EPISODE 44 | Dr. Stewart Lonky is triple board-certified in internal medicine, pulmonology, and critical care medicine, and he's a recognized expert in the fields of preventive medicine and environmental toxicology. He shares small, simple changes you can make in order to reduce your exposure to environmental toxins and effectively "detox" your body from chemicals it's already been exposed to—both of which can help you not only lose weight...but keep it off! Enjoy!!

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MINUTE-BY-MINUTE BREAKDOWN OF THE EPISODE:

4:07 - Dr. Lonky's background and beginnings in environmental toxicology

7:57 - How concerned should we be about the chemicals in our home (e.g., from dry cleaning)?

11:52 - How do most toxins enter our body?

14:12 - Is it possible to get the toxins out of our bodies? If so, how?

15:52 - The accumulation of toxins in our fat cells—and the impact of that on weight gain/loss.

19:40 - How do we get fat in the first place? And how do the chemicals we're exposed to on a daily basis affect fat metabolism?

24:20 - What are some of the common, everyday toxic exposures that we can slowly start to eliminate from our homes?

29:12 - How chemicals create epigenetic changes in fetuses. 

38:29 - Dr. Lonky's method of slow change through his "AIPE" method.

43:23 - How to effectively "detox."

49:16 - What about heat therapy? Are saunas and steam rooms helpful for detoxification?

51:38 - Obesity and COVID-19: What do we know?

 

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Read Dr. Lonky's book Invisible Killers

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