Dr. Sean O’Mara, a leading physician in visceral fat elimination, discusses the critical health risks associated with excessive belly fat. He reveals five major contributors, including stress, processed foods, and poor sleep, emphasizing the harmful effects of cortisol. The conversation also covers how alcohol impacts metabolism and the importance of gut health. Listeners learn actionable lifestyle changes to reverse visceral fat accumulation and enhance overall well-being, making this a must-listen for anyone looking to optimize their health.
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Five Major Causes of Belly Fat
The five major causes of visceral belly fat are stress, processed foods, poor sleep, alcohol, and durational exercise.
Visceral fat is a structural disease that accumulates around organs and muscles, severely affecting health.
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Stress Elevates Cortisol and Fat
Stress elevates cortisol, which breaks down muscle but increases visceral fat.
Chronic stress leads to muscle loss and fat accumulation around organs, promoting disease.
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Combat Stress with Action and Sprints
Solve or remove stressful problems where possible to reduce cortisol and visceral fat.
If stuck, engage in intense sprints or resistance training to lower stress hormones and burn fat.
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A Four-Week Plan to Reprogram Your Microbiome, Restore Health, and Lose Weight
William Davis
In 'Super Gut', Dr. William Davis connects the dots between gut health and modern ailments, highlighting the impact of highly processed diets, pesticides, and overuse of antibiotics on the human microbiome. The book provides a four-week plan to reprogram the microbiome, including more than forty recipes, a diet plan, and resources to correct gut issues and maintain long-term health and well-being. It also discusses the silent epidemic of SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth) and its wide-ranging health consequences.
Research consistently shows that carrying excessive amounts of belly fat is associated with increased risk of serious health problems like cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. Today, you’re going to learn about the causative factors of dangerous visceral fat and science-backed strategies you can use to lower your body fat and improve your health. On this episode of The Model Health Show, our guest is the world’s leading physician in visceral fat elimination, Dr. Sean O’Mara. His expertise is reversing chronic fat by monitoring biomarkers like visceral and pericardial fat. He is passionate about helping humans achieve biological optimization through natural lifestyle changes. In this powerful conversation, Dr. O’Mara is sharing the five main causes of visceral fat and specific lifestyle changes you can implement today to reverse your risk for chronic disease. We’re also covering the importance of the microbiome, reviewing images of pericardial fat, and discussing the truth about how to eliminate stubborn belly fat for good. I hope you enjoy this conversation with the incredible Dr. Sean O’Mara.
In this episode you’ll discover:
Why excess cortisol is so detrimental to human health. (8:11)
How lowering your stress levels can reduce visceral fat. (8:35)
The connection between accumulating visceral fat and eating processed foods. (9:42)
How your sleep quality impacts your body composition. (10:34)
The effects of drinking alcohol on your metabolism. (11:16)
How durational exercise affects your levels of visceral fat. (12:30)
Why cortisol is catabolic to muscle. (15:02)
The role of cortisol in the body. (15:34)
How stress can undermine your healthy habits. (16:42)
The role of myokines in fat loss. (21:30)
An important physiology lesson that should be taught in medical school. (22:11)
The connection between ultra-processed food, microbes, and belly fat. (32:56)
Which fermented foods to eat for better health. (37:16)
What myosteatosis is. (44:45).
The #1 cause of the top killer in the country. (57:12)
How light exposure impacts your biology. (59:53)
The connection between poor sleep and disease. (1:01:19)
What to expect when you quit drinking alcohol. (1:04:34)
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