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Magnesium and Metabolic Health: How to Support Insulin Resistance, Diabetes & More with Barb Woegerer, ND

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One out of every three individuals has insulin resistance, and hemoglobin A1c can lag behind it.

1. The Balance with Britt Podcast episode 110 focuses on magnesium and metabolic health with Dr. Barb Woegerer, ND. 2. Brit introduces Dr. Barb as a naturopathic doctor in Toronto, Ontario, and points to her book, Magnesium, the Missing Mineral. 3. The episode asks how magnesium affects insulin resistance, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol. 4. Brit cites 2018 and 2022 research showing less than 12% of Americans were metabolically healthy, then less than 7%. 5. Dr. Barb defines metabolic health as the body's ability to generate energy, process nutrients, and regulate blood sugar, insulin, cholesterol, and weight. 6. She says good metabolic health lowers risk for diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease. 7. Dr. Barb says magnesium supports more than 800 enzymatic reactions, including energy production and carbohydrate, fat, and protein use. 8. She explains that low magnesium can impair glucose metabolism, weaken insulin receptor signaling, and raise blood sugar. 9. She adds that magnesium helps regulate calcium inside cells, which affects insulin signaling and glucose uptake. 10. Brit and Dr. Barb discuss insulin resistance as a hidden issue that can appear before fasting glucose or A1c becomes abnormal. 11. Dr. Barb says one out of every three individuals has insulin resistance. 12. She notes that LifeLabs in Ontario now flags an A1c of 5.5 as at risk for prediabetes. 13. She says 5.6 and 5.7 suggest insulin problems, while 6.4 is where type 2 diabetes is reached. 14. Dr. Barb recommends fasting insulin and sometimes a two-hour oral glucose and insulin test. 15. She says these tests show whether someone is releasing too much insulin or not enough insulin. 16. Dr. Barb lists fatigue, muscle cramps, poor sleep, sugar cravings, energy dips, high blood pressure, digestive issues, and brain fog as possible magnesium-related signs. 17. She says people with insulin resistance, diabetes, or metabolic syndrome often excrete more magnesium in urine. 18. The interview stays practical and explanatory, with Brit asking follow-up questions and Dr. Barb answering in clinical detail. 19. People tracking blood sugar, cholesterol, stress, or mineral status would likely find this useful. 20. People looking only for quick weight-loss tips may not want the deeper metabolic explanation.

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A grounded magnesium discussion that treats normal labs as part of the picture, not the final word.

Magnesium and Metabolic Health stays centered on the links between magnesium and insulin resistance, blood sugar, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol. Dr.

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You want a clearer read on magnesium and the metabolic markers it keeps showing up around.

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