Plant Positive's video: 35 How To Become Insulin Resistant The Paleo Way 1

Do you want to be insulin resistant? According to the low-carb leaders, you shouldn't. Gary Taubes says, "When you're insulin-resistant, you secrete more insulin and you store more fat" (p.124, WWGF). Mark Sisson wrote, "Here's a quick summary of some of the unpleasant consequences of becoming insulin resistant ... Fat cells get bigger (and fatter), so you gain weight" (p.74, The Primal Blueprint). Loren Cordain informs us that, "It's only recently that scientists have begun expanding the scope of insulin re-sistance. In research worldwide, this condition is being linked to many other chronic diseases and health problems" (p.78. The Paleo Diet). Insulin resistance is associated with obesity, cancer, and heart disease. But what was the evolutionary purpose of insu-lin resistance? And what sort of diets promote it? In this video, I argue that high-protein diets could predispose you to insulin re-sistance. How authentically Paleo do you really want to be? And what sort of body shape was the true Paleolithic ideal?