We're Gaining Weight In Weird Places with Dr. Herman Pontzer

The Holderness Family Podcast

Kim Holderness

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🗓️ 29 April 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

As we age, items have shifted during flight. We're gaining weight in weird places, and Penn is convinced he has bread back. (More on that in the podcast.) But what if everything you thought you knew about metabolism was actually wrong? We sat down with Dr. Herman Pontzer, Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology and Global Health at Duke University, to ask the age-old question: Can you actually boost your metabolism? The answer may surprise you! You can follow Dr. Herman Pontzer on Instagram at @hpontzer and get his latest book, Adaptable, here: https://amzn.to/42VizuJ

Stick around until the end for "Are We Too Old For All-Inclusive Resorts?" and "Kim's #NotSponsored" endorsement for pelvic floor therapy. Also, what things are we too young for? We would love to hear what you think! Leave us a voicemail at 323-364-3929 or write the show at [email protected]. You can also watch our podcast on YouTube.

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Laugh Lines with Kim & Penn Holderness is an evolution of The Holderness Family Podcast, which began in 2018. Kim and Penn Holderness are award-winning online content creators known for their original music, song parodies, comedy sketches, and weekly podcasts. Their videos have resulted in over two billion views and over nine million followers since 2013. Penn and Kim are also authors of the New York Times Bestselling Book, ADHD Is Awesome: A Guide To (Mostly) Thriving With ADHD and winners on The Amazing Race (Season 33) on CBS.

Laugh Lines is hosted and executive produced by Kim Holderness and Penn Holderness, with original music by Penn Holderness. Laugh Lines is also written and produced by Ann Marie Taepke, and edited and produced by Sam Allen. It is audio engineered by Max Trujillo and hosted by Acast. Thanks for listening!

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0:00.0	Can you tell what's happening? So Kim is asking all these questions, and she's waiting to be inspired and encouraged and full of hope.
0:06.0	And every time I look over at her, she's like, well, this...
0:10.0	Yeah, we get older every day. Got more wrinkles, that's okay. Yeah, we're laughing when we age. Life is like a comedy stage.
0:22.7	And that's what we got laugh lines.
0:29.5	Hi, I'm Kim Holderness.
0:31.6	I'm Penn Holderness, and this is Laughlines with Kim and Penn Holderness.
0:35.8	We don't have to say it twice.
0:37.2	We definitely don't have to say it twice. We definitely
0:37.8	don't have to say it twice. This is our second one of these and we're still working out the
0:41.2	kinks, but the opening music in the background's got me kind of. Thank you for being here. And if
0:46.9	you're watching us on YouTube, you're the real one. Also, but if you're listening, always audio
0:52.0	first. We love it that you're here and our long-time listeners.
0:54.6	Thank you. Again, the rebrand of this website is just looking at life and all the funny things
0:59.2	that happens through the lens of a couple who is aging and trying to age well. And speaking of
1:06.1	aging, one of the joys I've personally had with aging is just been all like the fun,
1:14.4	new things that your body gets to do.
1:17.6	Yeah.
1:18.0	And you've talked about this a fair amount through the lens of menopause and things
1:22.9	that are happening in your body.
1:24.8	And it's mostly been stuff that we've been talking about with you.
1:27.4	I've got a new one. Oh, tell me. So I've got bread back.
1:32.0	Tell me what bread back is, honey. All right. So there's probably another name for this,
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