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Alpha Lipoic Acid, GABA, Taurine, Green Tea, Gooseberry & Fenugreek. Plus: Metformin the No.1 Drug? Supplements to Improve and Restore Insulin Sensitivity - Serving #1

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Don't forget, those caps and pills are not worth a penny without you committing to the all the lifestyle changes I outlined in episode one of this series . I am well aware that you had to wait for a full week for this 2nd part of the "Restore & Maintain Insulin Sensitivity" Series ( read part I ), so I am going to make no words about it and get straight to the annotated list of useful supplements. Just a reminder for the lazy asses: Don't even think about starting any of the supplements on the list, if you have not already cut your carbs to a low, but not very low level, got rid of all plain sugar in your diet, started to work out frequently , get enough sleep, avoid stims and control (not totally eradicate) your linoleic acid (omega-6) intake. Here we go, for serving #1 In order to give you at least some guidance on where you may want to start, I will classify the supplements in 4 very broad categories with [A] for supplements that are almost certai...
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Restore & Maintain Insulin Sensitivity - Basics: Turn Your Lifestyle Upside Down With These 5 "No-Quick-Fix" Tips

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It is hard and it takes time, but as long as it's "only" insulin resistance and not full-blown diabetes (=pancreatic failure) most people can get rid of it by turning their lives upside down. I am sure people are going to misunderstand this, but in the end, insulin resistance was, is and will always be a consequence of "obesity". Maybe not in the way it is currently understood with the BMI determining whether you are "normal" or "obese", but certainly if you define being obese as being fat and storing the most part of the fat in the visceral adipose tissue and the liver. Thus our definition of what I would like to call "metabolically relevant adiposity" instead of "obesity" can apply to lean and "obese" people alike. In fact, the number of people with a "normal body weight" and insulin resistance is ever increasing. So, if you don't want to be one of them, you better keep the following five DO...
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