An Endocrinologist’s Take On Weight Loss, Insulin Resistance & More! | Dr. Katherine Tonks

EPISODE 49 | Dr. Katherine Tonks completed a PhD looking at the molecular causes of insulin resistance and diabetes. Her areas of interest are diabetes (type 1, type 2, and pregnancy-related), insulin resistance (including polycystic ovarian syndrome), thyroid disorders, obesity, and other endocrine diseases. Dr. Tonks continues to teach medical students and actively participates in ongoing medical research. In the episode, she shares common misconceptions surrounding insulin resistance, why it’s paramount to sleep and manage your stress levels, “clock genes” (new to me!), her BEST nutrition and exercise recommendations…and more! Enjoy!!

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MINUTE-BY-MINUTE BREAKDOWN OF THE EPISODE:

• 4:18 – Why did Dr. Katherine Tonks become an endocrinologist in the first place?
• 5:46 – What’s usually an endocrinologist’s first course of action? Blood work? Something else??
• 7:20 – Why Dr. Tonks chose to specialize in metabolic health, specifically diabetes and insulin resistance
• 9:44 – How to treat insulin resistance
• 14:56 – Does Dr. Tonks recommend intermittent fasting to her patients?
• 11:07 – What are “clock genes,” and how can they impact insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, etc.
• 18:16 – When should we be going to sleep to optimize our health? When should we be waking up?
• 23:38 – How does stress impact appetite and weight gain?
• 26:23 – Dr. Tonks shares her food principles, which can benefit everyone
• 32:36 – 150 minutes of exercise per week may help reduce insulin resistance…but what type of exercise is best to do?
• 36:51 – What does yo-yo dieting (i.e., losing weight, gaining it back, and losing it again) do to our hormones?
• 42:23 – Dr. Tonks’ thoughts on all of the “hormone experts” popping up on social media

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