Im looking for educational resources to better my understanding on cortisol, insulin, nutrition, and everything that goes with it. I need something other than quick articles that usually promotes products. Either books, or even online classes. Trying to patch and connect it all in bits and pieces in articles isn’t the way i learn. Help.
With such a broad request (more information) it’s kind of hard to guide you.
I’d say the easiest way to break out of “just articles” is to hop into something like academic books.
Medical or nutrition science textbooks should get you a fairly deep understanding of the topics you want, which you can then further dive into actual study papers to get very specific mechanism or action type info.
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There are courses in everything nowdays. You probably need to just google 2-3 words.
okay, i get it sounded vague, but it was that way for a reason.
I dont mind textbook or online classes, but i don’t just want to read something that is old news. Today’s understanding on nutrition, supplements, and how the body reacts differ from a few decades ago. I’m almost 50yrs old, what was taught when i was growing up has changed and when I’m reading articles from Christian Thibaudeau and the like it would be better if i had a solid understanding of body chemistry that isn’t going to send me the wrong way.
Or if you took a fantastic online class that you enjoyed that explained things or read a book at breaks everything down, then please, pass that information on.
Because i want to learn.
And yes @hankthetank89 i could google 2-3 words and start a path to nowhere or worse in the wrong direction. This is why I am asking for recommendations. I’m sure they’re smart people in here that can direct me in my first steps.
What is your end goal with this information? Just to have it for the sake of knowing it? Applying nutrition principles to your eating program?
I’m not entirely sure articles online (properly sourced of course) are not enough for that type of goal.
For example … it’s probably enough to know that “insulin helps the body digest and use carbohydrates”, and you probably don’t need to know “in type 2 diabetics it’s advised to take X units of insulin to reduce a persons blood glucose Y amount”
Is there some piece of the puzzle you think is missing from your knowledge that is not answered in a layperson facing article ? Put another way, is there something you are trying to accomplish that you don’t think you can given your current level of knowledge or information available to you?
Dr. Jade Teta gets into all those things (cortisol, insulin, etc.) and he teaches in a way that’s easy to understand. I read his first book about ten years ago, and it connected so many dots on those complicated hormones, but his new book is even better.
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@Lonnie123 I need more than just what’s in an article. I like to fully understand what is going on not just repeat what I saw in a page and a half article. Sure it can tell me creatine will make my muscles fuller and stronger, but why? What else does insulin react to? I like to be able to understand if I do X with Y, then Z will happen and then be able to cross that information when i read something else and understand why that’s happening. Not just be happy that it is. I’m sort of like Charlie Day https://cdn-useast1.kapwing.com/collections/charlie-conspiracy-always-sunny-in-philidelphia-meme-template-kubue.jpg
@Dani_Shugart Thank you very much! This is what i was looking for. Something to help me connect all the dots!
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I’m so glad! Hope you enjoy it!
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I think something like Dani gave you is a great start then, and then if you really want to go deeper your next stop is academic texts.
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I recommend this book. It was used for my degree in nutrition (I’m an RD) and I still have it.
Like @Lonnie123 said, I don’t think one needs to read such a book to know what to do with diet, but if you like learning for the sake of it, the book does the job.
Advanced Nutrition and Human Metabolism (MindTap Course List) https://a.co/d/iFZXY8c
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This one too.
Nutrition and Diagnosis-Related Care https://a.co/d/cFkKTx8
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This fueled my nightmares for a solid semester! lol
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I had some similar in my undergrad (I’m an RD) but I graduated 20 years ago. I finally got rid of it recently during a move.
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I finished up my master’s degree in 2004 - so we were being tortured at roughly the same time. lol
So that’s three of us RD’s here. 
@QuadQueen @sirdanoman
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Hence I can’t relate to someone who wants to read it for fun.
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Nothing says entertainment like the TCA cycle. 
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Andrew Huberman is a professor of Neurobiology and Ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine. He has a podcast that includes deep dives into all of the subjects you are seeking help with. It takes some time and perseverance to get through it all. You can weed out the topics that don’t interest you and focus on the ones that do.