Dr. Ben Bikman on Insulin at COSCI

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(Mark Rhodes) #1

For those who wish to rethink their ideas on Insulin Resistance, Prof. Bikman with humilty and humor explains the problem pretty well. Even if you think you know what yo know, this is a great video. Watched it live in Vegas and it was one of my highlights

(Bob M) #2

I’ll see if I can get time to watch it this weekend.

(Bob M) #3

I was able to listen early. I thought it was really good.

#4

He certainly has some good info. Keep in mind that he is not a medical doctor. His Phd is in Philosophy.

(Mark Rhodes) #5

Excuse me? Dr. Bikman Ph.D. in Bioenergetics and postdoctoral fellowship with the Duke-National University of Singapore in metabolic disorders. Philosophy is included in that.

(Mark Rhodes) #6
(Bob M) #7

Also, he does studies through his lab in this area. Sometimes he cites his own studies.

I thought the two-phase insulin response was interesting. I had heard a discussion by him about this before, but he didn’t get as detailed about what was causing higher blood sugar for an initial carb intake when you’re in ketosis. We lack the first phase response, which makes blood sugar look worse.

(Mark Rhodes) #8

At least he says he was lead author on papers he often cites. And why not. No one else is doing the research and it is peer reviewed. Having been in a university working on design and fabrication of research equipment, I understand the games of being “peer reviewed”…I’ll sign yours if you sign mine is common. But other’s cite Bikman frequently and I would like to think this means much more when doing that very publicly.

(KM) #9

Erm … PhD means “Doctor of Philosophy”, which is the title granted to people who complete doctorate work on a particular subject. It’s not the study of philosophy. However, it’s true that he does not have an MD, that is, he is not a “doctor of medicine”. I’d say his other degrees more than make up for that, or possibly make him more credible, as he hasn’t been specifically trained in checklist medicine.

(Megan) #10

Great presentation. Definitely worth watching.

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #11

There, all fixed.

The confusion results from the fact that “Ph.D.” stands for philosophiae doctor, dating from the days when “philosophy” included “natural philosophy,” or what we today call “science.”

As a consequence, we now have the apparently redundant term, “Ph.D. in philosophy.” :grin:

(Mark Rhodes) #12

Mostly Paul * Doctor of Philosophy, Bioenergetics , East Carolina University (2008)" so Ben does claim it and when you lsiten to him it is obvious in his studies offshore that his philosophy is a strong bent in his science.

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #13

Mark, thanks for posting this. Prof. Bikman is always worth listening to.

(Mark Rhodes) #14

oh I have got one I LOVED SO MUCH BETTER https://youtu.be/5rmdWdBivcg?si=SNPS0eMgekhTQdG4 he goes down the rabbit hole on WHY each drug does what it does and if it causes insulin resistance

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #15

Those Insulin IQ lectures are fabulous! That one is particularly good.

(Mark Rhodes) #16

I have a friend who has “stepped” around for 40 years…who swithced to keto at 59 and lost 70 pounds, under 300 now but keeps getting Cellulitis bad enough to be hospitalized. I showedhim that Bikman video and said,huh, wonder if your cholesterol meds are preventing your immune system from operating on full notch… WHEW…the next week was an intense barrage of questions. I do not have an easy access to Ben as I do others…

(Bob M) #17

That’s another good one. He’s not impressed by the whole LDL causes heart disease idea, at least to the extent that LDL somehow embeds itself into the wall of the artery. I guess he’s not enthralled with Omega 6 fats.

PSCK9 inhibitors don’t sound great.

Here’s the study he references:

This is the main figure:

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Could we all settle in on one set of units? I have a lot of these, but in completely different units.

(KM) #18

No shit!!! I sometimes think they’re purposely making this as mathematically challenging as possible.

I do have one unfortunate confounding variable to add. When people live to be “old-old”, their choices are often (and suddenly) very curtailed by the people caring for them. Break a hip at 95, you’re basically being fed low fat and a statin for the rest of your life. While this may make it look like very old people have lower cholesterol, it’s also quite possible their higher cholesterol / totally different dietary choices got them to this place.

(Bob M) #19

There is one location for older folks that I know of where they can feed keto and even carnivore. They show the results at times, when people with dementia come in, get fed a carnivore diet, then leave because they’re recovered quite well.

Not too many of those places.

(KM) #20

No. I removed my mother’s personal info, but basically she’s very happy with the retirement community she’s been living in for the past 25 years, which will transition her as she gets less capable - transitioning that will probably include a lot of white bread and low fat bologna sandwiches and seed oils. She’d never agree to be uprooted and transplanted somewhere else just for the promise of a few extra years of what she’s currently describing as “paying for a nice life”. Don’t ask …