{"podcast":{"title":"Metabolic Matters","slug":"metabolic-matters-6612088","podcast_index_feed_id":6612088,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/689a05385edc63baa39fe9fe","website_url":"https://metabolicmatters.com/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/689a05385edc63baa39fe9fe/1769623888369-a43128f5-63c7-4793-85d2-703558253a95.jpeg","author":"Metabolic Regen","episode_count":65,"summary":"Metabolic Matters is a podcast exploring health through lived experience. Through conversations with patients, loved ones, and practitioners, the show examines how perspectives shift around metabolism, chronic illness, and rooted health—and how these insights are changing the way we understand care. Metabolic Matters is a podcast produced by Metabolic Regen. © Metabolic Regen. All rights reserved. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/metabolic-matters-6612088"},"episode":{"title":"The Shocking Truth About Sugar Addiction: How One Molecule Is Hijacking Your Metabolism","slug":"the-shocking-truth-about-sugar-addiction-how-one-molecule-is-hijacking-your-metabolism","published_at":"2025-11-11T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/metabolic-matters-6612088/the-shocking-truth-about-sugar-addiction-how-one-molecule-is-hijacking-your-metabolism","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/metabolic-matters-6612088","url":"https://shows.acast.com/metabolic-matters/episodes/the-shocking-truth-about-sugar-addiction-sander-brus","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/689a05385edc63baa39fe9fe/e/69122341a17ebcde885ca1c3/media.mp3","summary":"What if you could block your sugar cravings at the source —and retrain your metabolism to crave health instead of glucose spikes? 🍭 In this eye-opening episode of Metabolic Matters , Dr. Nasha Winters sits down with Sander Brus, founder and CEO of NoSu Health, to explore how a breakthrough herbal technology may help us finally escape the grip of sugar addiction. Combining modern metabolic science with ancient Ayurvedic wisdom, Sander shares how his company’s product, Sweet Shield, uses plant compounds like Gymnema sylvestre —known as “the sugar destroyer”—to blunt sweet taste receptors, flatten glucose spikes, and rewire cravings from the inside out. They dive into the real science of sugar and the sweet taste receptor, uncovering why our modern food environment keeps us hooked, what happens when you retrain your taste buds, and how metabolic flexibility is the true key to longevity and energy. The conversation also takes a personal turn as Sander shares how his mother’s cancer journey shaped his mission to make metabolic health accessible to everyone. If you’ve ever struggled with cravings, energy crashes, or blood sugar swings, this episode will change how you see your body—and your relationship with sweetness—forever. Connect with Sander Brus and Nosu Health Website: https://nosuhealth.com/   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brusleyy/                    https://www.instagram.com/nosuhealth/ About Your Host I’m Dr. Nasha Winters, a global healthcare authority, best-selling author, and educator in the emerging field of integrative oncology and terrain-based cancer care. I host Metabolic Matters to explore the intersections between metabolism, medicine, and meaning. Subsc…","meta_description":"What if you could block your sugar cravings at the source —and retrain your metabolism to crave health instead of glucose spikes? 🍭 In this eye-opening ep…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3581,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/metabolic-matters-6612088/episodes/the-shocking-truth-about-sugar-addiction-how-one-molecule-is-hijacking-your-metabolism/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/metabolic-matters-6612088/the-shocking-truth-about-sugar-addiction-how-one-molecule-is-hijacking-your-metabolism.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}