About This Episode
If you’re doing “everything right”—eating clean, exercising daily—but the scale won’t budge and your blood sugar remains high, your body might not be broken. It might be in survival mode.
In this episode of the Reverse Diabetes Podcast, Dr. Beverly Yates is joined by Dr. Eric Gordon, president of the Gordon Medical Research Center. They pull back the curtain on the Cell Danger Response (CDR)—a groundbreaking concept that explains how chronic inflammation, toxins, and stress tell your mitochondria to stop burning fat and start storing it to “protect” you.
In this episode, you’ll learn
The CDR Breakthrough: Why insulin resistance is often a survival mechanism, not just a metabolic “glitch.”
Mitochondria & Metabolism: How these “cellular engines” switch to an inefficient sugar-burning mode when they sense danger.
The “Skinny Fat” Mystery: Why lean individuals can still suffer from fatty liver and metabolic dysfunction.
Muscle “Deafness”: How chronic inflammation acts as a physical blocker, making your muscle cells “deaf” to insulin signals.
Environmental Toxins: The hidden role of air quality, pesticides, and “forever chemicals” in your blood sugar struggles.
The Path to Healing: How to signal “safety” to your cells so they can finally move from defense to recovery.
Connect with Dr. Eric Gordon: Website: gordonmedical.com
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