In Episode 90 Simon Hill of The Plant Proof Podcast had us on his show to chat about Diabetes (Type 1, 1a, Pre, and Type 2) and the role that nutrition plays on insulin resistance. We go through the body of scientific literature and explain what causes insulin resistance and how to actually reverse it. Specifically we cover: Our personal journeys with Type 1 Diabetes Pathophysiology of Insulin Resistance Difference between low carb ketogenic type diets for Insulin Resistance and High Carb Low Fa...
Feb 25, 2020•2 hr 28 min•Ep. 90
The Mastering Diabetes Book is finally finished and ready for YOU! Writing a book is a labor of love. We worked hard for more than 2 years to scour the scientific literature and deeply understand all the arguments made from various camps in the world of diabetes health. We discuss information and specific research we've never shared with anyone before. This book is a step-by-step manual that puts you in the driver's seat of your diabetes health. Backed by more than 800+ scientific references, th...
Feb 18, 2020•54 min•Ep. 89
In the world of nutrition we hear about what we should eat and what not to eat, how much to eat and so on and so forth. The internet is ripe with nutrition information and voices that contradict each other, especially when it comes to the consumption of dietary fat. We are one of those voices trying to educate you on the importance of eating a low-fat, plant based, whole food diet. The consumption of excess fat can lead to the deposition or the accumulation of excess fat inside of your liver and...
Feb 04, 2020•51 min•Ep. 88
Best-selling author Dan Buettner debuts his first cookbook, filled with 100 longevity recipes inspired by the Blue Zones locations around the world, where people live the longest. The Mastering Diabetes Book is finally finished and ready for YOU! Pre-order your copy today! https://www.masteringdiabetes.org/book/ Make sure to subscribe so you don't miss future episodes! Please leave us a review on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher to ensure that the Mastering Diabetes message reaches as many peopl...
Jan 29, 2020•29 min•Ep. 87
Daniele Hargenrader, founder of Diabetes Dominator Coaching, is a Bestselling Author, Nutritionist, Certified Health Coach & Personal Trainer, and International Keynote Speaker. She guides people to think, eat, and move intuitively in order to achieve a quality of health and life they previously thought unattainable through her repeatedly proven Six Pillars of Total Health system of cultivating the practices and powers of self-love, choice, and community after her own transformation from obe...
Jan 21, 2020•32 min•Ep. 86
Rip Esselstyn is a New York Times Bestselling author and the creator of the Engine 2 Diet, a plant-based diet that helped save the lives of his firefighting crew in Austin, Texas, and has gone on to help tens of thousands of people around the world transition to a plant-based diet for optimal health with his live events, online education, healthy food line and books. Rip has written 4 books, The Engine 2 Diet , Plant-Strong: Discover The World's Healthiest Diet , The Engine 2 Seven Day Rescue Di...
Jan 07, 2020•33 min•Ep. 85
Ron Weiss, MD, is a botanist, board certified internist and Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. He is founder of Ethos Health, a farm-based healthcare system that connects human health to the natural world and fosters the fundamental connections that exist between all living things. Dr. Weiss is known as a "physician-farmer" who grows the food he prescribes to his patients. He has been covered in the New York TImes and on the Today Show, and has patient...
Dec 24, 2019•44 min•Ep. 84
If you're confused about the benefits or drawbacks of eating a keto diet, or curious about whether a plant-based keto diet is worth your effort, we have a fantastic podcast episode for you! In this episode we sat down with Drew Harrisberg on national diabetes day. He has a fascinating story about his transition from a keto diet to a low-fat, plant-based, whole-food diet, and does an incredible job of explaining what motivated him to make the transition. The Mastering Diabetes book is finally fin...
Dec 17, 2019•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 83
Chef AJ has been devoted to a plant-based diet for almost 40 years. She is the host of the television series "Healthy Living with CHEF AJ" which airs on Foody TV. She will also be sharing pro tips to simplify low-fat, plant-based, whole-food preparation. Chef AJ will be sharing practical tips and tricks to reach your ideal weight. She has personal experience with losing weight on a plant based diet and has helped many people do the same! This is our resource that applies to what Chef AJ taught u...
Nov 27, 2019•45 min•Ep. 82
How to reduce metformin is a question we receive quite often. Metformin is a commonly prescribed mediation for people living with type 2 diabetes. In this podcast episode you will hear about the lifestyle changes Lucie made in order to stop taking metformin. We strongly suggest working with your doctor when making any medication adjustments. You can show them this episode and provide additional resumes from Mastering Diabetes so they understand how to stop taking metformin. Join our email list t...
Nov 20, 2019•13 min•Ep. 81
Michael Greger, MD, FACLM, is a physician, author, and internationally recognized speaker on a number of important public health issues. He is the author of How Not to Die and recently released the How Not to Die Cookbook . To get on the waiting list for the Mastering Diabetes Coaching Program, please visit: https://www.masteringdiabetes.org/coaching/ . Make sure to subscribe so you don't miss future episodes! Please leave us a review on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher to ensure that the Master...
Oct 29, 2019•23 min•Ep. 80
Adult Onset Type 1 Diabetes does not have to be a roller coaster of emotions. In this video you will learn how Kim discovered she was living with type 1 diabetes and the dietary changes that allowed her to have predictable blood glucose levels. Join Us at the Mastering Diabetes Costa Rica Retreat! November 7 - 11, 2019 There are only a few spots left, register with the link below! https://www.masteringdiabetes.org/retreats-reg/ Make sure to subscribe so you don't miss future episodes! Please lea...
Oct 15, 2019•17 min•Ep. 79
Garth Davis, MD, is the medical director of the Davis Clinic at the Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas, and starred on the hit TLC show Big Medicine . He is certified by the American Board of Surgery and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a Fellow of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Dr. Davis is the author of Proteinaholic: How Our Obsession With Meat Is Killing Us and What We Can Do About It. http://proteinaholic.com/ At the retreat, our mission is to...
Oct 01, 2019•54 min•Ep. 78
Dr. Dean Ornish AKA The Godfather of Lifestyle Medicine joins us today to discuss pharmaceutical medication vs. a plant-based diet and to find out which is more effective. Dr. Ornish and his team were the first to prove heart disease is not just preventable but also reversible. He will teach us about the connection between heart disease and diabetes. We will also hear an answer to the question, in order to have good health results, would someone have to give up animal products completely? Come j...
Sep 24, 2019•49 min•Ep. 77
Our client Sam has been living with type 1 diabetes since she was 5 years old. Before finding Mastering Diabetes, her blood glucose ranged from 25 mg/dL to over 400 mg/dL on an average day. She woke up feeling exhausted every morning and found herself needing to take a nap every few hours. Find out what happened when she decided to eschew conventional wisdom and begin allowing herself to eat an unlimited amount of whole-food carbohydrates at every meal. Decision Tree Download: https://www.master...
Sep 17, 2019•22 min•Ep. 76
How to reverse prediabetes? The answer is very simple. Stop eating the foods that caused this lifestyle condition in the first place and replace them with foods that have been shown to reverse insulin resistance. They are low-fat, plant-based, whole-foods. If you want to learn more about the disease process, watch these videos: Insulin Resistance Diet — What To Eat & Why https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KWAg... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KWAgKR9JBE High Carb Foods Proven to Reverse Ins...
Sep 10, 2019•16 min•Ep. 75
Over 4 years ago Ferdinand Beck A.K.A Vegainstrength stumbled across plant-based nutrition and it changed his life for the better. Not only has he gotten rid of his acne and gained over 20kg of solid muscle mass but it also opened his eyes to the fact that a plant-based lifestyle is not only healthier but is also doing the animals and our environment a tremendous favor. His passion is to spread awareness and compassion by being a role model and making informative pictures, graphics, videos &...
Aug 20, 2019•25 min•Ep. 74
Michelle McMacken, MD, is a board-certified internal medicine physician and an assistant professor of medicine at the NYU School of Medicine. She is an honors graduate of Yale University and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. She has more than ten years of experience practicing primary care, directing a medical weight-loss program, and teaching doctors-in-training at Bellevue Hospital Center in New York City. Dr. McMacken has written articles for Forks Over Knives, including...
Aug 06, 2019•46 min•Ep. 73
Today we have an excellent podcast episode for you about Regina - a woman who lowered her A1c from 12.3% to 5.3%. How to lower A1c is the ultimate question for people living with all forms of diabetes. She did this by getting the proper medication and also by following a diet that maximizes her insulin sensitivity. You will find tips on how to lower your A1c in this podcast as well. How to lower A1c is actually easier than you might think. The number one aspect is to reverse insulin resistance. ...
Jul 30, 2019•16 min•Ep. 72
We had the pleasure of sitting down with Marc Hellersteing, MD and in this episode we discussed the following: Basic biology of insulin resistance. Can Type 1 diabetics be insulin resistant? What is happening to your beta cells? Can they be preserved? When is insulin necessary? How much insulin is necessary? Is it a good strategy altogether? Honeymoon phase of diabetes. Insulin deficient vs insulin resistant. There are many things you can do to use less insulin but not to get off of it as a type...
Jul 23, 2019•39 min•Ep. 71
In this video we share some heartwarming stories from some of our members, and provide you an opportunity to join the insulin sensitivity revolution. You'll hear from Raj, a dad who lost more than 70 pounds and reversed type 2 diabetes after he overheard his son making fun of him for being slow and overweight. Now that's he's in full control of his health, he's able to challenge his son to a game of competitive basketball as often as he wants. You'll hear from Tami, who lost more than 35 pounds,...
Jul 15, 2019•19 min•Ep. 70
In this episode you'll learn what makes whole carbohydrates and refined carbohydrates fundamentally different than each other, and why this simple distinction can improve your overall health dramatically. No joke. In today's world, if carbohydrates were on trial, they'd be given a life sentence for harming millions of people around the world. But is that really true? What does science actually say about the role of carbohydrates when living with diabetes (and why should you care)? It's simple. W...
Jul 14, 2019•14 min•Ep. 69
We've got another lesson for you…this one covers a lot of ground, and teaches you some easy-to-understand biochemistry which can change the way you think about your overall health. This lesson covers the truth about the true cause of insulin resistance (and it may not be what you think). In this video, we'll discuss: The true cause of insulin resistance (Answer: fatty foods) Why insulin is not the enemy (Answer: it's 100% necessary for life) Does insulin cause weight gain? (Answer: no) How a sin...
Jul 12, 2019•13 min•Ep. 68
We're excited to get you started on our new free workshop, Get Your Best A1c , which we've split into a series of videos and podcast episodes for you. Do you remember the day you were diagnosed with diabetes? It was probably a pretty tough day. And it may have also come out of nowhere. You may have been frustrated with the world and emotional about being diagnosed. Want to know something? These are all normal reactions, and we've been there ourselves. You may already know that we're both living ...
Jul 11, 2019•25 min•Ep. 67
Low glycemic fruits and high glycemic fruits are beneficial for reversing prediabetes. In this video you will learn how Greg decided to not pay attention to the glycemic index and start adding back fruits he thought he should not eat. You will be shocked to hear what happens next! To get on the waiting list for the Mastering Diabetes Coaching Program, please visit: https://www.masteringdiabetes.org/coaching/ . Make sure to subscribe so you don't miss future episodes! Please leave us a review on ...
Jul 09, 2019•20 min•Ep. 66
In our coaching program, we talk to so many women who have lived with Gestational Diabetes or first learned about their diabetes when they were pregnant. In this episode Dr Newman will answer questions like, "if someone were to find out that they have gestational diabetes, would you recommend adopting a plant-based diet during pregnancy to help improve their blood glucose?" and "is it true that a plant-based diet during pregnancy is dangerous because the mom and baby will be deprived of essentia...
Jun 18, 2019•48 min•Ep. 65
C-peptide test is an important test that is largely unknown. When people think of the most important test for diabetes, they usually think of the A1c test. But a c-peptide test is actually more important in many cases because it can help a person find out if they are living with type 1.5 diabetes or if they are living with insulin dependent type 2 diabetes. C-peptide is commonly used for the very clear distinction between type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes. C-peptide is released into the blood ...
Jun 11, 2019•24 min
If you've ever been frustrated trying to understand how to control your blood glucose living with any form of diabetes...join the club. Type the words "diabetes nutrition" into a search engine and you're likely to get bombarded with confusing science, leaving you feeling helpless. If you've ever felt this way, take a deep breath, we completely understand. In this podcast episode, we will be myth-busting most common diabetes misconceptions about how to control your blood glucose. Plus we'll share...
Jun 04, 2019•49 min
Welcome to the Mastering Diabetes Audio Experience! COPD, which stands for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which is a group of lung diseases that block airflow and make it difficult to breathe. In this episode you will see how Mike saw a dramatic improvement in his lung function when switching to a plant-based diet. He reversed insulin resistance and this had a big impact on his COPD symptoms. For more information on how to get the Mastering Diabetes Summit All-access Pass, please visit: ...
Apr 30, 2019•14 min
Kidney disease diet is a confusing topic. Many experts suggest a low-carb diet, but in this episode you will learn how Sanna used a low-fat, plant-based, whole-food diet to reverse stage 3 kidney disease. She talks about applying a cooked and raw version of this diet to optimize her health and follow a kidney disease diet that changed her life.
Apr 23, 2019•17 min
