twelve hours of fasting before my first meal Sometimes, l go up to 15 hours. I have gone upto 24 hours a few days ago and l didn't get dizzy or anything, just some ginger tea without sugar and water throughout the day. Sometimes, l do more than fifteen hours. I have lost weight, though l wasn't fat to begin with.
The Keto & Intermittent Fasting is terrific for me. Minor joint pains gone. Feeling great. I have never been Diabetic. I have never taken meds. Most doctors today want you to take meds for everything. I refuse. In fact I have stayed far away from our Medical field. I have always had a pretty good diet so I have had a head start.
Thank you very much for your kind words and unparalleled wisdom and advice Dr. Bikman. I was diabetic two years ago and I went into a comma. Before I went into the comma, I'd feel thirsty and the same time feel thirsty. For heaven's sake diabetes is dangerous and kindly check on your diet.
This video came to me at the perfect time as I've just been researching insulin and finding that it is the real problem for diabetics I wish I had known this years ago it could have saved a lot of health issues for my husband! Not one doctor ever tested his insulin levels and I know that's what's damaged his arteries! Thank you for your videos very helpful!
Look up the work of Cyrus Khambatta, PhD and Robby Barbaro MPH. The evidences shows that too much fat is causing the insulin resistance. Watch this episode: ruclips.net/video/enIvfC985U8/видео.html
@@DebraRN1195 Not just America, the world over. I’m from London UK, I’m pre-diabetic, on diabetes medication, high blood pressure medication and on satins. But not once did I have my insulin tested or mentioned. I’m going to be taking 100% responsibility and action for my own health from now on.
All adults in the U.S. should be tested for high insulin (the Kraft test) along with their A1C. Dr. Kraft documented the problem of high insulin and how 'normal' A1Cs can mask this underlying issue many decades ago.
I am living prof that this works. I have been on a keto diet for 9 weeks and I have lost 58 lbs mostly water. But no pain at all . I was talking over 14 meds now nothing blood work is getting better and I am able to work again. Not just work but like when I was 30 .I'm 56 now 6 '3 190 and only 5 more lbs to go .but I so love eating once a day with a 22 hour fast I think I keep it up . And absolutely no stupid carbs. My teeth are whiter and I can get out of bed with only 6 hrs sleep and work as a stone mason all day and feel amazing. Thanks to Dr Berg and the both of you.
As someone who is probably pre if not full blown T2 (haven't had blood looked at for a while), I'm hoping that any damage that has been done to capillaries or small nerves can be repaired or reversed. The canary in the coal mine for me right now is the beginnings of peripheral neuropathy in the form of pins and needles in the feet. I will be getting tested soon, but until then I'm just assuming that I am T2 and adjusting EVERYTHING that I possibly can to lower insulin. Thank you Tom and Dr. Bikman.
@Bpjames Alpha Lipoic Acid will help neuropathy pain...Dr Mandell, a chiropractor on YT has a video about it.... Also research Berberine (herb) for lowering blood sugar. Im praying for you God bless you🤍
My Doctor told me Food becomes your medicine! And he is 100% correct. I have trouble with the food thing! It is absolutely the hardest thing you can do as a type 2 diabetic! It’s a crazy roller coaster ride!
Oh Tom I cannot stand eating dinner. I force myself. I did not think of doing my intermittent fasting and cutting off my eating earlier. Thanks we need more of these excellent health talks
Amazing podcast. Even if I listen to Dr. Bikman many times, it is always a pleasure to listen because I have a lot to learn each time. Thanks Tom for this opportunity!
I am currently struggling with my blood sugar levels. This video is life altering for me. I love my endocrinologist but he just doesn't have time to explain the body chemistry like Ben has. And thanks Tom for asking all the right questions! Knowledge is power!
Also check out SugarMD on youtube, he is a diabetic and metabolic doctor. Watching his videos was life altering for me. For the first time since I have been a diabetic my triglycerides are now normal, my cholesterol is normal and my blood sugar is normal and I have cut out insulin. He is amazing and following his advice on eating and supplements is what helped me.
okay so good to know that pretty much my entire life i've been having insulin resistance without being deemed as diabetic or even prediabetic. I have all these issues including pcos. Thanks for sharing true information
Yes me too it sucks! Really! I just found out I was insulin resistance but all my test are normal other than measurement in my blood insulin was high! So these are good tips
I appreciate Ben sharing and I am on journey with my diabetes. Why do some doctors message conflict with each other? Neal Bernard and Michael Gregor say basically the opposite when it comes to diet and nutrients that come from plant based diets.
Watch Dr. Jason Fung on RUclips. He is a nephrologist who gets almost all his T2 patients off insulin with fasting and I.F. within weeks to a few months even when they have been on insulin for years. The others he is able to reduce their insulin drastically. He became tired of watching his patients over the years needing more and more insulin and getting worse. He believed there had to be a better way. His books on fasting and obesity are in the library.
After learning about how insulin effects the body, ive cut out all beverages except unsweet tea and water, reduced processed foods almost to nothing, started fasting etc. down 50 lbs and my a1c has dropped from 5.9 to 5.1. Still need to lose 100 more but now things make sense. 9/22 update. Down 90lbs since April 22. Just finished a 5 day fast. 343 4/22. 253 9/22
I don’t know how it’s possible but every told I listen to Ben Bikman I learn something new! He has a way of distilling his genius down into bite-size nuggets that are easily digestible even for non-academics like myself. Thank you both!
I'm 63 and you have changed my life !!! your so fascinating I had these suspicion s for sumtime you have put the puzzle together so much thanks living my best health yet thankyou ❤️
In men, it is often Peyronie's disease (as opposed to PCOS), which is emotionally devastating. My channel is dedicated to covering the disease and the metabolic approach plus other therapies. A lot of men I speak to with the disease have been following the low fat paradigm most of their lives and also have neuropathies. AGEs have been found in abundance in Peyronie's / Dupuytren's plaques. Ben Bikman is a godsend! I have recommended his book to many men.
Not just any butter! It has to be the grass-pastured butter. And it better be on top of a large serving of green, leafy vegetables like cabbage, dandelions, mustard greens and such.
I can't sleep hungry. I intermittent fast and have my meals later in the day. Food makes me sleepy and that's fine coz its night time anyways. Also, nobody invites you for a birthday breakfast. lol. Most of my social meals are dinner. As a woman, "pure" keto messed up my cycle like crazy, apparently, my body fat percentage was low, to begin with. I incorporate carbs through carb cycling and I feel great!
I carb cycle now in maintenance and feel my best. What kind og pattern do you eat? Luke trying new patterns to try 🙏 its hard for me to eat more than omad so when i eat carbs i get to eat 2mad and use it to my advantage. Cheers
@@richardlawson6787 some people cant do that without consequences. It matters about the insulin released and how fatigued the body is to listening. Eating 400 carbs at one meal can mean consequences all day even if omad. If young and insulin sensitive sure but dumping toxic loads of glucose wont help many people with insulin resistance and may need low carb/keto AND fasting longer periods. Not all people fit the same shoes but lowering insulin the most is beneficial to all. Maybe an insulin spike is beneficial to your workout regime. I do not want to break ketosis for my brain and chronic condition as ketones are the best fuel. Cheers
Wow. This is exactly what the last five years of my life has been like. I have been treated for everything under the sun. I’m working through early stages but your spot on!
While most of this information may not be new to most of the followers of the likes of Dr. Sten Ekberg, Dr. Eric Berg and Dr. Jason Fung, Dr. Bikman's well rounded discourse is an eye opener as he does not leave anything untouched. The smooth and coherent flow of information is a pleasure to listen to. Thanks for this valuable video.
I’d love to see you interview Cyrus Khambatta & Robby Barbaro, authors of Mastering Diabetes. They have a Vegan approach to reversing and managing diabetes.
Valerie, thanks! I just don't think we need to eat animals for survival. I believe that Bikman made this statement so he can sell more of his books to meat eaters...I am 63, vegetarian for many years and have no chronic illness including not having diabetes...
It was all going so well until Dr. Bickman said the fat on my butt and thighs will always be insulin sensitive.... damn! Despite that bitter, bitter observation, I still believe him to be one of the most trustworthy, authentic, and honest people in the metabolic health/science space. God bless you, Ben.
Bless your body. I have all the health problems that come with belly fat (being apple shaped) and I envy being able to wear an A shape skirt with a tiny waist. Bless your body.
Love these... in May i started noticing fuzzy vision during the day/mostly in the morning... double vision... im my best research study too.. i expect its insulin resistance ... i was following a keto menu.. thought it might be a temporary sensitivity... doesn't improve if i eat carbs
I'm 74 and was a vegan. My health was going to pot. After 6 months on keto, I lost 30 lbs, went from fasting glucose from 151 to 75 and triglycerides 286 to 151. I feel much better. This information could save lives. I have friends who would certainly benefit.
same. I was a vegan for two years and it was hell. I was tired all the time and my muscles ached, and no matter how much i exercised i wasnt losing weight. ancestral eating was the way for me, being african, a Keto diet is the healthiest for me
@@user-jd4kp3lp9r for me I took out dairy and fruit and most of the time it was meat, fish and low GI vegetables. Nuts. Keto is a pretty boring lifestyle change but I felt better for kr
I've been vegan for many, many years. Never had a deficiency in iron, protein or vitamin B12. Spiraling and chlorella have iron. My iron levels are perfect. It would be nice if he said that it is completely feasible to be a healthy vegan without deficiencies.
Generally, it takes several days for your body to adjust to a low carb diet. The first 4 or 5 days can be rough if you cut carbs completely because your body must switch over from using glucose to glycogen for fuel. This takes a little time and explains why you feel tired and crappy. On top of that, people usually experience withdrawal symptoms when they detox from sugar. It is much easier to gradually reduce carbs by eliminating them in stages. However, if you do go cold turkey, most people find that after those first few days, they feel much better.
It's because you never got to ketosis... Probably because you didn't eat enough fat (is common with meat eaters - they eat more protein than fat thinking that's what keto/carnivore is). It's high fat moderate protein
This info is so interconnected that I would need to listen to it multiple times for bette clarity. So I would like to hear the natural solutions for prevention as the main subject
I have to say I strongly disagree with having the eating window in the morning. Once I break my fast in a day, it gets much more difficult to fast the rest of the waking hours. Breakfast has always made me hungry the rest of the day.
I concur with your statement. Besides that it is nearly impossible to enjoy a meal when you are having to rush back to work and don't even get a lunch break and are on the phone running errands trying to get everything done before 5:00 p.m. I believe that enjoying the meal is the most important part of digestion. You can always see when people are eating fast they do not have proper digestion. Then after they eat their meal, they want to eat another meal and another one another one. Plus he also said that he eats at one p.m. and then he said he eats at 9:00 a.m. so which is it?
I agree! I am now type 1 diabetic and I believe it has to with the diet my nutritionist taught me!! She was recommended by my endocrinologist and I had to take my health power back! She told me 40 carbs during breakfast, 40 for lunch and 20 for dinner!! Insane I now eat no carbs other than vegetables. And even those r now cruciferous only. Ty for finally explaining it all. But unfortunately I still have to take 24 hr insulin and short acting insulin as needed. I wish I’d known that 25 years ago. I do exercise as well.
Amazing, sent this video out to everyone I know. I've heard Ben before and love what he is saying, it's intelligent and easy to understand, however. Tom, you are and amazing interviewer! Kudos!
Yep I too sent this video to people who are trying to deal with this issue using typical pharmaceutical approach. One can show people the way but when it comes to a complete overhaul of food intake, this choice needs to come from the person suffering with the issue. Hopefully this info sparks interest in a change of habits, even if incremental.
Do you struggle with or suffer from a health related issue and want me to explore it in the future? Comment below with the topic that interests you!
Hey Tom, first of all thanks a lot for putting these awesomely informative and life changing videos. I would like to explore on IBD, how to keep it under control without relying on immunosuppressants. Thanks
Inflammation, aging, sleep, breathing- all interesting topics. Thanks for the videos!
Thanks for the awsome work. Fatty liver would be great ❤️
Perhaps you can invite someone to bring even more awareness about seed oils, like Dr. Chris Knobbe, Dr. Cate Shanahan or Tucker Goodrich.
We need a real cure through diet for type 1 diabetes :)
I have brothers and sisters who have prematurely passed (6) of them, all had issues with obesity and diabetes. They were hooked on Big Pharma and any attempt to shift the solution to exercise and diet was resisted. All were told by their doctors diabetes was more hereditary than anything else and diet would only marginally help their condition. They absolutely refused to do anything but wait for some miracle cure that would require no effort. As much as I loved them it was frustrating they would not take their heath into their own hands. I too have struggled with weight even as I have remained active, take vitamins and have not allowed my condition to get worse. Now at my advanced age I have begun losing the 40 lbs that I need to lose and already I feel much better. I take no drugs, I'm blessed.
Wise! Keto - I’m Feeling really good on it. God bless!
I worked hard on a low carb diet with intermittent fasting and was very successful at loosing weight however, it all came crashing down when I started having serious vertigo episodes that finally sent me to the emergency room! After going through a host of tests and scans to make sure I wasnt having a stroke I was told that I was suffering from "non-diabetic hypoglycemia " as a result of my diet. It shocked me into realizing that I had been diagnosed with the hypoglycemia as a teen and how our family doctor back then had diagnosed every one of my siblings and my mother with the same condition and said it was a genetic problem.
I was told by the hospital that I had to completely stop the diet and intermittent fasting or I would eventually find myself in a coma from low blood sugar!
Fast forward several yrs and I'm now over 200 lbs as a female and have recently been told that I'm borderline diabetic! Every ounce of the 35 lbs I lost on the low carb diet with intermittent fasting has piled back onto my body but multiplied by about 3 and I have no idea how to take it off without that same diet because I've tried other diets recommended by a nutritionist with pitiful results! My body is a hot mess and I was recently declared to be permanently disabled by various doctors and specialists from compounding accidents / injuries to my spine, bilateral sciatica , degenerative changes to my hips and knees and I'm walking with two canes or a walker!
Is there a less harsh diet and fasting diet I can do... or even a different diet program i can do that won't cause the same issues? PLASE HELP... I'm desperate to avoid becoming a medical statistic! Thank you 🙏
@@angiesiege A few years ago, as I leaned over to look at the bottom of a chair, I suddenly became nauseous & had vertigo. Long story short, a few of us all discussed similar experiences & people on a radio talk show were even discussing it. We called it vertigo flu. A veterinarian neighbor also had it & said he quickly cured it by taking an anti histamine, as he said the tiny hairs in our ear canals were gunked up, causing havoc with our balance. So every morning I took "a shot" of children's allergy medicine that had an anti histamine in it.
I had it on & off throughout the years. Almost always coinciding with allergy season. But ever since I've taken a lot of C, D3, resveratrol, quercetin, curcumin & zinc to prevent virus infection, knock on wood it hasn't come back. I am also occasionally taking a mucous relief OTC medicine containing guaifensin, which may also help the vertigo- I'm not really sure.
I've heard so many say the intermittent fasting with low carb has helped them tremendously.
Good luck with everything I'll pray you find some relief 🙏 ❤️
@@beeethetruth9645 I suffered with vertigo as well..I'd move my head or get up out of bed and my head would start to spin out of control..It left me feeling nauseous for at least 30 minutes..I went to a Chinese healer and had ear candling done to both ears..That was about two years ago and it seems to have balanced my ears back to normal..I had one mild episode since...I'm going to have it done again..It cost $30..After the candling, he massaged my head and neck area for 10 minutes and i felt great.
Take Berberine.
As an ICU nurse for over 17 years I gotta say, THIS WAS AWESOME!!! I just watched it for the second time. His research makes so much sense. I love looking at this in a completely different light. Thank you.
Me too. I never knew all this. I thought sodium was the culprit with hypertension.
At 82 being a type 2 diabetic having to take multiple insulin shoots in the past
I have noticed that this diet has worked wonders,
I have now figured out how to balance this diet so that my sugar does not drop too low, 3 days without insulin with steady normal glucose readings!
Whose diet is better?
This guy is the best in the diet doctors' arena. my mom has 90 years is diabetic since 30 years ago. She manages the insulin with coconut oil and avocado. I trained her to mix butter with avocado with 2 eggs as breakfast and during the day when became hungry eats a little 100% acorn-fed Iberico Chorizo. She is keeping her energy without taking insulin.
Congrats!! Keep it up!
@@carlosnunes3701 hola, cómo es su dieta? Mi mamá (81) es diabética y toma 3 pastillas 2 glipizide y 1 metformin cómo toma El aceite de Coco para evitar la insulina?
@@veronicamercado2432 si no comes hidratos de carbono os nivels de insulin sao minimos eu nao sou doutor mas a solucao e diminuir os acucares e nao I jectar insulin ate onde se possa
I’ve been doing intermittent fasting and cutting out simple carbs for 5 weeks. I’ve lost about 12 lbs and the improvements in my skin are amazing. My eating window lasts for 4 hours in the afternoon. Around 5:30 I fast for 20 hrs. I never enjoyed eating 3 meals a day and always felt full. This works for me!
Keep up the good work. After several years it really makes a positive difference.
After 6 months of IMF keto I have gone from 238-175But The loss and weight has been muscle mass not fat. The keto diet there's something missing if you are mobility challenged and cannot exercise. What do you recommend?
I wish I could do that. I'm working my way up to it. 16:8 rn
@@BarrieBrown I'm disabled and do chair exercise videos on You Tube.
I’m now up to 25 lbs and it’s been 2 months. I’ve gone from a BMI obese category to overweight. I’m working my way down to the normal category. I went on vacation and fasted on the plane. Wasn’t hungry. Everyone else was munching away on the snacks.
Ben Bikman is not just knowledgeable but especially intelligent. You can tell by how he responds to questions and holds the whole conversation in perspective.
After the 2nd time the doctor was interrupted, I stopped watching the video.
My goodness, this guy hits the nail right on the head, people with all these symptons just rely on their Drs to give them more medicine instead of becoming knowledgeable and taking a different path to wellness
STOP blaming people. Do you blame people with cancer or kidney disease? You know, people sure do blame people with diabetes a LOT< but you never hear them blame people with SKIN CANCER. Yeah, much easier for Tom and his pal to blame the fat people. That's already culturally acceptable.
That perspective works until you yourself get terminally ill. Not every disease can be cured with "the right attitude". It's such a simple minded approach some people take to put a distance between themselves and illness. "The body can cure itself" they say.
Now I wouldn't rely on doctors either, they often create more symptoms than they cure. The middle way.
Honestly, it's infuriating. My dad won't listen and continues to gain weight. A super morbidly obese man who shoots insulin now as a type 2 diabetic
@@itzajdmting long fasting will re set the system as Will a carnivore diet - highly recommend Dr Paul Saladino and Dr Gabrielle Lyon they have loads of interviews for beginners and more on RUclips and various podcasts. Cheers
@@CedrickOlausson I remember Dr Deepak Chopra speaking over 20yrs ago and he said the body’s nature is to heal itself and you know what? He’s right. If you are stage 3-4 cancer there’s testimony of people doing 21 day fasts and cancer has left their system. If you’re curious why, and who wouldn’t be, start to explore autophagy.. it explains so much. You always want to have your body clear out the weaker or dodgy cells. To your health x
Doctors trying hard to help others stay healthy or get back to health for free show biggest hearts deserving highest appreciation, admiration and highest regards or respect 🙌
They showed genuine beauty of character and it's classy 👌 👏 ✨
Absolutely 💯. Well said I really value These Dr. Putting the correct information out there and explaining it for the common people. They should be commended. They are literally saving lives by giving us the motivation to make the proper adjustments. Once we have the knowledge then we have no excuses. Either live or die prematurely. It's up to us
Real doctors. So appreciated.
I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes over 19yrs ago & was put on the pen for insulin but I had heard from a nurse who was attending to me in the hospital about chromium & cinnamon. So I started using the supplements & really cut back on sugar because I was definitely hooked on sugary products (soda's,cakes,cookies,ice cream , certain juices) not realizing the danger I was putting myself in & to top it off my father had died because of diabetes & high blood pressure so I was heading in the same direction in my 30's. But the info she gave me dramatically lowered my A1 c & after less than two (2) months I was no longer taking insulin shots! Here I am in my early 50's & still no more insulin shots or diabetes!! Taking chromium & cinnamon tablets in my case has I guess reversed my diabetic situation & also restricting my daily sugar intake has been outstanding! Is it the cure? I don't scientifically know but I know my position as of now!
Great news
It s realy...
Hey I did the same protocol. After a year I stopped the cinnamon and my diabetes came back. Don't stop taking it.
Thank you for this information ❤
Wow …. I am going to try this . Thank yiu ❤
I have been fasting - mainly OMAD and sometimes OMAD every other day - for only four weeks. Already the changes are amazing! I have lost 8 lbs; I am sleeping through the night (I cannot remember when this last happened because I had trouble sleeping more than 4 hours at a time); my brain fog is definitely lifting. I feel great. The fasting days are so easy now that I am used to them and actually enjoy them. Fasting is the answer for me.
I remember hearing a story of a 500 LB man who was on a boat in the Caribbean that sunk. He was the only survivor and survived for 11 weeks on the ocean drinking only rain water that he caught and stored in black 35 Gallon trash bags and he ate tiny fish that would pool around the edge his raft which was about 5 oz. a day of raw fish.
Long story short he was 121 pounds when rescued and he no longer was a type one Diabetic. 5 years later they did special on him and he only weighs 135 lbs. and is NOT hungry and has to remember to eat and is no longer a diabetic. WILD!
People that aren't overweight have more complications when fasting.
Just remember to keep carbs low and don't overeat on your eating days and you will correct your metabolism and probably lose more weight. I admire you so much for what you're doing!
Look up dr mindy pelz she has different fast times for your cycle + peri & menopause ladies
@@johnsluggertype 1 is an autoimmune disease, and it’s because what makes insulin for normal people, doesn’t work anymore, so he couldn’t have been type 1 , he must have been type 2, where losing weight does make so much difference, he also wouldn’t be 500 lbs with type 1, people with type 1 that do not make insulin are skinny and unless caught on time they will just die if insulin is not administered before every meal.
Dr B is brilliant and so humble. Tom your questions are superb and I appreciate your interview style-allow the guest to answer without interruption.
I was a vegan for a few years. My weight, glucose and LDL went up and HDL went down. I switched to KEtO a few months ago, lost weight, reduced numbers and still working on becoming healthier. At 74, that was quite a switch in life style but I feel better now than I have in years.
Can you tell me How you feel better? Is it energy, less brain fog, better sleep? I'm curious because I am debating (not Keto for me) adding some meat back to my diet. I eat some fish and chicken. But no (hooved) meat for decades. My immune system seems to be letting me down even though I eat well.
Yeah, if you ate oreos and vegan cupcakes that could definitely happen to you...
@@nikos-giorgos , Some of you vegans have nasty personalities. There was no need to respond like that.
@@rayj.9568 Some of you Nazis have delusions of grandeur. There was no need of you telling me how to respond on someone else's comment .
@@patriot20000 I hope by now that you realized you need meat in your diet. I’ve been mostly Carnivore for 6 months, Ketovore for three years before that. I have more energy, better sleep, virtually no aches or pains - at 65! Still work full time. 💪🏻🧠
Thank you so much for the episode. I am 68 yr old and have been having a pounding pulse for years and no healthcare provider has gotten to root of it. I’ve been put on calcium channel blockers and beta blockers because they thought it was HBP but all that did was drop my bp and make me feel profoundly fatigued, waking up every night with feeling all my pulse sites pounding and unable to sleep. I’ve been told I’m just having anxiety and medicated for that. I have doing IF for 6 months and only getting marginal decrease in belly fat but pulses kept on pounding. Nobody could explain Why. Dr Bikman explained to perfectly the Why?. It’s been IR all along but I now know why it was happening and have very good dietary advice, I think he saved me, thank you!!❤️
Brenda I’m the same but with also regular heart palpitations- been told and treated the very same as you - I’ve cut out carbs and sugar for only 3 days now combined with intermittent fasting and already this has improved as well as my bloating stomach cramps and mighty painful joints and sciatica pain - I have 70lbs to lose down 6lbs in 3 days
@Bread Sandwich thanks had recent bloods done that showed by potassium and B12 both in Good high range
@@gloriasaliba3395 Look up magnesium deficiencies. Just a thought.
@Bread Sandwich Lack of magnesium also. Look up vegetables high in potassium.
@@face1647 thank you ! Taking 3 different types atm
Ben and Jason Fung are masters! Thank you Tom
You meant Grand Master Fung;)
I have concerns with Bikman being presented as Dr Bikman. I know it's a thing that is done on RUclips, if you have a PhD you are are accorded the honorific as a means of bolstering credibility. This is not to say that his information isn't useful and important but he is not an MD. Dr Fung is. I would prefer more transparency, rather than forcing the viewer to go and look the speaker up. I'm very familiar with Dr Fung, I'll give Ben Bikman the benefit of the doubt but from my perspective presenting him as a doctor is just next to deceptive.
Yes! Jason Fung is Awesome!
@@christineparker7101 Bikman seems pretty good too but Dr Fung all the way! He's changed so many lives.
@@Kyarrix He is extremely well known in the keto community. He said in this video he studies insulin resistance. Its not just RUclips but everywhere Id refer to him as a doctor. You should look up his studies and check for yourself. Its good to seek the truth to verify anyway. I don't trust an MD any more than PhD these days, depending on how much they understand research quality and think past the dogma spoonfed to them.
Great video! I learned a lot. For decades I ate a high carbohydrate diet. My employer who imspired it was a publisher of healthful activities, diet being one. The company actually had a research kitchen to try unusual grains and veggies... not a piece of meat in sight. I was a younger man, and riding a lot of bicycle... hundreds of miles per week.
Years later my cycling tapered off, but I kept the diet. Now in my 70's, I realize, because of my FBS numbers in the past 2 decades, that I became insulin resistant. I was told my FBS was "high normal," which is a soft pedaling way of saying, "you're a low grade diabetic." I developed a neuropathy, and fire feet, it became painful.
14 months ago I began keto, high fat. The transformations have been remarkable. In my attempt to further lower FBS, I'm beginning high fat carnivore, occassional plants. I want this neuroma GONE. I'm inspired because if I don't eat carbos, it is no longer painful. I am getting better at fasting too... and I am upping my exercise frequency..
Intetesting what he said about veganism. From my "studies" here on YT, I get that the vegan diet is for survival, when you run out if protein and fat.
Most of my vegan friends are pudgy, some obese, I can only think of two who are not. They have been known to eat fish and chicken on occassion.
I lost a coworker/friend a year ago. He was very athletic, ran 20 marathons. He ate a low fat, moderate protien diet. While on chemo, he'd eat ice cream, every night. I tried telling him it was feeding his cancer. I have a feeling, he knew he was on his way out, and just wanted to indulge. I miss that guy dearly... brilliant, insightful, thought provoking, generous to a fault.
5 months after listening to this guy. Had a BP of 180 over 120. BP is now 125 over 79 with no drugs. Lost 15kilos, stopped snoring, moods much better, no more reflux and an enjoyment of food I didn't know was possible. It's no small thing to not have that foggy feeling after a meal too.
I'm extremely pleased to have found this information.
Well done - I’ve just commenced my journey!
How did you do it
@@victoriaperez1702 I stopped listening to mainstream nutritional advice and stuck to a rigid Keto style diet.
I've recently taken the next step which is even more radical eliminating everything from my diet except fatty red meat.
God knows it's difficult, particularly this time of year but my health has further improved. I've lost another 8 kilos. Dramatically improved my libido and issues linked to my reflux have settled. I thought I'd have to have an operation on my tonsils to repair the damage but it's cleared up unexpectedly over the last two weeks.
I'm not sure I will stick to it as rigidly once I've gotten to my ideal goal weight but I'm certainly going to be much more aware of the consequences of poor nutritional advice and I'll be taking careful note of what my body tells me from now on.
Good luck on your journey and whatever path you take I hope it works at least as well for you as it did for me.
My main goal is to become light enough to avoid requiring knee replacement surgery. My knee pain has reduced somewhat already, so things are looking up.
@@grantfrith9589 thank you. Yes I've been considering keto but I know i have to start by making better choices for my body. Thank you for taking the time to share your journey. Best of luck to you🙂
This is one of those rare RUclips videos that I will be watching over and over again, trying to absorb as much as possible into my tiny non-medical, non-scientific brain, because what you are describing is so terribly important. I have relatives who cannot "just stop eating (whatever)", who are taking increasing amounts of meds, and who are knowingly, slowly killing themselves.
Except that there is no evidence sited. Where is the evidence?
@@thegratefulsteve Maybe you can start with citations that counter what the Dr is saying.
Yes this is real it can go fast in the end.
I know one old guy who could basicly not sit by the table normaly at the end but the wife still sponfeed him cake 🎂 and this is Sweden not USA. He had diabetes and died like a yers later.
5 years earlier he was not healthy but not in anyway a package 📦 he could walk around I would geuss like 30 kg overwieght. Soo obvius not healthy but not like dying in 10 years stuff.
lol, big buddy of hardcore carnivore Shawn Baker, of course enthusiastically promoting zero carbs and exclusively eating animal proteins. jeez, how about a well balanced diet centered around low processed fresh saisonal produce
Never think or express your brain is tiny. You are great.
Bikman is the Obi-Wan Kenobi of Insulin Metabolism...
Love you KenDBerryMD!
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I love your podcasts as well and listen to.them all
@D B well see who outlives who.. 😘 the body is just not material but emotional as well as energetic... Trauma memories state in the body and cause illness
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Both my parents were type 2 diabetics and, although they tried to eat healthy, they had no idea what was healthy. My dad would eat an entire package of dried figs because fruit was considered "healthy." I wish I could travel back in time and show them your videos.
It was shocking to me to learn one day recently that fruits are NOT healthy.
I'm sure my dad would have lived a lot longer if he was given correct advice to deal with his diabetes. I got to a 6.5 A1C and my Dr put me on Metformin. I decided not to take the meds and watched a bunch of videos on correct diet for diabetics and settled on Keto & OMAD as I was 300llbs at 5'8" as well. I eat a mixed diet of plants and animal proteins and have dropped my weight to under 200lbs and my A1C is now 5.3. Triglycerides down to 85 from over 600. Diet is everything. Finally got through my thick skull at 57.
@@a.s.r.3661 Fruit is very healthy in moderation if it gives good results with your body. It's a matter of balance and personal particulars. Beer is also very healthy by the same criteria,…. and that goes for anything good.
ARE YOU SAYING NO FOOD WITH STARCHES ESSENTIAL TO HUMANS
@@dallasluvhal8813 This is true. If your body needs carbohydrates it can convert fat to carbs through a metabolic process called "gluconeogenesis."
Dr Ben Bikman is so easy to listen to, and puts our health above his ego. He’s one of my favourite health experts. I also highly recommend Dr Paul Mason. Both intelligent, respectful, understanding and compassionate doctors. Thank you for this fantastic interview.
I thankfully addressed the root cause and keto/low carb/fasting has enabled me to reverse my T2 diabetes, normalised my blood pressure, got off all my meds and lost loads of weight. It works and it’s possible to maintain long term.
I love learning this is possible because I am on the same path. I’m losing the weight and hope to lose the meds. ty
What were the results of your HOMA-IR test? Also, I hardly think that forcing your body into a ketogenic mode (which is a starvation mode) for the long term would be healthy.
@@mikimike intermittent fasting
it's no surprise the best I felt was when I mimicked Ben's diet years ago
I have to go back on it, I got to give up the sugar, it's killing me. In the past I did 16 hour fasts with 2 low carb meals no snacks and drink water only. I lost 45lbs in 3 months and my body felt calm and clean. Now I'm a wreck. The solution is so simple, I just got to ride the storm of giving up my sugar addiction. Pray for me.
Just start.. take it one day at a time. You can do it.. praying Gods grace for you!!
You can do it. One day and one healthier meal at a time. Cold
Turkey just doesn’t work for everyone. You know what to do… give yourself some grace and calm your mind to start somewhere. Hope
You are already in your journey and feel better. :)
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@@marykayososki8982 gggg
Apparantly eating more fatty meat helps sugar addiction.
One of the most comprehensive discussions about the link between glucose, insulin and disease that I gave ever heard! 👏🏽👏🏽
Ben Bikman is an angel. His revolutionary research will save humanity from disease and death. Since I got introduced to his program on RUclips, I haven't stopped watching podcasts, where he is a guest, his lectures and videos and I would say I haven't come across any theory that is so foolproof, scientific, logical and rational as his as far as human health is concerned.
Our bodies are fearfully and wonderfully made and yet so complex. But how would I have known all this valuable information. God bless you guys. Very informative discourse. I am a health fanatic. And any info to maintain my health is very much welcomed. Thank you again 👏👏❤️
Ben Bikman is extremely engaging despite some of the medical terminology. Explains all the various pathologies my family and I have been facing for a couple of years now. As always, Tom gets the best out of his guests. Also, take a deep breath and imagine that all of this content is free! What a miracle for those of us who would actually make the changes these talks urge us to. :-)
Yes! Much gratitude to Ben and Tom for distributing this life-enhancing information for free!
I am so motivated that it has caused me to clean out my refrigerator and pantry. Getting rid of unhealthy foods . 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼Thanks Dr. Bickman.
Presently reading ‘Why we get sick ‘.
@@patriciawalkins6414 How did you like the book?
@@patriot20000 this is by far the most comprehensive, explicit, believable and convincing one about the whole Diabetes debate. I must confess that the first part I read was the diet plan. The last chapter . Since I wanted to start on my own diet plan first. Then I read the other chapters. None of my GPs ever mentioned a Fasting Insulin level test. I did one and was surprised that it was 5.02 . Although I am not diabetic but has been diagnosed with prediabetes. My Hba1c was 6.1 . 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 I am presently working on lowering my Hba1c . Everybody should be reading this book, no matter your illness, or your medical condition. I am sooooo pleased that I could read this book before it is too late.
@@patriciawalkins6414 Thanks. I will look for it.
I took notes..going to keep eating my fats..my health is so much better with low carbs! Even on my treat days i feel different..going on 3 years of diet changes & diabetes under control😊
all you have done is masked the disease..under control? So its still there under the surface..congratulations..ignorance is bliss
Me too
@@danfloros4267 The over secretion of insulin caused by eating too much carbs and even too much protein causes disease.You can force yourself into a low calorie life long diet of suffering and wishing your death or lower insulin secreting foods considerably,have lower appetite and increased health caused by just that.How is eating way more fat and keeping insulin secretion foods low "masking the disease"?
TLDR; edit...why am I responding to an idiot I just wondered after posting this hence edit.
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Dan good day. If you will proffer a better solution to the original poster that will be excellent 👍🏻
Hi is Keto better or Low Carb!? Which one gave you better results?
Type 2 diabetes and how best to keep the spine and joints are especially interesting for me. Also, more information on chemicals used in our environment and on our foods. In America we think we have stricter standards on these chemicals but you might be surprised what we allow that other countries do not. Hope you have this guest on again
LOVE this guy: Dr. Ben Bikman is terrific! So clear, so easy to understand. He sure has helped me (a T2 diabetic), and I hope he can help you!
As a diabetic talking to doctors and nurses I have never heard the information on glucose the way it was presented here. If this kind of information were part of diabetes education more people could understand it is not just about you not being able to have the same amount sugar as a “normal” person. They would instead understand how they have to actively work to cure their own problems.They would feel empowered to help themselves.
My endocri has never once mentioned anything metabolic for me. I am active, had a t1 spouse, so we never had gravy, excessive carbs, sweets or full bowls of fruit. I have changed to interm fasting, very few carbs/day, keto reciepes, no sugar free sodas, having protein most meals, green tea iced tea. Lots of water & still on meds & Toujeo insulin. My a1c is always 7.3, so I must be crazy brittle. Today for fathers day lunch, I had a serving of homemade enchiladas, it was a real extra and when it cools down I will walk neighborhood. My life is busy & could be stressful but I have love & joy in my life. I try to keep learning from each RUclips diabetic education. I do want to save my organs.
Tom - Your humility and intrigue are so delightful. This info/conversation is "mind blowing" and so "eye opening" TY both
@Tom, I have followed Ben for a long time, but your session here, and your prompting questions i found opened a more clear explanation of Insulin and its affects in our body. Great exchange guys....all relevant and beautifully connected .....
T1D for 35 years. - i've been attempting to reduce my insulin use for a decade or so with great success. I've gotten to where one unit of Humalog can do what four did a year or so ago. (Exercise does this too.)
So good to hear this. What have you done exactly?
@@tanishanightingale Exercise, eating more fats to reduce the speed of carb uptake, cinnamon with each meal. Did I say exercise? :P
@@AndrewDasilvaPLT thank you. I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes 1 year and half ago. I am doing my best but I always ask others that have more experience with this than me. I exercise, fast and eat low carb. I also take a cinnamon supplement with each meal. I will exercise more. Thanks a lot. Anything else you can advice me it’s greatly appreciated. Wishing you light and love.
@@tanishanightingale If you practice any faith, that's always worth a try too! 🙏✝️
Inner peace : less cortisol, no?
@@AndrewDasilvaPLT you are right. I am also prioritizing that! Thanks for the reminder.
WOW!! UNDOUBTEDLY THE BEST ADVICE i HAVE HEARD IN A LONG TIME! thank you both! A new beginning for me!
I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. All my doctor told me is no bread, no dairy, no pasta - except made with chickpeas or lentils & no alcohol. Did not help at ALL. Thank God I found channels like this. My A1C went from 6.5 to 5.5 in a few months following keto.
I just can't believe it! I wanted to ask Tom to invite Dr. Bikman! He is the MAN!
Maybe start a discussion , shake some trees, on why the Dutch government invests in healthy nutrition (various ways) and in the US the FAA is planning on weighing passengers before boarding planes of up to 70 seats because the obesity is out of control . Tom, thank you for your remarkable contribution to our collective wellbeing .You and your wife are true role models!💖
They are making some people buy 2 seats. I had an obese person sit next to me and she was literally in my seat too. No surprise when we have aisles and aisles of junk food in every supermarket! Including 50 kinds of white bread and "whole grain" that is white bread with a teaspoon of whole grain or seeds in it. And great breakfast cereals like Fruit Loops and Cookie Crisp cereal for America's overweight kiddies! Shopping the perimeter is all you need.
I learn something new everytime I hear Dr Ben B speak. You asked great questions. Some of the info still went over my head. As a type 2 diabetic, i lived on sugar fir a long time. So its still hard after 2.75 years being low carb. But i keep at it.
Hi Sue - if you come back here- just wanted to let you know you are not alone…🫶🍀✨🙏🏼🎼💜💃🕺
You are definitely not alone! I am 62, type 2 diabetic and thanks to videos such as this I know exactly what I should and shouldn’t eat but every time at the grocery store I am drawn to the Twinkies and cupcakes and Kris’s Kreme donuts like a little kid! I manage to get past them most days but every once in a while I fail and then beat myself up! It’s hard!
This interview is so phenomenal! Should be required listening with everything that’s going on with regards to the 🦠!
How do you know what he is telling is the truth?
So agree 👍
@@jnsnmrk Because I know Ben personally
@@Highintensityhealth I subscribe to your channel and love your content. Do you know what the dietary triggers for restless leg syndrome could be? I've been following the keto diet and IF for a while now but still have this issue. Perhaps it's a lack of something as opposed to something I'm putting in?
Agreed 👍
Wao, what an excellent Podcast, I have been studying insulin resistance and Obesity control since long and been through so many Videos, books and interview but this is remarkable, although this is my second time I am watching it but I can tell you I have to go through this video 10 more times. I have such a Keen interest in this topic because I my self got insulin resistant and hit by diabetes with HBa1c 6.8 and was put on medications by traditional doctors, I hardly took any medicine rather started learning about diabetes reversal which is only possible by treating insulin resistance, after getting initial knowledge I started treating myself and within 6 months I was out of diabetes with HBa1c score of 5.3 and all of my health markers getting perfect and at the age of 53, I feel my self as of 35. I can say Dr Ben is Master in his subject & moreover he knows how to explain things in very simple language which a person like me can grasp easily. I am an Engineer not a doctor but you people helped me know myself and what my body need. Thank you for posting such a nice data for humanity. I am from Pakistan, all the way around the world.
Wow.. Thank you Tom and Dr. Ben! Learned so much I didn’t know.. Amazing how many things I thought were healthy, are actually damaging me.
I have to say though.. t’s not only food.. Getting enough sleep, drinking plenty of water and breathing deeply can make can make a huge difference in our health.
Thank you so much for sharing this incredibly enlightening and comprehensive discussion. Never came across one such deliberations on insulin resistance, diet, exercise, vitamins and food that are essentially beneficial to the body.
If you listen to dr ken berry, vitamins are not essential
Bickman is the best! I love that dude! Supper smart, great family man, and a man of faith! He’s my favorite Scientist on the planet!
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Curious you mentioning Dr Bickman being a man of faith? Does religion make a scientist more believable,intelligent,caring? It’s like thinking the same about someone who is a red head vs brunette/blonde.
@@3101home means his main agenda is people's health and not the size of big pharma or doctors pockets. Means he doesnt push something knowingly damaging to people's bodies. Means he believes he is held accountable to a power higher than him and that he does not have the power or want that power to play "god".
I learned several nuances about these topics, especially apoptosis and water logged exploding cells, to paraphrase. It’s this type of visualization my mind thrives on and actually inspires me to change my behavior, e. g. cut back on carbs and eat healthy Whole Foods. I know basic college level A&P and these details are very meaningful. Dr. Bikman does such a wonderful job of explaining the physiology/ pathology. I saw his picture on your channel episode and immediately tuned in. I will listen to this a couple of times. Thank you both.
This interview is wonderful 😊😍. I will have to get this book 📚. "Why We Get Sick, by Dr. Ben Bickham, Phd." To finally learn the true root of this tremendous problem - insulin resistance. We need to understand how insulin behaves on its pathological side. Dr. Ben Bickham. Your handle on this subject is incredible! "Insulin tells fat cells to grow". Sex hormones telling where to store the fat, what a grasp!!! Thank you for you effort in the area of insulin and it's effects on humans. I absolutely love this forum. The interview is lovely and so information packed... Doctors are allowing themselves to morph and develop into a great source of knowledge when it comes to maintaining health. May Abba Yah bless their work well.
I loved this interview. One of the best balanced and intelligent interviews. Top 10 for me.
I had listened to Ben some time back talking about Ketosis. I love listing to him explain how all works so full of knowledge and ability to get the message across to a layman like myself. Great interview Tom
Tom, thanks for bringing Dr Bikman on your show and taking us along your health discovery journey.
This info is life changing 🙌 ❤
Excellent video. You are so right, we need to train our body to not eat so often. Right now, l am down to two meals daily most days, with at least twelve hours of fasting before my first meal
Sometimes, l go up to 15 hours. I have gone upto 24 hours a few days ago and l didn't get dizzy or anything, just some ginger tea without sugar and water throughout the day. Sometimes, l do more than fifteen hours. I have lost weight, though l wasn't fat to begin with.
Great accomplishments ;) Check out eTRF
The Keto & Intermittent Fasting is terrific for me. Minor joint pains gone. Feeling great. I have never been Diabetic. I have never taken meds. Most doctors today want you to take meds for everything. I refuse. In fact I have stayed far away from our Medical field. I have always had a pretty good diet so I have had a head start.
Exercise reduces blood glucose, independent of insulin.
Wow, I didn't know that! That is a remarkable understanding.
That's for T2D. The T1D still needs some insulin to exercise, especially heavy exercise. If not, then exercise will increase blood sugar level.
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Thank you very much for your kind words and unparalleled wisdom and advice Dr. Bikman. I was diabetic two years ago and I went into a comma. Before I went into the comma, I'd feel thirsty and the same time feel thirsty. For heaven's sake diabetes is dangerous and kindly check on your diet.
This video came to me at the perfect time as I've just been researching insulin and finding that it is the real problem for diabetics I wish I had known this years ago it could have saved a lot of health issues for my husband! Not one doctor ever tested his insulin levels and I know that's what's damaged his arteries! Thank you for your videos very helpful!
Look up the work of Cyrus Khambatta, PhD and Robby Barbaro MPH. The evidences shows that too much fat is causing the insulin resistance. Watch this episode: ruclips.net/video/enIvfC985U8/видео.html
Diabetic education is terribly lacking in America. I’m an RN and it’s frustrating to see so many patients that have no idea what they’re doing!
@@DebraRN1195 Not just America, the world over. I’m from London UK, I’m pre-diabetic, on diabetes medication, high blood pressure medication and on satins. But not once did I have my insulin tested or mentioned. I’m going to be taking 100% responsibility and action for my own health from now on.
Sir, I haven’t listened to anything more important than this episode in my whole life 🙏🏾
All adults in the U.S. should be tested for high insulin (the Kraft test) along with their A1C. Dr. Kraft documented the problem of high insulin and how 'normal' A1Cs can mask this underlying issue many decades ago.
Sooo crazyyy!! I was listening to Ben a few weeks ago and thought Tom should have him on his show!!!
Synchronicity :)
Can you think I need a bunch of money, please? 👊🏼
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Me too. Ben’s new book would have been a trigger on Tom’s radar. Hashtag new book circuit 😂
My only regret watching Tom's Home Edition videos is that I couldn't see his amazing sneakers! :(
I have this book, it's incredible. Tom, thank you for the great interview!
I am living prof that this works. I have been on a keto diet for 9 weeks and I have lost 58 lbs mostly water. But no pain at all .
I was talking over 14 meds now nothing blood work is getting better and I am able to work again. Not just work but like when I was 30 .I'm 56 now 6 '3 190 and only 5 more lbs to go .but I so love eating once a day with a 22 hour fast I think I keep it up . And absolutely no stupid carbs. My teeth are whiter and I can get out of bed with only 6 hrs sleep and work as a stone mason all day and feel amazing. Thanks to Dr Berg and the both of you.
Congrats on the improvements and keep going! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
As someone who is probably pre if not full blown T2 (haven't had blood looked at for a while), I'm hoping that any damage that has been done to capillaries or small nerves can be repaired or reversed. The canary in the coal mine for me right now is the beginnings of peripheral neuropathy in the form of pins and needles in the feet. I will be getting tested soon, but until then I'm just assuming that I am T2 and adjusting EVERYTHING that I possibly can to lower insulin. Thank you Tom and Dr. Bikman.
I am feeling the same in my legs and fingers. I am trying to lower my carbs consumption but it's hard.
@Bpjames Alpha Lipoic Acid will help neuropathy pain...Dr Mandell, a chiropractor on YT has a video about it.... Also research Berberine (herb) for lowering blood sugar.
Im praying for you
God bless you🤍
@@plarkin6433 I will look into those, thank you brother
Quite honestly, I’m overwhelmed. I’ll have to check this video out many more times before I can absorb all this information!
My Doctor told me Food becomes your medicine! And he is 100% correct. I have trouble with the food thing! It is absolutely the hardest thing you can do as a type 2 diabetic! It’s a crazy roller coaster ride!
Oh Tom I cannot stand eating dinner. I force myself. I did not think of doing my intermittent fasting and cutting off my eating earlier. Thanks we need more of these excellent health talks
Amazing podcast. Even if I listen to Dr. Bikman many times, it is always a pleasure to listen because I have a lot to learn each time. Thanks Tom for this opportunity!
I am currently struggling with my blood sugar levels. This video is life altering for me. I love my endocrinologist but he just doesn't have time to explain the body chemistry like Ben has. And thanks Tom for asking all the right questions! Knowledge is power!
You may find it helpful to check out Dr. Ken Berry regarding you blood sugar levels among other issues. Good luck with your journey.
Also check out SugarMD on youtube, he is a diabetic and metabolic doctor. Watching his videos was life altering for me. For the first time since I have been a diabetic my triglycerides are now normal, my cholesterol is normal and my blood sugar is normal and I have cut out insulin. He is amazing and following his advice on eating and supplements is what helped me.
okay so good to know that pretty much my entire life i've been having insulin resistance without being deemed as diabetic or even prediabetic. I have all these issues including pcos. Thanks for sharing true information
Doctors usually don’t even know what a Homa-IR test is.
Me too. I wish I had known before my 6y of infertility treatments and many many failed diets.
Yes me too it sucks! Really! I just found out I was insulin resistance but all my test are normal other than measurement in my blood insulin was high! So these are good tips
Thanks, I wish I knew this years ago. You have inspired me to get serious about my diet !
I appreciate Ben sharing and I am on journey with my diabetes. Why do some doctors message conflict with each other? Neal Bernard and Michael Gregor say basically the opposite when it comes to diet and nutrients that come from plant based diets.
I know many don't major in dietetics-- guessing that's why Dr's are so different?
Maybe you should keep this in mind: Bikman has a PhD in pathophysiology. Neal Barnard and Michael Greger are actual MDs.
Watch Dr. Jason Fung on RUclips. He is a nephrologist who gets almost all his T2 patients off insulin with fasting and I.F. within weeks to a few months even when they have been on insulin for years. The others he is able to reduce their insulin drastically. He became tired of watching his patients over the years needing more and more insulin and getting worse. He believed there had to be a better way. His books on fasting and obesity are in the library.
Super informative! Just mind blown by all the explanation about insulin resistance. Thanks Tom for doing this interview.
This talk is amazing! I never ever got how insulin resistance could cause hypertension. Thank you for this. And all the other amazing explanations
After learning about how insulin effects the body, ive cut out all beverages except unsweet tea and water, reduced processed foods almost to nothing, started fasting etc. down 50 lbs and my a1c has dropped from 5.9 to 5.1. Still need to lose 100 more but now things make sense.
9/22 update. Down 90lbs since April 22. Just finished a 5 day fast. 343 4/22. 253 9/22
Awesome man! Keep fighting you are doing great!
I don’t know how it’s possible but every told I listen to Ben Bikman I learn something new! He has a way of distilling his genius down into bite-size nuggets that are easily digestible even for non-academics like myself. Thank you both!
Cheryl Davis, "distilling his genius into bite size nuggets"...what a perfect description of Ben Bikman's work!
This exactly what Dr Jason Fung has said in ALL his videos.
Lots of people know about insulin..
Bring together Ben Bikman & David Sinclair on a Protein & Fat debate for long life
I'm 63 and you have changed my life !!! your so fascinating I had these suspicion s for sumtime you have put the puzzle together so much thanks living my best health yet thankyou ❤️
Very interesting interview. Thank you for this info.
In men, it is often Peyronie's disease (as opposed to PCOS), which is emotionally devastating. My channel is dedicated to covering the disease and the metabolic approach plus other therapies. A lot of men I speak to with the disease have been following the low fat paradigm most of their lives and also have neuropathies. AGEs have been found in abundance in Peyronie's / Dupuytren's plaques. Ben Bikman is a godsend! I have recommended his book to many men.
Never heard of this, ty for awareness. Will do my research 🙏
I may want to add one thing:
Butter tastes way better than carbs;)
Not just any butter! It has to be the grass-pastured butter. And it better be on top of a large serving of green, leafy vegetables like cabbage, dandelions, mustard greens and such.
@@gracegwozdz8185 Totally agreed. I love my grass pastured butter. I put liberal amount of that on everything I eat;)
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butter on my carbs
I can't sleep hungry. I intermittent fast and have my meals later in the day. Food makes me sleepy and that's fine coz its night time anyways. Also, nobody invites you for a birthday breakfast. lol. Most of my social meals are dinner. As a woman, "pure" keto messed up my cycle like crazy, apparently, my body fat percentage was low, to begin with. I incorporate carbs through carb cycling and I feel great!
I carb cycle now in maintenance and feel my best. What kind og pattern do you eat? Luke trying new patterns to try 🙏 its hard for me to eat more than omad so when i eat carbs i get to eat 2mad and use it to my advantage. Cheers
Mindy Pelz is good to listen to if you’re a woman.
@@dana102083 you don't need to avoid carbs if you eat once a day...that's the beauty of the lifestyle...get to eat what you want...
@@richardlawson6787 some people cant do that without consequences. It matters about the insulin released and how fatigued the body is to listening. Eating 400 carbs at one meal can mean consequences all day even if omad. If young and insulin sensitive sure but dumping toxic loads of glucose wont help many people with insulin resistance and may need low carb/keto AND fasting longer periods. Not all people fit the same shoes but lowering insulin the most is beneficial to all. Maybe an insulin spike is beneficial to your workout regime. I do not want to break ketosis for my brain and chronic condition as ketones are the best fuel. Cheers
Wow. This is exactly what the last five years of my life has been like. I have been treated for everything under the sun. I’m working through early stages but your spot on!
While most of this information may not be new to most of the followers of the likes of Dr. Sten Ekberg, Dr. Eric Berg and Dr. Jason Fung, Dr. Bikman's well rounded discourse is an eye opener as he does not leave anything untouched. The smooth and coherent flow of information is a pleasure to listen to. Thanks for this valuable video.
I’d love to see you interview Cyrus Khambatta & Robby Barbaro, authors of Mastering Diabetes. They have a Vegan approach to reversing and managing diabetes.
Would love to see that as well.
Valerie, thanks! I just don't think we need to eat animals for survival. I believe that Bikman made this statement so he can sell more of his books to meat eaters...I am 63, vegetarian for many years and have no chronic illness including not having diabetes...
Cyrus Khambatta & Robby Barbaro's Low-fat Whole Food Plant Diet actually reverses type 2 diabetes, not just masks the symptoms.
It was all going so well until Dr. Bickman said the fat on my butt and thighs will always be insulin sensitive.... damn! Despite that bitter, bitter observation, I still believe him to be one of the most trustworthy, authentic, and honest people in the metabolic health/science space. God bless you, Ben.
IKR!!!....I was like really Dr. Ben...
💕 him!!
Dont be afraid u have no organs on ur butt so no problem its even sexy for some men to have bigger butt.
Bless your body. I have all the health problems that come with belly fat (being apple shaped) and I envy being able to wear an A shape skirt with a tiny waist. Bless your body.
Dr. Ken Berry is the bomb as well. Check out his show every Monday 7pm central, Live Q&A on YT
So are you saying red beans and rice didnt miss ya? Do side bends and sit ups BUT PLEASE DONT LOSE THAT BUTT!!! brilliant advice from dr mixalot
BB is unbelievable, i always start his talk with "yeah yeah,... i already know everything about this....", 30 minutes later: 🤯🤯🤯
Love these... in May i started noticing fuzzy vision during the day/mostly in the morning... double vision... im my best research study too.. i expect its insulin resistance ... i was following a keto menu.. thought it might be a temporary sensitivity... doesn't improve if i eat carbs
Brilliant interview. Thanks. Ben Bikman's book 'Why we get sick' is also brilliant and I've read it several times over. 👍👍👍
Brilliant synopsis of our metabolism..Thank you for sharing these valuable insights!
I'm 74 and was a vegan. My health was going to pot. After 6 months on keto, I lost 30 lbs, went from fasting glucose from 151 to 75 and triglycerides 286 to 151. I feel much better. This information could save lives. I have friends who would certainly benefit.
A resource>Barry Groves: Homo Carnivorus What We Are Designed to Eat, ruclips.net/video/qn5zdWucv6I/видео.html
same. I was a vegan for two years and it was hell. I was tired all the time and my muscles ached, and no matter how much i exercised i wasnt losing weight. ancestral eating was the way for me, being african, a Keto diet is the healthiest for me
What was your daily routine.i went on keto but my ldl went up
Sugar is alcohol without the buzz
@@user-jd4kp3lp9r for me I took out dairy and fruit and most of the time it was meat, fish and low GI vegetables. Nuts. Keto is a pretty boring lifestyle change but I felt better for kr
I've been vegan for many, many years. Never had a deficiency in iron, protein or vitamin B12. Spiraling and chlorella have iron. My iron levels are perfect. It would be nice if he said that it is completely feasible to be a healthy vegan without deficiencies.
If I cut out carbs from my diet I feel without energy and totally crappy.Every food group in moderation makes me feel most healthy and energetic.
Generally, it takes several days for your body to adjust to a low carb diet. The first 4 or 5 days can be rough if you cut carbs completely because your body must switch over from using glucose to glycogen for fuel. This takes a little time and explains why you feel tired and crappy. On top of that, people usually experience withdrawal symptoms when they detox from sugar. It is much easier to gradually reduce carbs by eliminating them in stages. However, if you do go cold turkey, most people find that after those first few days, they feel much better.
It's because you never got to ketosis... Probably because you didn't eat enough fat (is common with meat eaters - they eat more protein than fat thinking that's what keto/carnivore is). It's high fat moderate protein
If you do keto then you need to properly monitor Electrolytes (potassium, sodium and magnesium)
Waauuh you guys are greatly appreciated!
In Jesus name thanks!
That’s what I said amazing
This info is so interconnected that I would need to listen to it multiple times for bette clarity. So I would like to hear the natural solutions for prevention as the main subject
Absolutely brilliant stuff guys. So many brainbombs went off listening to Ben. Please bring him back at some point for another discussion. Thanks Tom.
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I have to say I strongly disagree with having the eating window in the morning. Once I break my fast in a day, it gets much more difficult to fast the rest of the waking hours. Breakfast has always made me hungry the rest of the day.
Same for me.
Same for me too
Me too
I find that to be true too.
I concur with your statement. Besides that it is nearly impossible to enjoy a meal when you are having to rush back to work and don't even get a lunch break and are on the phone running errands trying to get everything done before 5:00 p.m. I believe that enjoying the meal is the most important part of digestion. You can always see when people are eating fast they do not have proper digestion. Then after they eat their meal, they want to eat another meal and another one another one. Plus he also said that he eats at one p.m. and then he said he eats at 9:00 a.m. so which is it?
Thank you Tom and Ben ! Brilliant 👍
WOW, what a ride this interview was. So fascinating I watched twice. Thanks guys!
Such useful information on health promotion and prevention.
God bless you both.
I agree! I am now type 1 diabetic and I believe it has to with the diet my nutritionist taught me!! She was recommended by my endocrinologist and I had to take my health power back! She told me 40 carbs during breakfast, 40 for lunch and 20 for dinner!! Insane I now eat no carbs other than vegetables. And even those r now cruciferous only. Ty for finally explaining it all. But unfortunately I still have to take 24 hr insulin and short acting insulin as needed. I wish I’d known that 25 years ago. I do exercise as well.
Amazing, sent this video out to everyone I know. I've heard Ben before and love what he is saying, it's intelligent and easy to understand, however. Tom, you are and amazing interviewer! Kudos!
Yep I too sent this video to people who are trying to deal with this issue using typical pharmaceutical approach. One can show people the way but when it comes to a complete overhaul of food intake, this choice needs to come from the person suffering with the issue. Hopefully this info sparks interest in a change of habits, even if incremental.
Wow you are simply wise! You make it so plain that even a child can understand! Thank you so very much!
One of the best talks in health. Thank you both!