The Jesse Chappus Show 724: Insulin Resistance Starts With This — Here’s the Fastest Way to Reverse It | Dr. Robert Cywes
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Sep 29, 2026 
Dr. Robert Cywes, a dual board-certified surgeon and metabolic health specialist, explores carbohydrate addiction, emotional eating, and insulin resistance. He discusses how excess sugar affects the liver, why boundaries and planned meals matter, and healthier ways to regulate emotions. The conversation covers animal-based nutrition, fasting, GLP-1 medication, movement, and the long road toward metabolic recovery.
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Create Physical Distance From Trigger Foods
- Set boundaries around household trigger foods instead of relying on willpower alone.
- Cywes describes placing relatives’ snacks in a separate refrigerator and avoiding environments he cannot safely navigate.
Treat Relapse Risk With Concrete Safeguards
- People with obesity or type 2 diabetes may need abstinence rather than moderation, because permission can restart addiction.
- Use corrective safeguards after mistakes, such as having a spouse order food for you.
Recovery Requires Better Emotional Off Ramps
- Recovery does not remove the need to regulate emotional tension; it changes the method.
- Cywes lists creative work, human connection, physical activity, spirituality, meditation, sexuality, and sleep as effort-based alternatives.
