Lifespan vs Healthspan: Why Blood Sugar Control Changes Everything

In this episode, I speak with Dr. Beverly Yates about why diabetes risk rises during menopause and how blood sugar affects everything from energy to brain health. We explore the difference between lifespan and healthspan, the role of A1C testing and CGMs, and why strength training may be the most powerful prevention strategy. This conversation is about taking control before pre-diabetes turns into something more serious.- - - - - Dr. Beverly Yates, ND, is a licensed Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine and a leading authority in online care for type 2 diabetes. Through her virtual practice, she offers programs and supplements designed to help people lower blood sugar naturally from home, without ever needing to visit a clinic.She is on a mission to help 3 million people heal from type 2 diabetes and prediabetes, and has already helped thousands reverse type 2 diabetes through practical, sustainable lifestyle strategies.Dr. Yates is currently writing a new book on blood sugar, The Yates Protocol: 5 No-Shame Steps to Fix Your Blood Sugar and Eat the Food You Love.Her unique approach combines an MIT background in Electrical Engineering, experience as a Systems Engineer in Silicon Valley, and leadership of California’s first fully accredited Naturopathic and Integrative Medicine Residency Program. This blend of technology, systems thinking, and clinical expertise informs the effective online programs she developed to help people regain blood sugar control and improve their quality of life.An internationally recognized speaker and expert in diabetes and heart disease, Dr. Yates is the author of Heart Health for Black Women: A Natural Approach to Healing and Preventing Heart Disease and co-author of several books, including The Soul of Success, Vol. 2 with Jack Canfield.Her work has been featured across major media outlets including ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, NPR, Fox, SiriusXM, MindBodyGreen, Essence, Good Housekeeping, Women’s World, and Reader’s Digest.- - - - - Dr. Pat McShane, MDLinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/pat-mcshane-0535ba3/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.womenshealthspan.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@mcshanepmcshane9303⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Produced by DrTalks: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://drtalks.com/podcast/