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Dhru Purohit Show

The Surprising New Science of Metabolism, Weight Loss And Fat Burning with Dr. William Li

Dhru Purohit Show

Dhru Purohit

Alternative Health, Medicine, Health & Fitness

4.73.6K Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2023

⏱️ 158 minutes

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Summary

This episode is brought to you by Cozy Earth, Joovv, and LMNT.  Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru sits down with Dr. William Li to discuss how to get off yo-yo dieting and find an eating approach that will work for you for the long haul. Dhru and Dr. Li discuss which foods cause weight gain and slow metabolism, which foods help burn body fat and heal your metabolism, and where you can find quality sources of good, healthy food. Dr. William Li is an internationally renowned physician, scientist, and author of the New York Times bestseller, Eat to Beat Disease: The New Science of How Your Body Can Heal Itself. His groundbreaking research has led to the development of more than 30 new medical treatments that impact care for more than 70 diseases, including diabetes, blindness, heart disease, and obesity.  He is the President and Medical Director of the Angiogenesis Foundation, which leads global initiatives on food as medicine. His newest book, Eat to Beat Your Diet: Burn Fat, Heal Your Metabolism, and Live Longer will be released on March 21, 2023. In this episode, Dhru and Dr. William Li dive into: -The top conceptions people have about fat and metabolism (0:16) -Debunking the idea that some people have a fast or slow metabolism (2:50) -Why fat is more than just something to fear (13:10) -White fat versus brown fat (18:20) -How excess body fat impacts the body (29:15) -The flaws in the “calories in, calories out” approach to weight loss (40:56) -How the gut microbiome factors into obesity (50:06) -The foods that help tame body fat (1:05:11) -Dhru’s health journey and how he personalized his diet (1:30:56) -Choosing foods that support your biology (1:46:53) -Dr. William Li’s MediterAsian diet and a day in the life (1:52:55) Also mentioned in this episode: -Eat to Beat Your Diet: Burn Fat, Heal Your Metabolism, and Live Longer is available for preorder here.  -Dr William Li’s free Metabolism Masterclass For more on Dr. William Li, follow him on Instagram @drwilliamli, or through his website, https://www.drwilliamli.com. Cozy Earth are the most comfortable, temperature-regulating, and nontoxic sheets on the market. Right now, get 40% off your Cozy Earth sheets. Just head over to cozyearth.com and use code DHRU. Enhance your health with red and infrared LED light therapy with Joovv. Right now, Joovv is offering an exclusive offer on your first order. Head over to Joovv.com/dhru and apply my code DHRU. Right now LMNT is offering my listeners a free sample pack with any purchase. That’s eight single-serving packets FREE with any LMNT order. This is a great way to try all eight flavors or share LMNT with a salty friend. Get yours at DrinkLMNT.com/DHRU. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

A slow metabolism doesn't cause you to gain extra fat and weight.

0:05.0

It's the other way around.

0:06.0

When you add the fat back into the system, you crush your metabolism.

0:10.0

So a slow metabolism doesn't actually make you get fat.

0:13.0

It's extra fat crushes your metabolism.

0:16.0

If you're curious about the ins and outs of metabolism,

0:20.0

how it's connected to body composition, weight loss, and burning fat,

0:25.0

today's episode is absolutely for you.

0:28.0

Welcome to the Drupal Podcast.

0:30.0

Each week, we explore the inner workings of the brain and the body

0:33.0

with one of the brightest minds in wellness, medicine, and mindset.

0:37.0

This week's guest is a dear friend of mine, Dr. William Lee.

0:41.0

Dr. Lee is an international renowned physician, scientist, and author

0:45.0

of the New York Times bestseller Eat to Beat disease.

0:49.0

And he has a new book out which we're talking about today.

0:52.0

It's called Eat to Beat your Diet.

0:55.0

And it's a book that helps debunk some of the biggest misconceptions people have about metabolism

1:02.0

and how that's connected to both our short term health.

1:06.0

You know, we all want to have better body composition in the short term,

1:09.0

but most importantly, our long term health as well.

1:13.0

In the book Eat to Beat your Diet, Dr. Lee, and we're going to break this down in the podcast today,

1:17.0

introduces the surprising new signs of weight loss,

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