How Insulin Affects our Bodies with Dr. Don Clum

On today’s show, we are welcoming Dr. Don Clum. He is a chiropractor, nutritionist, and speaker. He is here to discuss nutrition, how the body processes hormones, and insulin friendly diet and lifestyle.

For Dr. Clum, being healthy has become proactive by necessity. After spending several years abroad, he and his family returned to America to find an obesity epidemic. That was the starting point of his mission to bring nutrition to the forefront. He goes on to take us through his experiences working abroad and what led him and his family to return to America. Dr. Clum goes on to take us through how insulin and adrenals affect our bodies differently and how they interact. It’s about creating lifestyle changes.

We then hear about common fasting misconceptions and what fasting truly is. It’s important to remember that the body adapts - it’s about changing insulin responses and getting rid of toxic behaviors and habits. Dr. Clum reminds us that there is no one size fits all approach.

Key Takeaways:

• Coming from a family of doctors. [2:38]
• Clum’s time and experience working in Costa Rica and Spain. [6:03]
• How Dr. Clum began operating a virtual practice. [8:35]
• Creating programs for a population health company. [10:00]
• Adapting language to work in a conservative space. [10:50]
• Nutrition for chiropractors. [12:00]
• How insulin and adrenals affect our bodies. [13:20]
• Creating lifestyle programs for individual patients. [16:10]
• What is fasting and how does it work? [18:00]
• Tackling metabolic issues. [27:30]
• Insulin-friendly diet and lifestyle. [34:00]
• What to consider when starting a program. [38:29]
• Do amino acids work as a post-workout strategy? [46:20]

 

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