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What if I were to tell you you could take 1 tablespoon of something and help yourself lose more belly fat ?
Would you be interested ?
If so , there's a really great natural solution .
And this goes beyond the typical eat less , exercise more , etcetera .
This talk is mainly for the person that has a slow metabolism , and they need an unfair advantage .
But I need to really clarify something because people that say they have a slow metabolism actually don't have a slow metabolism .
It's not that the metabolism is slow .
It's just very efficient .
Okay .
If we take a Hummer on the side versus a hybrid Camry , What would be the main difference ?
Well , one is a gas guzzler and one is more efficient with its fuel .
Right ?
The Hummer gets about 16 miles per gallon and the hybrid Camry gets around 51 miles per gallon .
Huge difference .
So with people that have a difficult time losing weight , their real problem is deep in the motor .
The motor is just too efficient .
They can go a longer period of time with less fuel compared to someone with a so called high metabolism .
So the question is how can we switch your motor over to a system that is more of a gas guzzler and you're in a situation where you're wasting more fuel .
That would be a good goal .
Wouldn't it ?
This is probably gonna be a new term for you , but it's called mitochondrial uncoupling .
Well , the mitochondria is the energy factory that turns food into ATP , which is kind of like a storage form of energy .
And I think the best way to describe uncoupling related to the mitochondria to make it really simple is that the mitochondria is gonna make less ATP and more heat .
So what's happening instead of making this storage form of energy , it's basically just creating a lot of heat , and that heat can be wasted .
So today's talk is about discovering what you can use as a mitochondrial uncoupler .
Now there's a certain weight loss drug , which I don't even think it's still in the market in the US at least .
It's called 24 Dinotrophinol , but we're just gonna call it DNP .
Okay ?
This is a drug .
And if I'm not mistaken , it was taken off the market because , yes , it helped people lose weight very fast , but it created some pretty serious side effects .
It overheated the body .
People were sweating extensively .
Now aspirin , by the way , is another mitochondrial on coupler , which I'm not gonna recommend that even though it may help you lose a little weight because it's a drug and it causes side effects like , you know , a bleeding ulcer .
But other than that , it's perfectly fine .
Now there's another drug called niclosamide , which is a dewormer , and it's also been tested to help lose weight in mice studies .
I don't think they repurposed it for a weight loss medication , but it too , does what's called mitochondrial uncoupling .
Now the question is , is there a natural mitochondrial uncoupler ?
And yes .
There is .
The first thing that can help increase it is something called resveratrol .
Now what's interesting about resveratrol , resveratrol is in several things .
It's in grapes , cranberries .
It's in blueberries .
It's also in dark chocolate .
It's in pistachios , and it's especially in something called Japanese knokweed .
They make that into a tea and they do have resveratrol in a powder .
So if you were gonna take a , like , tablespoon a day , that could help you .
But what's interesting about resveratrol and all the berries that I just mentioned is that they're all polyphenols .
And even in the chocolate , it's loaded with polyphenols .
Okay ?
Now remember when I talk about that drug 24 dinatrophenol ?
Apparently , there's an interesting connection between phenols .
Right ?
Polyphenols and just regular phenols .
The chemistry of phenols apparently , can create a mitochondrial uncoupling effect .
Now there's some other things that can create this uncoupling as well .
Ketones .
This is probably one of the reasons why people lose more weight when they do the ketogenic diet .
And of course , ketones actually help the mitochondria just work better in general .
Then we have cold therapy .
Think about what happens when you do cold immersion or cold shower .
The core temperature , needs to always be constant , And your body's gonna fight like heck to keep that core temperature at 98.6 .
So think about how much heat you'd have to generate to do that .
And when you're doing cold immersion , you're not exercising .
You're not eating differently .
You're just experiencing a lot of uncomfortableness , and you're generating a tremendous amount of heat , and you're burning a lot of fat .
Then we have another one called exercise .
That's right .
Exercise helps the mitochondria waste energy .
Fasting is another way of creating uncoupling .
Green tea has a mild effect of mitochondrial uncoupling and even doing a sauna or a Jacuzzi creates a similar effect to mitochondrial uncoupling .
Now on the flip side , what are some things that will block this mitochondrial uncoupling ?
That would be important to know .
Number 1 , excess calories .
Think about it .
When you eat too much and what I mean too much is I'm talking about you're eating excess of what your mitochondria can burn .
You inhibit this mitochondrial uncoupling and you worsen the mitochondria .
This could be eating way too many carbs , too much sugar like the average person .
Then it can also mean eating too much fat .
This is something I rarely talk about , but I think it's important not to overeat because you're forcing your body to overload that mitochondria and your body can't burn it off .
Now , if you exercise a lot then you need to eat more .
But how many people are eating just too much for their activity level and their age ?
This also includes the snacking .
This is why intermittent fasting is a really great strategy as well .
Ageing .
As you get older , we have less mitochondrial uncoupling .
The more sedentary you are , the less effect you're going to create with this uncoupling .
The more you're exposed to heavy metals that can also block the mitochondria and certain medications , especially statins , beta blockers , metformin and antibiotics .
Now if you want to know the details of exactly what to eat for the healthy version of the ketogenic diet , it's in this video right here .
Check it out .