Dr. Sean O'Mara, a medical doctor and attorney specializing in performance optimization, unpacks the dangers of visceral fat and its impact on heart health. He discusses how unhealthy fat can be linked to physical appearance and emphasizes the importance of monitoring these levels. The conversation also covers lifestyle choices affecting heart health, the deceptive nature of appearances, and the critical role of DEXA scans in assessment. With innovative strategies for reducing visceral fat, Dr. O'Mara advocates for a proactive approach to health and well-being.
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Visceral Fat: A Dangerous Killer
Visceral fat is toxic and directly causes most cardiovascular disease and inflammation in the body.
Fat around the heart and organs inflames arteries and steals muscle, increasing heart attack risk.
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Heart Fat Is Deadliest Fat
Fat around the heart (epicardial adipose tissue) surrounds coronary arteries and triggers heart attacks.
This heart fat is the number one cause of death, surpassing cholesterol risks.
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Visceral Fat Ages Faces Differently
Women gain visceral fat especially after menopause, causing them to look older and more inflamed.
Men accumulate visceral fat earlier, which visibly inflames the face and ages appearance.
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What an incredible episode with an incredible health hero Dr Sean O’Mara. Dr O’Mara gives a no nonsense, no prisoners-taken masterclass on visceral fat and adipose tissue, and how it’s killing you and turning on the “ugly button”. What sets this episode apart is not only Dr O’Mara’s knowledge, but his use of incredible visual images to tell the story of visceral fat and how it is creating disease and death. This is one of the most important episodes I’ve ever done.
Dr. Sean O'Mara works with business executives, professional performers and athletes motivated to optimize through innovative techniques of performance enhancement. He was a founder of an innovative medical startup in Minneapolis, MN called Lantu, focusing on health and performance optimization. In 2016, Lantu was awarded a National Science Foundation research grant to reverse chronic disease. Dr. O'Mara and his team used cutting-edge data analytics to glean insights to both identify and leverage innovative biometrics/biomarkers of health, the human genome as well as the microbiome. He has over a decade of experience evaluating and, more importantly, reversing chronic disease. He innovatively provides his clients with practical solutions to optimize their overall appearance, performance, health, and quality of life. No risky pharmaceuticals, hormones, or surgical interventions are needed for better optimizing results.
Join us as we explore:
Visceral fat, adipose tissue, is any amount healthy, where it comes from , how to get rid of it and how it’s the #1 risk most directly causal to cardiovascular disease.
Why your face is a picture of your health, especially as you age and how visceral fat and adipose tissues affects everything from hormones to cancer and even your beauty.
The number one (by far) most important thing everyone needs to do to get rid of visceral fat, including visual proof of how it can radically change your body composition in less than 6 months!
Why the “MRI ends the lie” and is the best tool available to literally see where your visceral fat is hiding and creating 24/7 inflammatory disease.
Terrifying photos of young children’s visceral fat, and the massive changes to their health and face when the fat is vanquished.
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