Physiologically Speaking

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. Blood glucose control Resistance exercise training can reduce fasting glucose by 2–5 mg/dL in adults with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes but doesn’t seem to reduce blood glucose in healthy adults (not surprising).

Physiology 52

Physiology Exercise Blood Pressure Risk Factors 52

Physiologically Speaking

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

In this week's post, we take a deep dive into the latest study showing that red meat intake is associated with type 2 diabetes…one that caused quite a stir in the media. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. More meat, more diabetes? Could red meat intake be causing diabetes? Read more

Diabetes 52

Diabetes BMI Nursing Diet 52

Physiologically Speaking

MARCH 8, 2024

Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. On Wednesday, I published a post on the philosophy and physiology of an “exercise pill.” Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. When consumed via the diet (or used as a supplement), creatine increases our body’s phosphocreatine (PCr) stores.

Physiology 52

Physiology Exercise Diet Research 52

Physiologically Speaking

MARCH 27, 2024

Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. Tl;dr: Continuous glucose monitors can be extremely insightful to use for a month or two, but unless you have diabetes or are at a high risk of having diabetes, it’s probably not something you need to use all the time. Do you follow an 80-20 routine with a bike?

Physiology 52

Physiology Exercise Diabetes Download 52

Physiologically Speaking

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Both lactate and BHB naturally increase in response to physiological stresses—lactate during intense exercise and BHB during prolonged fasting or low-carbohydrate diets. At the same time, BHB levels rise more gradually, paralleling the ketogenic state induced by fasting or ketogenic diets.

Exercise 75

Exercise Physiology Diet Obesity 75

Physiologically Speaking

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. Selecting the optimal diet. For example, here’s a piece focusing on the findings from an analysis of 400+ diet books going back to the 1860s. Another study found that they don’t get diabetes and kidney diseases (the ninth leading cause of death).

Diet 52

Diet Cardiovascular Disease Exercise Research 52

Physiologically Speaking

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. The weekend warrior activity pattern was associated with a 23% lower risk for hypertension, a 43% lower risk for diabetes, a 45% lower risk for obesity, and a 43% lower risk for sleep apnea.

Exercise 105

Exercise Physiology Dementia Obesity 105

Physiologically Speaking

MAY 3, 2024

Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. ICYMI On Wednesday, I published a post discussing the different metabolic effects of the ketogenic diet and exogenous ketones during exercise. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication.

Exercise 95

Exercise Physiology Research Kidney Disease 95

Dr. Paddy Barrett

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Focusing your efforts on preventing type 2 diabetes, however, is arguably one of the best strategies you can use and is likely to have the biggest gains. When I say diabetes, I am referring to type 2 diabetes, not type 1 diabetes. Having diabetes is very likely to shorten your life. Here’s why. That is huge!

Diabetes 52

Diabetes Cancer Exercise Cardiovascular Disease 52

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

MAY 10, 2024

These indirect and direct factors can lead to obesity, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, ischemia with no obstructive coronary artery disease (INOCA), CAD, myocardial infarction (MI), and stroke via the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, sympathetic-adrenal-medullary system, sympathetic nervous system, and hypoestrogenemia.

Coronary Artery Disease 59

Coronary Artery Disease Obesity Chest Pain Ischemia 59

Physiologically Speaking

APRIL 24, 2024

6 [link] Insufficient sleep has been linked to a greater risk for several health conditions including obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and cognitive decline. 21 22 23 It is worth noting that the literature here is still in its infancy, as research into sex differences is currently an emerging area in physiology.

Blood Pressure 52

Blood Pressure Blood Clot COVID-19 Cardiovascular Disease 52