Top Insulin Expert: Insulin Is More Dangerous Than Sugar! This Will Strip Fat Faster Than Anything!

I try to stay on top of vitamins and supplements, but it’s never a joy. If someone at home wants to lose weight and feel healthier, is this conversation going to get them there?

Calories matter, but they’re not the main lever; insulin is the master switch for energy use and storage. Cut carbs, lower insulin, and a ketogenic approach becomes a simple, practical path that also feeds the brain with ketones.

I want 2026 to be the year I finally dial in my health, so please build me the perfect plan. And before we start, a sincere thank you for listening every week—this show is our dream and we’re only just getting started, so follow along and I’ll keep pushing to bring you the guests and conversations you want.

Winter stacks the deck toward weight gain and insulin resistance, so plan indulgences instead of winging it. Give treats a defined window, ask someone you trust to keep you honest, and remember frequent refined carbs make control much harder.

I polled listeners on 2026 diet changes: keto topped the list, then cutting sugar, weight loss, fasting, more protein, whole foods, low carb, and finally calorie control.

I’m thrilled calories ranked last; the old 'eat less, move more' model misses biology. Two equal-calorie meals can have different effects—lower carb raises post‑meal energy burn and high insulin slows metabolism and shunts fuel into storage, which is why pure calorie cutting often leads to relentless hunger.

So a sugary, starchy meal can leave my brain running low on usable energy soon after, which makes me hungry again.

Exactly—your fat cells can be packed while your brain feels underfed unless ketones are available. Start by lowering insulin, not calories; eat protein and fat when hungry, enjoy whole fruits and vegetables, and let appetite guide you.

My brother quietly followed your advice and dropped about fifteen pounds; he looks totally different.

He told me it felt effortless because the hunger faded.

Listeners said similar things—one person cut sugar and flour, went high protein, high fat, low carb with reasonable calories, and normalized their blood sugar fast.

There isn’t only one way to lose weight, but keto is simple because it doesn’t pit you against appetite. Ketosis can raise fat‑tissue energy burn approximately three times and you even waste some ketones in breath and urine, which is like venting extra calories.

For someone new, what are ketones and why do they matter for a healthy, happy 2026?

Ketones are made when insulin is low—through fasting or low carb—and the liver turns fat into fuel for the brain and body, often after about sixteen hours without eating. Lowering insulin also helps clear liver fat quickly, independent of calorie matching.

Some say keto isn’t sustainable—how do you answer that?

Any diet works until you stop, but keto isn’t built on white‑knuckle hunger and many people use it long term, from epilepsy to migraines. The brain especially thrives on ketones, with signals of benefit across mood and neurodegenerative issues.

I even lost my sugar cravings; I stared at a cinnamon roll and felt nothing.

Stable brain fuel steadies cravings, and the heart also seems to favor ketones, with research showing certain ketone forms widening vessels and improving output; I even saw my own blood pressure drop after an LBHB shot. Companies now offer various exogenous ketones so people can raise levels without strict dieting.

I’ve got a shelf full of ketone products and a finger‑stick meter—I’m going to test a ketone shot now.

1,3‑butanediol converts in the liver to BHB, which acts as both fuel and a signaling molecule that can boost nitric oxide and blood flow, a different route to some benefits men chase with certain drugs. Once BHB is in the blood, most cells use it easily without insulin, including brain and heart.

My ketones rose within minutes, and while we’re here, listeners asked about differences for women.

Women aren’t small men—the follicular phase is more fat‑burning and ketogenic, while the luteal phase raises progesterone and hunger, so fasting or strict keto may feel tougher then. Importantly, controlled data in women show no consistent cortisol spike on keto, countering the idea it’s uniquely stressful.

Okay, build me the perfect 2026 plan—diet and lifestyle.

Keep breakfast and lunch very low carb, eat protein and fat freely, and make lunch hearty; I train fasted mid‑morning, do a short resistance session, then sauna, with an early ruck and an ice bath to set my clock and help sleep. Dinner is a family meal around five or six and more flexible, but avoid late snacking because evening hyperglycemia can trigger fight‑or‑flight and ruin sleep.

Anything else people should add to hit their 2026 goals?

Exogenous ketones can ease the transition and help preserve lean mass while losing weight. And read more—challenge your brain while it’s humming on steadier fuel.

A listener wrote that her husband tried keto, blacked out within eight hours, and was later diagnosed with an insulinoma—she asked us to share nuance.

An insulinoma pumps insulin nonstop, so carbs drop while ketones stay suppressed, starving the brain of both fuels—low carb is dangerous there; fasting glucose trends could flag it early, and treatment targets the tumor. On cancer more broadly, metabolic therapy is promising—Dr. Thomas Seyfried’s work points to mitochondria and glucose dependence, and a ketogenic state may become a powerful adjunct.

When the BBC criticized us for platforming that perspective, it sharpened our mission; we now add on‑screen citations so listeners can see studies in real time and judge for themselves.

Science should welcome scrutiny and change course when data demand it, even if it challenges institutions or dietary dogma. Humility is the posture that moves truth forward.

For building muscle while losing fat, I like exogenous ketones and a solid omega-3 if you’re not eating fish, and I’m wary of how much B vitamins people unknowingly take through fortified flours and processed foods because pushing mitochondrial efficiency that far can favor storage over burn, which shows up in animal data and hints in human niacin studies.

I’ve got a GLP1 pen here; could I just use this and watch the fat drop off?

GLP1 drugs blunt appetite by telling your brain you’re done and by slowing your gut, and they work until the body adapts, cravings creep back by about two years, nausea makes many quit, and a large share of weight lost can be lean mass, which is a real long-term risk, especially for older women.

So who should use it, and for how long?

I’d use a low dose in short cycles while coaching a low-carb routine to retrain cravings, then taper off and only cycle back if needed, which in our clinic collaboration outperformed the drug alone on fat loss and muscle retention over multiple years.

My team also handed me allulose and collagen; what’s the point of these?

Allulose is a rare sugar that isn’t metabolized but nudges your own GLP1 up, which helps if you’re trying to get off the meds, and yerba mate does this too, while collagen peptides also lift GLP1 and, in new data, support skin integrity.

Any other supplements you rate for this journey?

Creatine is a staple for me because it refuels ATP fast so you do more work in less time and it also boosts brain energy, with five grams fine for muscle and roughly ten to fifteen grams for the brain, and women and vegetarians benefit a lot here without getting bulky.

I’ve seen research on creatine protecting thinking when you’re underslept.

There’s a human study showing sleep-deprived people on creatine performed better on cognitive tests, which is why I take it first thing every morning.

Some worry about blood sugar spikes or kidney issues with creatine.

Creatine itself doesn’t raise glucose unless the powder is cut with carbs, and higher creatinine on labs is expected from normal metabolism, not kidney harm, with multi-year data showing no renal damage even at high doses.

Picture a thirty-five-year-old parent called Dave who keeps bouncing back; what does he need to hear to finally change in 2026?

Have a reason that lives outside yourself, like your kids, then pick one craving-driven habit and change it with help, and when you turn to food, eat a real lunch so you’re not chasing snacks later.

Small moves can feel trivial, but they cascade—cutting alcohol alone can transform sleep.

Alcohol may knock you out faster but wrecks sleep quality, which pushes cortisol and insulin resistance up the next day so you crave more and store more, and ketones can calm the stress response when sleep is shaky.

What big thing did we miss for someone trying to turn the corner?

Middle-aged men should check testosterone because low levels drive fatigue and fat gain, and modest weight loss often lifts it, with supplements or TRT as needed, and I’ve seen cold plunges followed by training give a strong bump too.

Which tests matter, and can we do them at home—including a CGM?

Push for fasting insulin alongside glucose and lipids and aim near seven microunits per milliliter, use the HOMA score for insulin resistance, and wear a CGM for a couple of weeks to see how your choices hit your blood sugar, which pairs nicely with HRV wearables and helped me fix evening spikes that were wrecking my sleep.

Our last-guest question: if you could have one thing for life, not family, what would it be and why?

My scriptures, because my faith anchors my happiness and reminds me that every action is a vote for the future I hope for, and to the bigger question of life’s purpose, I see this mortal stretch as a time to learn self-mastery and grow into what our Heavenly Parents modeled—an eternal family and the chance to become more like them.

Thank you for listening, and we’ll see you next time.