Ep. 336 - Fasting & the Insulin Matrix: How Fasting Reverses Insulin Resistance | Chronic Disease & Insulin | Metabolic Flexibility | Foundational Fasting for Long-Term Health | Join Our Next Fasting Challenge!
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The episode explores how fasting can reverse insulin resistance and improve metabolic health.
***JOIN THE NEXT MASTER YOUR FASTING CHALLENGE THAT STARTS June 10th, 2026!*** We’ll GUIDE you on how to FAST to LOSE FAT for good, and use ‘fast cycling’ to achieve uncommon results! REGISTER HERE! Click the link for DATES, DETAILS, and FAQs! In this episode, Dr. Scott Watier and Tommy Welling dive deep into what they call the insulin matrix — the idea that chronic disease, weight loss resistance, and metabolic dysfunction are fundamentally insulin problems that develop quietly for years before showing up in labs or on the scale. Inspired by a conversation between Dr. Rhonda Patrick and Dr. Ben Bikman, the hosts explain why fasting is uniquely powerful not just for losing weight, but for changing how and where the body stores and releases energy at a cellular level — shrinking overfilled fat cells rather than simply creating a calorie deficit. They break down why a consistently high-insulin environment, even with good food choices, can keep the body locked in fat-storage mode and why stacking more daily "insulin-off hours" through foundational fasting is the most direct lever for restoring metabolic flexibility. The hosts also walk through the key lifestyle multipliers that…
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Hosts: Dr. Scott Watier, Tommy Welling
Topics covered
- fasting
- insulin resistance
- chronic disease
- metabolic flexibility
- weight loss
- health
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