19: What is metabolism? How does it adapt? Can you "boost" it?

In this episode, we talk about metabolism. What is it? Does it change over the years? Can you “boost” it? Is yours broken?! All that - and more. Enjoy.

0:00 Intro

5:45 What are we watching lately

6:15 Pregnancy update

12:30 What is metabolism?

20:30 What is metabolic adaptation?

27:30 Is your metabolism to blame for weight gain (or lack of weight loss)?

33:50 Can you reverse diet to make your next fat loss phase easier?

35:50 Herman Pontzer metabolism study

36:40 Doubly labeled water

39:10 Methods to “boost your metabolism”

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