EP. 190: How To Not Die: Metabolic Health Decoded | Dr. Ben Bikman

What if the key to not dying early—or at least living vibrantly—boils down to one thing? Metabolic health.

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Ben Bikman, one of the world's leading experts on insulin resistance & metabolic health. Dr. Bikman is a professor at Brigham Young University and the author of Why We Get Sick, a groundbreaking book that exposes how modern lifestyles are fueling diabetes, obesity, and heart disease.

We break down:

• Why insulin resistance is the root cause of so many chronic conditions

• The real impact of GLP-1s on metabolism and fat cells

• The latest cutting-edge research on muscle and GLP1 from Dr. Bikman’s lab at BYU

• What you can do today to take back control of your metabolic health

• How Insulin Resistance Fuels Chronic Disease—and What to Do About It

• The Surprising Role of Fat Cells in Metabolism and Hormone Balance

• Why ‘Eat Less, Move More’ Fails Most People—and What Works Instead

• GLP-1s and Satiety: The Science Behind Appetite and Metabolic Control

• Cutting-Edge Metabolic Health Research from BYU That Could Change Everything

• Simple, Science-Backed Strategies to Boost Testosterone Naturally

If you care about your hormones, metabolism, and long-term vitality, this episode is a must-listen.

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On This Episode We Cover:

• 00:00:00 - Introduction

• 00:01:57 - Teaching at BYU

• 00:03:32 - Dr. Ben’s books

• 00:05:42 - Defining insulin resistance

• 00:10:14 - Insulin resistance and chronic disease

• 00:17:50 - Viruses and fat cells

• 00:19:56 - Fast vs. slow insulin resistance

• 00:26:21 - Overfilled fat cells

• 00:28:24 - Issues with the “Eat less & exercise more” approach

• 00:31:27 - Genes and metabolic health

• 00:32:12 - Satiety & GLP-1 response

• 00:37:25 - Appetite control vs. suppression

• 00:39:22 - GLP-1 dosing

• 00:42:33 - Hormones and metabolism

• 00:48:13 - Estrogen replacement therapy and testing

• 00:51:57 - AMPK, mTOR, and supplementation

• 00:57:57 - Metformin study

• 00:59:46 - Easiest ways to increase testosterone

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Check Out Dr. Ben:

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• Books

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