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Today, I am blessed to have Megan Ramos here with me. She is the Co-Founder and CEO of The Fasting Method, a program that helps people lose weight and reverse type two diabetes using intermittent fasting. She is also the author of Intermittent Fasting for Women.

Megan is a researcher from Canada and now lives in California, USA. She joined Dr Fung and his colleagues as a research student interested in preventative medicine when she was just 15 years old.

Megan is now a world-renowned specialist in therapeutic fasting and low-carbohydrate diets. She has guided over 10,000 people worldwide with her program, The Fasting Method. With their hard work and perseverance, they build a life-changing method to lose weight and reverse type two diabetes.

In this session, Megan Ramos discusses why people develop type two diabetes. Megan talks about the benefits of measuring C-peptides. She tells about the toxic effects of storing energy in our bodies. Tune in as we chat about the culprit behind type two diabetes, the difference between good stress and exercising, the effects of having low insulin levels, and the misconceptions about fasting we need to be aware of.

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[14:04] Eating Habits and Stress Level: The Culprit Behind Type Two Diabetes

-       Type 2 diabetes can manifest itself in a variety of ways. The most serious issues in modern society revolve around our eating habits and stress.

-       Always eating high-glucose food will lead to the development of hyperemia and insulin resistance.

-       Every time we eat, we raise our insulin levels slightly. So, if you snack and graze for hours daily, you constantly overload your system with insulin drops.

[20:29] Don’t Want To Add Fuel To The Fire? Reduce Your Carbohydrate Consumption

-        Glucose, the simple sugar itself, is a hundred percent dependent on insulin to get into ourselves and provide our body with fuel.

-       The more carbs and sugar you eat, the more insulin you’re going to produce in response

-       Protein has many functions in the body, so there’s minimal insulin response when it comes to eating protein.

-       Insulin response in dietary fat is negligible.

-        To prevent this disease from happening or getting worse, minimize carbohydrate intake and start a ketogenic diet. 

[25:10]  The Negative Effects Of Storing Too Much Energy In Your Body

-       Accessing that stored energy in your fat is a huge pain. And then the fat cells accumulate, which is not good for your health.

-       Our cells are always at capacity when constantly eating these carbs.

-       It becomes toxic when you’re always full of ene