Episode Details

Several months ago, I filled you in on "The 2 Best Ways To Burn Fat Fast (Without Destroying Your Hormones Or Metabolism)".

But what you learned in that article only scratched the surface of the multiple mechanisms underlying why the human body can be resistant to fat loss, and how to achieve truly sustainable, long-lasting weight loss in a safe and efficient manner.

So during today's solosode, you'll discover... -How fat actually gets burnt...6:20

• Law of conservation of mass: Mass, in an isolated system, is neither created nor destroyed by chemical reactions or physical transformations
• Fat is primarily disposed of via the breath
• Calories, as well as excess carbs and proteins, are converted into triglycerides and stored in lipid droplets of adipocytes
• Excess dietary fat undergoes lipolysis, and then reesterification
• Triglycerides are composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
• Oxidation: requires inhalation of oxygen
• Study: When someone loses weight, where does the fat go?
  • For 22 pounds of fat to be oxidized, 64 pounds of oxygen must be inhaled
  • Results in 61 pounds of carbon dioxide excreted via the lungs and 24 pounds of water excreted via urine, sweat, feces, and breath
• Average of 17,000 breaths per day will excrete .32 lbs of carbon
• Sources of carbon (other than eating coal) are: dietary carbs, proteins, and fats
• If you didn't get all that, get this: Losing fat means consuming less carbon than you've exhaled. Even small quantities of food can foil your efforts at weight loss. The simple solution is to move more and eat less.

The 16 reasons you're not burning fat the way you'd like – Chronic Inflammation...12:35

• High levels of transforming growth actor beta cause irregular appetite and glucose regulation
• Matrix metalloproteinases (MMP): calcium-dependent zinc-containing endopeptidases
• Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF): Aids in the growth of new blood vessels; correlated with obesity
• Nitric oxide synthase
• Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) = meta inflammation
• Nos uncoupling (genetic factors)
• StrateGene
• Tree of Life, Bob Miller's site
• Sugar can be inflammatory but is more quickly metabolized than things like vegetable oil
• Chronic stress is a factor: overstimulation of the limbic system
• Cell Danger Response (CDR)
  • Toxic by Neil Nathan
  • Dr. Robert Naviaux

– Glycemic variability (GV)...21:05

• Refers to the blood glucose variations during the day
• If GV gets out of control, the body does one of two things: transfers sugar into muscles, or stores as body fat
• It will become fat tissue if you're not active enough throughout the day
• Be "ruthlessly" cognizant of blood sugar fluctuations
• 6 Strategies to control GV
  • Strength training
  • Pre-breakfast fasted cardio
    • Book: Change Your Schedule, Change Yo