I first learned of brown adipose tissue a year or so ago from Art DeVany's blog (http://www.arthurdevany.com/). It's now all over the news. Surfers may have more of it due to cold water exposure. The article below is from NPR.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102964807
Of course, the powers-that-be will attempt to create a pill to stimulate brown fat. All you really need is episodic exposure to cold. A cold rinse after my shower has worked great. Not after every shower, just some. The body's healthy adaptive response to acute, intermittent stress is profound. It seems to be irrelevant whether the stressor is exercise, cold, food intake, etc. Chronic exposure often results in negative outcomes while intermittent doses tend to yield more healthful, positive results.
Here is Dr. DeVany addressing the topic of brown adipose tissue:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daO-xVhoYcg
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102964807
Of course, the powers-that-be will attempt to create a pill to stimulate brown fat. All you really need is episodic exposure to cold. A cold rinse after my shower has worked great. Not after every shower, just some. The body's healthy adaptive response to acute, intermittent stress is profound. It seems to be irrelevant whether the stressor is exercise, cold, food intake, etc. Chronic exposure often results in negative outcomes while intermittent doses tend to yield more healthful, positive results.
Here is Dr. DeVany addressing the topic of brown adipose tissue:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daO-xVhoYcg
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