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Benjamin Bikman
Why We Get Sick (Hardcover)
Benjamin Bikman on insulin resistance as the common root of chronic disease
The BYU pathophysiologist’s case that insulin resistance sits under diabetes, fatty liver, hypertension, infertility, and a long list of ‘separate’ diseases. Foreword by Jason Fung. More mechanism than Means, less kitchen-hack than Inchauspé. Pair with our glucose and obesity-code guides.
Typical price: $18 – $28 USD
How It Works
Academic synthesis of insulin-resistance literature aimed at civilians. Strongest on why the same labs keep showing up across specialties; weaker as a personalized meal plan. Not a substitute for diabetes drugs you already need.
Insulin First
Treats hyperinsulinemia as the upstream signal — not calories in isolation, not a CGM subscription.
Recognize It
Waist, triglycerides, fasting insulin if you can get it, blood pressure. Cheap labs beat a 40-supplement stack.
Food and Movement
Fewer refined carbs, more protein and whole food, walking. The plan is boring on purpose.
What You'll Experience
Reading
1 weekMost readers order fasting insulin or triglycerides and cut liquid sugar first.
Kitchen
Month 1Ultra-processed snacks drop. CGM is optional curiosity.
Benefits
One Mechanism, Many Diseases
Moderate EvidenceUseful organizing story before you buy berberine and a CGM.
Pairs With Fung and Means
Moderate EvidenceScience layer under Obesity Code and Good Energy.
Risks & Considerations
Not Oncology or Psych Treatment
medium riskInsulin framing does not replace cancer care or psychiatric care.
Diabetes Meds
high riskDo not stop prescribed drugs because a hardcover explained insulin.
Community Reviews
Synthesized consensus from Reddit, forums, and expert sources.
Praised as the clearest insulin-resistance explainer. Critics wanted more recipes. Fung’s foreword is why fasting readers find it.
- ·Fung foreword
- ·280 pages
- ·Labs first
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