119: Staving Off Diabetes with Steve

Feb 13, 2025

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When today’s guest, Steve, was 27, his dad fell at work and was rushed to the hospital where he had his right leg amputated from the knee down.

Turns out, Steve’s dad had diabetes. But nobody in the family knew it because his dad never got diagnosed—until after he lost his right leg.

Determined not to follow in his father’s footsteps, Steve decided to do something a lot of men neglect: He decided to go to the doctor regularly.

And good thing he did too. During one checkup in his 30s, Steve discovered that his blood pressure and cholesterol were very high. After this doctor’s appointment, he made a commitment to himself to exercise...

And he stuck to his commitment:

He just hit his 10-year anniversary for his group exercise class. He’s been doing Man Flow Yoga for several years (even after getting both hips replaced). And he’s been able to stave off diabetes, and worse.

In this episode, Steve shares:

Why making small diet tweaks instead of large sweeping changes results in more weight loss
How going to yoga classes with a female instructor aggravated his joints
Common sense advice men need to hear (but don’t want to hear)

And more, including…

Why something as simple as an annual blood check can save your life (2:18)
How to leverage surging blood pressure and cholesterol levels to “snap” you into creating a healthier life (3:53)
The most beneficial, yet barely noticeable tweak Steve made to his diet which staved off diabetes (4:21)
How to best prevent the post-hip surgery weight gain that can cause you to accidentally gain 30 pounds (6:32)
Why female-led yoga classes at your local gym can actually cause more injuries than it helps prevent (10:09)
How to trick your brain into doing yoga five times per week (and why it’s easier than you think) (13:51)
Dealing with a lot of soreness and pain after workouts? Here’s the best Man Flow Yoga Program to follow to eliminate your pain (15:02)
3 dirt-simple things to try to help you fall asleep within 5 to 10 minutes of laying down (31:46)

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Quotes from this episode’s guest:

(1:33) When I was 27, my dad was diagnosed with diabetes. He had been at work and he had been having pain off and on, but hadn't really gone to a doctor. So he wound up falling down at work and being brought to the hospital where his right leg was amputated from the knee down. We didn’t know he had diabetes, so that was the point for me where I decided I needed to just check on my health.
(4:27) The most important diet tweak for my health was to eat a larger meal in the middle of the day, instead of eating a big meal at supper time.
(10:09) I used to go to a yoga class at the gym and I know I stopped doing that. It was a female instructor and I was having knee pain and hip pain. I didn't realize that my hips were as bad as they were but a lot of the poses were aggravating my joints. So I decided to look for something more geared towards men.
(14:08) I feel better after doing yoga. And I think it helps when you do other exercises afterwards to have the yoga first. That makes it easy to do five days a week.
(15:02) The Flexibility Beyond Challenge really took care of a lot of the pain I've been having after the workouts.
(25:13) It's definitely easier for me to get around without pain as much thanks to Man Flow Yoga.