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The Model Health Show

Here's What's Hiding in Your Fat Cells (The Secret That's Suppressing Weight Loss!)

The Model Health Show

Shawn Stevenson

Fitness, Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 7.3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 July 2026

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Your fat cells play an important role in your body; they can store energy, provide protection for vital organs, and work within the endocrine system to secrete hormones. Emerging science suggests that today, our fat cells are working in overdrive by storing much more than excess calories.  On this episode of The Model Health Show, you’re going to learn about what’s hiding in your fat cells. You’re going to discover how toxins like phthalates and air pollutants are rapidly accumulating in the human body. You’re going to hear the latest studies on how these toxins are affecting human metabolism and hormone function.   Most importantly, we’re going to cover the real, science-backed steps you can take to help your body process toxins. You’re going to learn about your body’s natural detoxification processes and how to best support them with diet and lifestyle habits. So click play and enjoy the show!  In this episode you’ll discover: The science behind how adipose tissue is acting as a site of toxin accumulation. How toxin buildup in fat cells can lead to inflammation-related diseases. What obesogens are.  The link between phthalate exposure and rapid weight gain.   Which organs play a role in your body’s natural detoxification process.  How fiber can help your body naturally expel toxins.  The number of fiber types to aim for in a week.  Why broccoli sprouts are especially potent for detoxification.  The role of sweating in the body’s detoxification process.  How to support the process of autophagy.  Ways to source food without pesticides.  The importance of vetting your personal care products.  Items mentioned in this episode include: Boncharge.com/model - BON CHARGE is one of our favorite wellness brands for supporting recovery, sleep, and overall health. Their award-winning red light therapy products utilize clinically studied 660nm red light and 850nm near-infrared light frequencies to help optimize your body's natural recovery and repair processes. Get 15% off with code MODEL. Wildpastures.com/model - High-quality, responsibly sourced meat—delivered right to your door. Wild Pastures makes it easy to eat clean without overpaying. Get 20% off every box + $15 off your first order. Be sure you are subscribed to this podcast to automatically receive your episodes:  Apple Podcasts Spotify Soundcloud Pandora YouTube  This episode of The Model Health Show is brought to you by BON CHARGE and Wild Pastures.  From red light therapy panels and face masks to full-body blankets, BON CHARGE makes it easy to incorporate science-backed wellness into your daily routine. Just 5–10 minutes per day can help support better sleep, recovery, relaxation, and healthier-looking skin. Use code MODEL for 15% off storewide. Get 15% off with code MODEL at boncharge.com/model.  High-quality, responsibly sourced meat—delivered right to your door. Wild Pastures makes it easy to eat clean without overpaying. Get 20% off every box + $15 off your first order at wildpastures.com/model.

Transcript

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0:00.0

You are now listening to The Model Health Show with Sean Stevenson.

0:04.8

For more, visit themodelhealthshow.com.

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Most people think that body fat is merely stored calories, but there is more going on inside of your fat cells than you can imagine.

0:18.0

A shocking study cited in the journal Comprehensive Physiology

0:21.9

has revealed that toxins are now rapidly accumulating in human fat tissue. The study titled

0:28.7

Adipose tissue as a site of toxin accumulation details how persistent organic pollutants or

0:35.6

POPs, including pesticides, industrial chemicals,

0:39.9

flame retardants, and other fat soluble compounds can accumulate in human fat tissue over time.

0:46.9

And why is this so alarming?

0:48.7

Well, it's the sheer amount that the average person is exposed to on a daily basis in our modern society.

0:55.5

Hundreds of billions of pounds of these newly invented chemicals are circulating in our environment

1:01.7

every single year. And here's the rub. They love our fat cells. Let me ask you a question.

1:09.6

You've probably heard of something called a phobia.

1:13.6

A phobia is an intense and sometimes even irrational fear of something, but it's an intense

1:19.6

fear of something. So if somebody has, say, arachnophobia, they're intensely afraid of spiders,

1:31.9

or acrophobia, which is an intense fear of heights.

1:38.3

Now, this is when things are really extreme on one end, but on the other end of that spectrum,

1:48.6

there's something called aphelia. It's the opposite of a phobia. Aphelia is a deep, intense, sometimes irrational love of something. So if somebody has arachnophilia, this means that they love spiders. All right. And there are

1:58.2

some respectfully weird people out there that love their eight-legged critters

2:03.9

in the same vein there can be acrophilia which is a love of heights or i have anphelia i love my wife anne

2:14.7

sometimes irrationally now i'm saying all of this to say that a huge percentage

2:21.6

of these newly invented chemicals that we're exposed to on a daily basis have something called

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