Metabolic Syndrome

About Metabolic Syndrome

Metabolic syndrome often shows up as a cluster of numbers creeping the wrong way, and people come to DrTalks wanting to change course before it turns into diabetes or heart disease. Rising blood sugar, belly weight that won't budge, high blood pressure and cholesterol, fatigue and poor sleep are all things these experts see every day. These talks also go past the scale. Metabolic health is tied to insulin resistance, inflammation, stress, gut health, sleep and your body clock, processed food, and even your thyroid and brain. You'll find conversations on metabolic flexibility, the fasting-mimicking diet, how blood sugar affects your thyroid, and using GLP-1 medications without losing muscle. Doctors, cardiologists and functional medicine practitioners explain what's actually going on, which tests are worth asking your provider about, from cardiometabolic markers to continuous glucose monitors, and what helps, from time-restricted eating, low-carb eating and smarter meal timing to fasting approaches, strength training and better sleep.