My guest Dr. Paul Kolodzik trained as an MD in emergency medicine.
In this episode, he freely admits that like most physicians, he didn't get much training on nutrition.

But what he learned over a period of time is that avoiding sugar, eating low carb, and making sure you get adequate protein really is the way to both better health and better longevity.

Dr. Kolodzik explains what insulin resistance is, and why it's a much bigger issue than cholesterol for the vast majority of his patients.

But in med school, he says that the approach to insulin resistance was to treat it with more insulin. And there was very little emphasis on the fact that pre-diabetes can be reversed with lifestyle changes, including cutting sugar.

Why isn't insulin resistance talked about more? And what can we as patients and consumers do in order to take control of our health?

Listen to Dr. Paul on Episode 172 to find out!

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This episode actually comes from a request from listeners of this podcast to talk about the long-term benefits that I've experienced after all these years of living sugar-free.

Because it can seem pretty hard to imagine what it can be like to live day after day, feeling free from cravings and free from the hold that sugar has on you.

Oh! And I just wanted to clarify that when I say "sugar free", for me personally, that includes added and refined sugar, refined grains or flour, and also nut flours, and sweeteners.
So what sugar free means for me doesn't necessarily have to be the same for you.

The first long term benefit is way more energy. Not necessarily to run a marathon (I don't want to!), but it's the type of energy that gives me this enthusiasm for life.
And this type of energy allows me to get through the day without any energy slumps, which I certainly couldn't do when I was still eating sugar.

What are the other long term benefits that I've experienced?

• zero cravings
• peace around food
• fat loss in all the strategic places
• better concentration
• more mental clarity
• better digestion
• less swelling, inflammation, and joint pain
• less headaches
• more stable mood

And many more!

If YOU want to want to feel your best for as long as possible, for the rest of your life, listen to this episode to find out how "life after sugar" can benefit YOU.

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Wendi and I have been good friends for several years. We have lots of things in common, including living our lives with less sugar and more joy. We can't chat without breaking into giggles!

In this episode, we talk about whole foods, as well as Wendi's prepping and self-reliance skills that help her look after her large family.

But especially, we talk about life, and how we choose to live it. Wendi recognizes that like most of us, she tends to lean towards comfort and getting out of pain versus dealing with the difficulties of life and choosing the joy and the freedom that comes with dealing with reality.

Wendi freely admits that all her life, she's turned to food to cope with her pain. And now she's learning to work through her emotions, instead of eating to cope with her pain.

She's learning that she can just feel the pain, be sad about the pain, and move on.

Wendi and I don't take ourselves too seriously. But we do talk about serious subjects from time to time, such as learning coping skills, choosing how we want to live our lives, and dealing with pain.

Find Wendi's podcast The Joyful Prepper here, and her free Facebook group here.

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