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Body Signals, a Signos Podcast

60 episodes - English - Latest episode: 20 days ago - ★★★★★ - 39 ratings

Losing weight starts with Signos. The data scientists and doctors at Signos have developed a way to meet your weight loss goals using your body’s metabolic signals and a little help from a best-in-class continuous glucose monitor (CGM), the smart devices you use every day, and some artificial intelligence. Hosted by Signos Chief Data Scientist and New York Times Best-selling author, Bill Tancer, our podcast Body Signals brings you the latest info on diet, fitness, and metabolic health as well as interviews with top experts, athletes, and celebrities.

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Episodes

Pizza, Wine, and Precision Nutrition: an Interview with Dr. Suneil Koliwad (Part 2)

July 07, 2021 02:00 - 39 minutes - 27.5 MB

Host Bill Tancer Interviews Dr. Suneil Koliwad, Chief of the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism at UCSF. They explore how monitoring the variation of glucose levels via a CGM is ground-breaking for precision nutrition and is redefining what's possible for weight loss. Dr. Koliwad discusses how exercise affects your glucose, the interaction between carbs, fat and alcohol, and the reason why general food guidelines are flawed. 

Why Diets Work, But The Weight Comes Back, Interview with Dr. Suneil Koliwad (Part 1)

June 29, 2021 14:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MB

Host Bill Tancer Interviews Signos Advisor Dr. Suneil Koliwad, Chief of the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism at UCSF. Dr. Koliwad explains why anyone can lose weight on diets, but why that weight loss is almost always temporary. Bill and Dr Koliwad discusses what we can learn from the hit NBC Show the Biggest Loser as well as why the quicker someone loses weight, the faster that weight will be regained, reinforcing the idea of making small changes and why slow and steady wins the gam...

Don't Underestimate the Impact of Meal Timing with Thomas DeLauer.

June 10, 2021 18:00 - 55 minutes - 38 MB

Bill Tancer interviews Signos Advisor Thomas DeLauer on Keto meals, different ways to lower your blood sugar naturally, sugar substitutes that lower your glucose and more. Thomas DeLauer is an author, health and fitness expert, and performance coach who lost (and kept off) 100 lbs during his own health transformation.

Resistant Starches: Not All Starches are Created Equal, a Chat with Hannah and Bill

May 17, 2021 16:00 - 42 minutes - 28.9 MB

Give Me Back My Carbs...with Resistant Starch?! Signos CMO Hannah Russin joins host Bill Tancer to discuss our in-house eating experimentation and results and how you, too, can eat carbs and still lose weight.

What You Eat Can Be a Life or Death Choice: Interview with Paul Dituro, Human Performance Expert on How to Make Decisions Under Pressure

March 30, 2021 17:00 - 45 minutes - 31.4 MB

Hear how neurotransmitters allow you to make decisions, when your snack choices can lead to life or death consequences, and how to hone your body. Trained in trauma medicine, Paul Dituro brings his deep knowledge of physiology and neuroscience to the podcast. Paul regularly collaborates with professional athletes, academic institutions, and special projects to push the boundaries of what the body and mind can accomplish.

Why Prevention is The Best Medicine With Signos Co-Founder, Dr. William Dixon

March 04, 2021 20:00 - 33 minutes - 23.4 MB

Deep dive into the science powering Signos with Co-Founder Dr. William Dixon. We explore how glucose monitoring creates a continuous feedback loop so you can understand what might be causing you to gain weight, stress and glucose spikes, and how working at a community health clinic inspired him to help found the company. Dr. Dixon did his undergraduate at Princeton in molecular biology, and went to medical school at University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. He’s a co-founder here at Signos a...

Why CGMs Should Be Our Food Guides with Signos Cofounders Bill and Sharam

February 05, 2021 02:00 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MB

Fireside Chat with Signos CEO Sharam Fouladgar-Mercer and Signos Chief Data Scientist Bill Tancer. During this conversation, Sharam and Bill discuss why they started Signos, what are continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), and how CGMs can be key for weight loss. Bill provides examples of how CGMs can guide you towards finding foods that won't spike your glucose measurement. He shares his own experience of finding out that oatmeal, a breakfast known to keep glucose stable, caused a massive glu...

Season 1 Episode 1: Bill and Sharam's Fireside Chat

February 05, 2021 02:00 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MB

<p>Fireside Chat with Signos CEO Sharam Fouladgar-Mercer and Signos CDS Bill Tancer. During this chat Sharam and Bill discuss using continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) for weight loss, how CGMs work, and how they can be used for weight loss.</p> <p>Bill provides examples of how CGMs can guide you towards finding foods that won't spike your glucose measurement, and his own experience of finding out within the first few hours of using the Signos app, that Oatmeal, a breakfast that he'd been en...