Andrew Huberman· PhD
cold is the the most potent stressor activator of our Brown fat because it's our temperature regulating organ in our body
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cold is the the most potent stressor activator of our Brown fat because it's our temperature regulating organ in our body
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just exposing yourself to various temperatures is going to activate the brown fat because it was involved to keep us in a perfect homeostatic balance regarding temperature so to Keep Us Alive
it could be all up to 12° C you're going to activate your brown fat anyways
It's activated by cold
certainly cold exposure has been shown to activate um brown fat right improve insulin sensitivity
A new study shows heat can do this too!