How To Lose Belly Fat

The Dr. Hyman Show

Dr. Mark Hyman

Nutrition, Medicine, Health & Fitness

4.5 • 9.1K Ratings

🗓️ 21 February 2022

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health and Paleovalley. Belly fat, or visceral fat around the organs, is the number-one cause of aging. It drives inflammation, increases the risk of blood clots, changes your hormones and brain chemistry, and more. It’s a recipe for disaster in the body. Not only does belly fat surround the organs, but it’s an organ of its own that produces dangerous inflammatory cytokines that may lead to a cytokine storm. In short, we want to do everything we can to avoid belly fat. In this episode of my Masterclass series, I am interviewed by my good friend and podcast host Dhru Purohit about belly fat, or visceral adipose tissue. We discuss how this form of fat is the most dangerous and why it’s so important to take steps to reduce it. Dhru Purohit is a podcast host, serial entrepreneur, and investor in the health and wellness industry. His podcast, The Dhru Purohit Podcast, is a top-50 global health podcast with over 30 million unique downloads. His interviews focus on the inner workings of the brain and the body and feature the brightest minds in wellness, medicine, and mindset. This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health and Paleovalley. Rupa Health is a place where Functional Medicine practitioners can access more than 2,000 specialty lab tests from over 20 labs like DUTCH, Vibrant America, Genova, and Great Plains. You can check out a free, live demo with a Q&A or create an account at RupaHealth.com. Paleovalley is offering my listeners 15% off their entire first order. Just go to paleovalley.com/hyman to check out all their clean Paleo products and take advantage of this deal. In this episode, we discuss (audio version / Apple Subscriber version): Top foods that lead to belly fat (4:13 / 1:08) Why belly fat is so bad for us (7:01 / 4:06) The effects of liquid sugar and calories (13:03 / 9:44) The connection between belly fat and heart disease (15:21 / 11:57) How belly fat affects your brain and could lead to Alzheimer’s and dementia (18:43 / 15:16) Why it’s not your fault you have belly fat (20:37 / 17:16) Case study of a 65-year-old woman (28:01 / 24:55) Questions from our community, including belly fat after menopause, late-night eating, the impact of stress, and more (31:16 / 28:18) Mentioned in this episode: Janice’s Story

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0:00.0	Coming up on this episode of the doctor's pharmacy.
0:03.7	Sugar and starch and this belly fat is the number one cause of aging and age related diseases.
0:11.0	So if you want to die early, get a belly fat.
0:15.5	Hey everyone, it's Dr. Hyman.
0:17.5	One of the most important tools I have for helping my patients to optimize their health is testing.
0:23.5	And that's why I love root-to-health and what they're doing.
0:26.5	Functional medicine testing can require placing orders with lots of different labs and can get kind of complicated for me and my patients to easily access results and keep cracking everything.
0:35.5	But root-to-health has totally streamlined that process.
0:39.0	Looking at hormones, organic acids, nutrient levels, inflammatory factors, gut bacteria, and so many other internal variables that can help us find the most effective path to health and healing.
0:50.0	I'm really excited now that I can finally take advantage of these tests without the hassle and confusion going through multiple labs.
0:56.0	Rupa is a place for functional medicine practitioners to access more than 2000 specialty tests from over 20 labs like Dutch, Fiber, and America, Genova, Great Plains, and lots more.
1:06.5	It's 90% faster letting you simplify the process of getting the functional tests you need and giving you more time to focus on your patients.
1:15.0	This is really a much new option in functional medicine and in this whole space.
1:18.5	And it means better service for you and your patients.
1:21.0	You can check out a live free demo with a Q&A or create an account at root-to-health.com. That's rupi-a-health.com.
1:29.0	Now I'm all about using health tools that have stood the test of time as part of different medical traditions.
1:34.0	So I was really excited to learn about PaleoValais, Apple, Cider, Vincere, or Complex.
1:40.0	Apple Cider Vincere has actually been around for millennia, used both for cooking and wellness.
1:45.0	I mean, Hippocrates was even known to prescribe it for different ailments.
1:49.0	So it's easy to see why it's stuck with us for so long.
1:52.0	And we found benefits in using it for things like blood sugar regulation, supporting a healthy weight, and improved digestion.
1:59.0	It might sound surprising that many of us lack sufficient stomach acid, which is pretty key for extracting nutrients from food.
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