The Surprising Science Behind Why We Gain Weight And How To Prevent & Reverse It

Welcome to The Hormone Prescription Podcast, where we empower midlife women to live their best lives through balancing their hormones, understanding their bodies, and unlocking the potential for optimal health!  In today's episode, we're thrilled to have Dr. Richard Johnson as our special guest. Dr. Johnson is a practicing physician and a Professor of Medicine at the University of Colorado. With over 25 years of research experience, he is an international expert on sugar as well as uric acid and its role in obesity and diabetes. Dr. Johnson has recently authored the book "Nature Wants Us to be Fat", which dives into the intriguing story of why we are becoming obese and what we can do about it.   Episode Highlights: Introducing Dr. Richard Johnson: Discover the extensive background and expertise of today's guest, Dr. Richard Johnson. The Role of Sugar and Uric Acid: Learn how these two factors play a significant role in obesity, and how modern diets have contributed to the current obesity epidemic. How Hormones Affect Weight Gain: Understand the connection between hormonal imbalances and weight gain, and what midlife women can do to regain control. Impact of Stress on Weight: Dr. Johnson explains how stress impacts our bodies and can lead to weight struggles. Preventing & Reversing Weight Gain: Learn simple yet powerful dietary and lifestyle changes that can help prevent and even reverse obesity and diabetes. A Brief Look at Dr. Johnson's Book: Dr. Johnson shares some insights from his latest book "Nature Wants Us to be Fat" and discusses how it can help midlife women in their journey to better health. We hope you enjoy this insightful conversation with Dr. Richard Johnson, which provides not only a deeper understanding of the surprising science behind weight gain but also practical advice on how to prevent and reverse it.  Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review our podcast on your preferred platform to stay updated with new episodes.   (00:00): The only good thing about a donut is the whole Jack Le Lane. Today we're gonna talk about the science behind how sugar is not food, but poison. Thank you, Robert Lustig. (00:14): So the big question is, how do women over 40 like us keep weight off, have great energy, balance our hormones and our moods, feel sexy and confident, and master midlife? If you're like most of us, you are not getting the answers you need and remain confused and pretty hopeless to ever feel like yourself Again. As an ob gyn, I had to discover for myself the truth about what creates a rock solid metabolism, lasting weight loss, and supercharged energy after 40, in order to lose a hundred pounds and fix my fatigue, now I'm on a mission. This podcast is designed to share the natural tools you need for impactful results and to give you clarity on the answers to your midlife metabolism challenges. Join me for tangible, natural strategies to crush the hormone imbalances you are facing and help you get unstuck from the sidelines of life. My name is Dr. Kyrin Dunston. Welcome to the Hormone Prescription Podcast. (01:08): Hi everybody. Welcome back to another episode of the Hormone Prescription with Dr. Kyrin.. Thank you so much for joining me today. My guest today is Dr. Richard Johnson, and he loves fat. I know you don't, but he does, and it's a good thing because he is been studying it for years and he's got some epic information to share with you about why nature wants us to be fat, the surprising science behind why we gain weight and how to prevent and reverse it. And he's done the research. He loves research. He went into medicine because he wanted to figure out what was causing diseases and treat the reason why we had diseases, not just medicate them with drugs and surgery. So he's a doctor after my own heart. He is an internal medicine doctor. He is also trained in nephrology and infectious disease, and he's an avid researcher. (02:02): So he has a book. Nature Wants Us to Be Fat. We're gonna tal