Keywords: insulin sensitivity, metformin, blood sugar management, dietary approaches, microbiome, GLP-1 agonists, functional medicine, probiotics, metabolic health, clinical signs Summary: Episode 3 part 1 covers general metabolic health as it relates to pharmaceuticals, the microbiome and nutrition. My guest is Dr. Alex Nataros, a family doctor practicing in Port Hardy, BC. Subscribe to the Rings a Bell email list here: https://ringsabellpod.kit.com/subscribe To become a guest on the show email ringsabellpodcast@gmail.com References: Weight Gain Drugs https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6109660/ Weight loss drugs https://mobile.fpnotebook.com/Endo/Pharm/MdctnsAsctdWthUntntnlWghtLs.htm Insulin Sensitivity Drugs Giglio RV, Papanas N, Rizvi AA, Ciaccio M, Patti AM, Ilias I, Pantea Stoian A, Sahebkar A, Janez A, Rizzo M. An Update on the Current and Emerging Use of Thiazolidinediones for Type 2 Diabetes. Medicina. 2022; 58(10):1475. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina58101475 Laurindo LF, Barbalho SM, Guiguer EL, da Silva Soares de Souza M, de Souza GA, Fidalgo TM, Araújo AC, de Souza Gonzaga HF, de Bortoli Teixeira D, de Oliveira Silva Ullmann T, et al. GLP-1a: Going beyond Traditional Use. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2022; 23(2):739. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23020739 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.redox.2020.101517 (Mechanisms of Action of metformin in type 2 diabetes: effects on mitochondria and leukocyte endothelium interactions. Microbiome and obesity: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopha.2022.112678 Sohail MU, Althani A, Anwar H, Rizzi R, Marei HE. Role of the Gastrointestinal Tract Microbiome in the Pathophysiology of Diabetes Mellitus. J Diabetes Res. 2017;2017:9631435. doi:10.1155/2017/9631435 HMF Metabolic: Michael DR, Jack AA, Masetti G, et al. A randomised controlled study shows supplementation of overweight and obese adults with lactobacilli and bifidobacteria reduces bodyweight and improves well-being. Sci Rep. 2020;10(1):4183. Published 2020 Mar 6. doi:10.1038/s41598-020-60991-7 UltraFlora Control: Stenman LK, Lehtinen MJ, Meland N, et al. Probiotic With or Without Fiber Controls Body Fat Mass, Associated With Serum Zonulin, in Overweight and Obese Adults-Randomized Controlled Trial. EBioMedicine. 2016;13:190-200. doi:10.1016/j.ebiom.2016.10.036 Super intense study on personalized nutrition published in cell that I talked too long about :) Zeevi D, Korem T, Zmora N, et al. Personalized Nutrition by Prediction of Glycemic Responses. Cell. 2015;163(5):1079-1094. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2015.11.001 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.