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Ep. 539: Susan Peirce Thompson with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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The Relationship Between Insulin and Hunger

Insulin does something pretty bad in the brain. It blocks the hormone leptin. Leptin is the hormone that tells you that you're full and that it's time to get active. If your brain can't see its leptin, you show all the physiological markers of star vation even though you've been eating like a glutton. There's no way to eat less and exercise more when insulin is blocking your leptin. You look at a type 2 diabetic and you need to eat less or exercise more. They can't do it.

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