414. All the Colors of Your Fat with Dr. William Li

Commune with Jeff Krasno

Commune Media

Health & Fitness, Society & Culture

4.6 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2023

⏱️ 92 minutes

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Summary

What is body fat good for? Quite a lot actually — though its function depends on its color and location in your body. In this episode Dr. William Li, physician, scientist, and bestselling author, shares the research that is making us rethink human metabolism, as well as what you can do to heal your own metabolism.

In this episode we cover:
0:04:57 – Types of Body Fat
0:08:10 – Metabolism
0:10:05 – Body Fat Beginnings
0:17:01 – Excess Fat
0:21:38 – Insulin Resistance
0:25:38 – Immunity
0:28:09 – Brown Fat
0:28:56 – White Fat
0:31:54 – Visceral Fat
0:39:16 – Discovery of Brown Fat
0:58:50 – New Science of Metabolism

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Commune podcast. My name is Jeff Krasno. Today on the show, I host Dr. William Lee.
0:16.0	Dr. Lee is a world-renowned physician, scientist, and New York Times best-selling author. He serves as president
0:22.9	and medical director of the Angiogenesis Foundation, and his tremendous work has led to more than
0:29.0	40 FDA-approved therapeutics and devices for cancer and for cardiovascular disease. And Dr. Lee
0:36.2	applies biology and biotechnology to understand not only the
0:41.1	components of food, but how the body responds to different food and has published these results in
0:48.1	his latest book, Eat to Beat Your Diet, Burn Fat, heal your metabolism, and live longer.
0:56.0	In our conversation, we discuss cutting-edge scientific discoveries, including a landmark
1:01.5	paper that upends everything that we thought we knew about human metabolism.
1:07.0	Dr. Lee covers the science of fat, including its beginnings, the different kinds, and which type promotes health versus which does not.
1:15.6	We discuss all the colors of your fat and what the alpine marmot has to do with it.
1:22.1	Dr. Lee also reveals how the growth of fat can be compared to a tumor and how your fat is an organ, just like your heart or spleen.
1:31.4	And oh yeah, your tongue can get fat. That's right, your tongue.
1:37.0	So before we jump into the interview, I want to let you know that if you want information on the power of food and metabolism, you will find
1:45.5	integrative and functional medicine-based programs with doctors like Sarah Godfrey,
1:50.0	the Kara Fitzgerald, and Mark Hyman on topics such as gut health, longevity, immunity,
1:55.0	hormone balancing, Iyerveda, and nutrition in Commune's course library. And you can sign up for 14 days of free all access,
2:03.8	including more than 100 courses on health, spirituality, personal growth, and social impact.
2:10.6	Just go to onecommun.com slash trial. And please support this podcast by subscribing and leaving a review on your favorite
2:20.8	podcatcher. In fact, if you screenshot your review and send it in to support at onecommun.com,
2:27.2	we will gift you a month of commune membership for free. Pretty cool. Lastly, if you prefer video, you can watch this episode and
2:38.4	others on the commune YouTube channel. Okay, without further delay, I present to you, Dr. William Lee. Dr. William Lee, great to be with you. Welcome to the commune podcast.
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