Insulin Resistance and Snacking with Dr. Chelsea Azarcon [Ep. 24]

How many times do you wander into the kitchen just to get a little snack? Do you know what this is doing to your insulin sensitivity?

My guest in this episode Dr. Chelsea Azarcon, teaches us the ins and outs of our hunger hormones, how insulin resistance and sensitivity play a role and why snacking is not actually great for our health. Over the course of the episode I counted 10 separate benefits from reducing our snacking!

Don't worry--we also tell you what to do instead. Spoiler alert--it's not just to go hungry!

Dr. Chelsea Azarcon is a Naturopathic Doctor who practices in Northern California. Inspired by her own journey with chronic illness, she believes in whole person healing: physically, emotionally, and spiritually. She supports women in owning their health by sharing education about the many aspects of whole person healing from trauma to relationships to achievable wellness. In practice, she focuses on difficult to treat cases such as those caused by Lyme Disease, environmental toxicity, stealth infections and autoimmune disease. She is also the author of Losing You, Finding Me- a guide to breaking free of pain to find yourself.

Key takeaways:

• What are the three main hunger hormones
• How do each play a role in our hunger and fullness cues 
• How can we know if we are insulin insensitive
• What happens in the body when we eat too often
• benefits of cutting out snacking and increasing our insulin sensitivity 

Where to find Dr. Chelsea:

• Dr. Chelsea's website 
• Instagram: @naturallydrchelsea
• Dr. Chelsea's book

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