477: The new science of metabolism & body fat | William Li, M.D.

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Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 20 March 2023

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

“Body fat actually helps to control your metabolism," says William Li, M.D. William, an internationally renowned medical doctor, researcher, and New York Times bestselling author, joins us to discuss everything he's learned about optimizing metabolism and body fat, plus: - William’s professional background & work (~00:21) - The science of body fat & health (~03:26) - What we’re still getting wrong about body fat (~09:35) - How we should think about body fat for long-term health (~14:31) - How to assess the health of your body fat (~19:14) - How to measure your metabolism (~22:15) - The 4 stages of metabolism & how to control them (~30:27) - Why 60 can become the new 20 (~33:29) - How to get your metabolism back on track (~36:00) - The best metabolism-boosting foods (~44:43) - The most unexpected foods to help burn fat (~50:59) - How ACV helps you maintain a healthy weight (~56:33) - The health benefits & risks of mushrooms (~57:56) - Foods to avoid for the sake of your metabolism (~01:01:19) - How to optimize good gut bacteria (~01:06:46) - A case for drinking more pomegranate juice (~01:16:29) - Why you shouldn’t drink the coffee served on airplanes (~01:19:15) Referenced in the episode: - William's new book, Eat To Beat Your Diet. - mbg Podcast episode #297, with William. - Follow William on Instagram. - A study on fat stem cells & regeneration. - Research on the stages of metabolism. - A study on ACV & weight maintenance. - A study on Akkermansia & obesity. - A study on Akkermansia & cancer. - A study on beans & weight. - Sign up for The Long Game. We hope you enjoy this episode sponsored by NerdWallet, and feel free to watch the full video on YouTube! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: podcast@mindbodygreen.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the MyBuddyGreen podcast. I'm Jason Wackeb, founder and co-CEO of MyBuddyGreen and your host.
0:08.0	This August, Amazon is delivering live rugby straight to your home
0:16.0	with the Summer Nation Series.
0:20.0	This Saturday, England take on Wales.
0:25.0	Kicking off at 5.30pm.
0:30.0	That is outstanding.
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0:37.0	Hey everyone, what if I told you that 60 was the new 20?
0:41.0	Well, when you take a look at the new science of metabolism, it's actually not so far fetched.
0:47.0	As Dr. William Lee tells me in this episode, your metabolism remains stable from age 20 all the way to age 60.
0:55.0	And you can control how it works during that time frame.
0:59.0	So what does this mean? It means you are not born with slow or fast metabolism.
1:05.0	Your metabolism and body fat is not your fate.
1:09.0	Dr. Lee is a world-renowned physician, scientist and New York Times best-selling author.
1:14.0	And in today's show, he explains all the new research he's learning about optimizing metabolism and body fat.
1:21.0	And let me tell you, his findings are fascinating.
1:26.0	William, welcome back. So good to see you and congrats on the book.
1:29.0	Thanks so much. I really appreciate the opportunity to be back.
1:33.0	So I really enjoyed Eat to Beat Your Diet.
1:37.0	I think it is so fascinating and a great sequel to Eat to Beat Disease.
1:44.0	With all that said, you've been on the show previously, but for those not familiar, maybe start by giving a bit about your background,
1:53.0	your training and the work you do.
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