Angela Foster Performance Podcasts - Episode 167
EP 167 – Heal Your Gut & Optimise Your Metabolism Part 2 with Dr Will Bulsiewicz
Dr Will Bulsiewicz returns to discuss more on how to optimise your metabolism and explains the crucial role your gut microbiome plays in achieving balance
Both fat and blood sugar play significant roles and they are interconnected and how our microbiome interacts with our diet is key with fibre vital in supporting a healthy microbiome
You can rebalance and reset your microbiome and Dr Will has great advice on how you can take individualised action right now to make a positive difference to your gut health and metabolism
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Heal Your Gut & Optimise Your Metabolism Part 2 with Dr Will Bulsiewicz
Dr Will Bulsiewicz returns to discuss more on how to optimise your metabolism and explains the crucial role your gut microbiome plays in achieving balance
Both fat and blood sugar play significant roles and they are interconnected and how our microbiome interacts with our diet is key with fibre vital in supporting a healthy microbiome
You can rebalance and reset your microbiome and Dr Will has great advice on how you can take individualised action right now to make a positive difference to your gut health and metabolism
Key Takeaways
- Insulin resistance is pre-diabetes, when you reach a point where your pancreas is producing as much insulin as possible and not able to achieve balance you have type 2 diabetes
- Lipotoxicity is the free fatty acids in the body blocking the path of the blood sugar into the tissues
- Carbohydrates are interconnected with insulin resistance and play a role in the imbalance
- The level of the free fat in the blood that translates ultimately into insulin resistance
- When the fat cells are full the fat moves into the bloodstream
- Mechanisms for getting free fat include obesity and diet
- We believe that of the 8 billion people on the planet no two microbiomes are the same
- This unique individuality explains our very individual response to food, one size doesn’t fit all
- Specific foods react differently with different people’s microbiomes
- Trans fats and saturated fats drive up free fatty acids and predispose us to insulin resistance
- The omega 6’s saturates the receptors, that are allowing us to make the conversion away from ALA and other forms of omega 3
- Sustainability has to be part of the conversation and oysters could be part of the solution
Best Moments
‘There is an explosion of insulin resistance-related conditions right now in both adults and kids’
‘The microbiome is centrally evolved in the equation’
‘There are different components that can drive up free fat
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About the Host
Angela Foster
Angela is a Nutritionist, Health and Performance Coach. She is also the Founder and CEO of My DNA Edge, an Exclusive Private Membership Site giving individuals the tools and bio hacks needed to optimise their genetic expression for optimal health and performance.
After recovering from a serious illness in 2014, Angela left the world of Corporate Law with a single mission in mind:
To inspire and educate others to live an energetic, healthful and limitless life.
Angela believes that we can truly have it all and has spent the last 5 years researching the habits and routines of high performers, uncovering age-old secrets, time-honoured holistic practices and modern science to create a blueprint for Optimal Human Performance.
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