Brown Adipose Tissue

(BAT cells)

Quick summary of the science :

Testosterone is a vital hormone primarily produced in the testicles for males and the ovaries and adrenal glands for females. As an androgen, it plays a crucial role in the development of male physical characteristics, such as muscle strength, bone density, and body hair. However, it also contributes to overall health and well-being in both sexes, influencing mood, energy levels, and sexual function.

Testosterone levels in males peak during adolescence and early adulthood, driving critical developmental changes like muscle growth and voice deepening. As men age, these levels naturally decrease, this decline can sometimes result in a condition known as low testosterone, or “low T,” which is characterized by symptoms such as fatigue, reduced libido, and mood changes. Recognizing and addressing low T is essential for creating BETTER BODY CHEMISTRY.

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Brown fat cell gobbling down sugar

You should burn sugar when you get out of bed – do you ?

Every morning, just before dawn, brown fat cells burn sugar, to warm you up. They’ll do it, even if you’re insulin resistant, as long as they’re there.

A bag of fat cells being delivered to surgery so it can be transplanted

All I want for Christmas is a fat transplant

Mice who receive a FAT transplant become OBESITY RESISTANT – this means, the little critters can eat what they like and never get fat. I want that….

Women arriving at Siberian passport control indicating she is there to burn fat

BATTING for a win against obesity means going out into the cold

Despite the concerted effort, the scale beams at you, you’re just as fat this week, as last week. What is wrong with YOU ? Maybe you’re BAT deficient.

Man relaxing in warm and toasty house

Go blue this winter to be skinny and green

The extra weight gained during winter is attributed to us eating lots and moving little, as we huddle inside but lack of huddling may be the actual problem.

Orexin cuckoo clock stimulating a brown fat cell

Could being fat be a fat burning problem not a storage issue ?

Instead of blaming your weight troubles on all the extra white fat cells you’re sporting, maybe you should be lamenting your shortage of brown fat cells.

Rats enjoying a social and in the process lighting a fire inside a BAT cell

The secret to burning more fat is KEEPING IT REAL

Loneliness is associated with ill health. Could it also be contributing to obesity ? We need social interaction, not social media.

A white fat cell drinking milk from a bottle and a brown fat cell on fire

The brown and white of burning fat

The hunt is on to find the environmental and chemical signals that will help usher in a fat cell cultural revolution. Mandla ! Mandla ! Brown fat cells rule !

Brown fat cells heating up a person swimming in ice water

Being given the cold shoulder causes a fat meltdown

Cold sweats and cold baths both burn calories, but cold baths trump cold sweats – so if you’re up to it, a cold bath is a cool way to burn those extra calories.

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