The Biological Switch That Drives Obesity | Dr. Richard Johnson

The Lindsey Elmore Show

Lindsey Elmore

Health & Fitness, Nutrition, Alternative Health, Medicine

5.0 • 529 Ratings

🗓️ 17 May 2022

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Dr. Richard Johnson is a professor of medicine at the University of Colorado and is a clinician, educator, and researcher. He is board certified in internal medicine, infectious diseases, and kidney disease and is the founding editor of Comprehensive Clinical Nephrology, one of the main textbooks on kidney disease. For more than 20 years, he has led research on the cause of obesity and diabetes, with special interest in the role of sugar (especially fructose) and uric acid. His research has been highly cited, published in top medical journals, and supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health. He is the author of The Sugar Fix and The Fat Switch. Dr. Johnson lives in Colorado with his wife, kids, and two rambunctious puppies. Topics covered in this episode: Fructose Glucose The Polyol Pathway Genetics Effects on Glucose Uric Acid Beginnings and How Uric Acid Effects Us Gout High Blood Pressure Umami Dehydration Salt's Effect on the Switch Mitochondria Referenced in the episode: The Lindsey Elmore Show Ep 155 | Processed Food Addiction | Joan Ifland To learn more about Richard Johnson and his work, head over to Website: www.drrichardjohnson.com IG @drrichardjjohnson __________________________________________________________ Eaton Hemp Organic Hemp Food - Nature's most nutrient-dense superfood. Head to www.eatonhemp.com/lindseyelmoreshow and save 25% on all Eaton Hemp products… with a full money back guarantee! __________________________________________________________ The BioMat Professional is an FDA 510K Class II medical device that harnesses the best of nature's wisdom to activate your inner healing power. Filled with 18lbs of Amethyst channels, the BioMat is powerful at alleviating pain, inflammation, and stress as well as improving sleep and immunity. Head to www.lindseyelmore.com/biomat and you could be on your way to relaxation and less stress and fatigue throughout your day. __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ We hope you enjoyed this episode. Come check us out at www.lindseyelmore.com/podcast.

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0:00.0	Today's interview is going to enlighten you with concepts that I bet many of you have never
0:07.9	heard before. There are so many Western diseases that plague us, everything from heart disease
0:16.0	to cancers to dementias. And there's mounting evidence that a switch is responsible. A biological survival
0:25.9	switch is responsible for excessive fat storage and is at the root cause of major diseases, which
0:36.3	are endemic in the Western world. In the interview today, we are going to
0:43.4	talk about what you can do to turn off your survival switch and stop fostering disease.
0:51.5	We're going to talk about what humans have in common with hibernating bears and
0:56.1	sperm whales and the world's fattest birds. And we're going to take a major shift in our
1:05.1	perspective because we're going to discuss why fructose and not glucose is what drives insulin resistance and metabolic
1:15.6	disease. The foods that we're eating are triggering our bodies to make its own fructose,
1:23.5	and it's at the root of what is causing so much fat accumulation.
1:30.9	We're going to talk about how important salt and dehydration plays in the accumulation of fat
1:37.0	and clearly delineate what is the relationship between the survival switch and health conditions that span everything from gout to kidney disease to liver disease to stroke to behavioral disorders, including addiction and ADHD?
1:53.4	And we're going to make it simple.
1:55.7	And we're going to talk through how to take this pioneering research to not only prevent and reduce obesity, but to lower
2:04.7	our overall risk of developing disease. This is The Lindsay Elmore Show. Welcome to the
2:12.8	Lindsay Elmore Show, a podcast for people who deserve to be healthy with honest, open, and enlightening
2:19.6	conversations with doctors, thought leaders, creatives, and spiritual gurus, you'll walk away
2:26.2	with simple and tangible tips and tricks that allow you to live your healthiest life
2:33.0	so you can pursue your dreams, overcome obstacles,
2:36.7	and leave your mark.
2:39.3	Dr. Richard Johnson is a professor of medicine at the University of Colorado and is a clinician,
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