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Sep 25
1h 39m

#115 - Dr. David Unwin - Reversing Type ...

PETER MCCORMACK
About this episode

Dr. David Unwin is an award-winning NHS GP and a clinical expert in Type 2 Diabetes. He has pioneered a low-carb lifestyle approach that has reversed the condition for many of his patients and saved the NHS hundreds of thousands of pounds on medication.

We discuss:
– The global pandemics of Type 2 Diabetes & fatty liver disease 
– Why junk food is scientifically designed to be addictive 
– How to reverse Type 2 Diabetes through diet alone 
– Why weight gain is not a simple failure of willpower or discipline 
– The truth about Ozempic and other 'fat jabs' 
– Dr. Unwin's personal health transformation & past regrets as a doctor 
– The system that profits from making you sick, then from medicating you 
– How your food choices directly impact your future health

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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00:00 - Introduction
0:02:37 - Willpower vs. Junk Food Addiction
0:05:41 - How Diet Chooses Your Future
0:07:47 - Lifestyle Changes vs. Lifelong Medication
0:12:50 - The Patient Who Changed Everything
0:18:41 - Dr. Unwin's Personal Lifestyle Change
0:22:42 - Type 2 Diabetes
0:23:21 - The Global Pandemic of Diabetes
0:26:33 - The Silent Pandemic of Fatty Liver
0:29:11 - Diagnosing Pre-Diabetes and Diabetes
0:33:09 - The Body as a Dual-Fuel Engine
0:40:04 - Thoughts on Ozempic (Fat Jabs)
0:51:41 - How Modern Lifestyles Have Changed
0:54:05 - The World Health Organisation's Stance
0:56:49 - The System That Profits from Sickness
1:04:36 - Lifestyle Change vs. A Diet
1:07:04 - Understanding Your Metabolic Age
1:10:00 - Practical First Steps to Change
1:13:32 - The Spectrum of Food Addiction
1:15:00 - Engineering Addictive Foods
1:24:53 - Unconscious Eating Habits
1:29:23 - Burning Fat vs. Burning Sugar
1:32:13 - The Six-Month Challenge
1:33:21 - Low-Carb Resources 

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