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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