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Insulin resistance, blood tests and other geeky stuff

Indy51

Indy51

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I thought some members might find this Robb Wolf interview with Dr Richard Maurer, author of The Blood Code, interesting. Lots of discussion of blood tests to track insulin resistance, how Dr Maurer (prediabetic) improved his insulin sensitivity by putting on weight (as muscle), low carb, the microbiome and many other topics (eg dawn phenomenon) of interest :)

Definitely mean to ask my GP for a fasting insulin test as part of my next diabetic review after listening to this.

http://robbwolf.com/2015/09/29/episode-289-dr-richard-maurer-the-blood-code/
 
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SweetLucie said:
Would it surprise me that he's making a lot of money with his science stories?

He seems to belong to the same kind of 'scientists' combining child vaccination with autism.
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I can't find any scientific qualifications linked to his name... he's a naturopath.
 
Wow, some closed minds here.

Each to their own and whether he makes money doing what he does is beside the point, surely? Don't we all make money doing our jobs? Publishing one book - especially a non-fiction book - is hardly going to make him a squillionaire.

So what if he's a naturopath? You do know that licensed naturopaths in the US have similar status to general family practitioners? If you listened to the interview, you'd discover that he's quite up to date on the scientific method. They're not discussing woo-woo concepts. Rather everyday blood tests like A1c, fasting BG, fasting insulin, lipid panels and what they can tell you about your state of insulin resistance.

But hey, don't want to listen, don't. Nobody's putting a gun to your head. Jeez.

The subject of vaccination wasn't covered, so I've NFI what the guy thinks about it.
 
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Indy51 said:
Wow, some closed minds here.

Each to their own and whether he makes money doing what he does is beside the point, surely? Don't we all make money doing our jobs? Publishing one book - especially a non-fiction book - is hardly going to make him a squillionaire.

So what if he's a naturopath? You do know that licensed naturopaths in the US have similar status to general family practitioners? If you listened to the interview, you'd discover that he's quite up to date on the scientific method. They're not discussing woo-woo concepts. Rather everyday blood tests like A1c, fasting BG, fasting insulin, lipid panels and what they can tell you about your state of insulin resistance.

But hey, don't want to listen, don't. Nobody's putting a gun to your head. Jeez.

The subject of vaccination wasn't covered, so I've NFI what the guy thinks about it.
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Hey don't lump me in with sweet lucie. My mind is not closed, I'm always happy to review the evidence that anyone wants to present. All I said was that he doesn't appear to have science quals, and is a naturopath. And yes, I do know the status of naturopaths in the US, I read about that debate often.

In this clip they might not be discussing woo-woo concepts, but I have seen the topics covered in the degree he holds, and they include homeopathy, among other things. If he can provide valid evidence that homeopathy works, then I won't call it woo-woo.
 
I still don't get what homeopathy has to do with anything as it wasn't discussed anywhere in the talk and that's all I'm referring to with this post. If the guy was a yogi or shaman or monk, I really wouldn't care - all I was interested in was the discussion, nothing more.
 
Since we have many many discussions on this board about dawn phenomenon, I thought some might at least be interested in that part of the talk, but hey, forget I mentioned it at all.
 
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