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Herbs That Change White Fat Cells Into Brown Fat Cells

Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatments for Psychogenic Fever and Brown Fat Production Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is an ancient system of medicine that was developed in China. TCM has a long history of differentiating between different types of fever.  TCM treatments have been studied scientifically in terms of their ability to change white adipose tissue into brown fat that has the ability to consume and dissipate heat. Conversion of white fat into brown fat can reduce obesity by changing the way that the body distributes, works with, and regulates internal heat. Dai Zong Fang Dai Zong Fang is a TCM formula that’s used to treat metabolic syndrome and obesity. In animal studies, Dai Zong Fang naturally promotes weight loss, a reduction in fasting blood sugar level...

Fever in Newborn Babies and Young Children: Brown Fat and the Liver

Fever, the Liver, and Brown Adipose Tissue in Newborn Babies and Young Children Brown fat is really important in newborn babies as a part of the body that senses cold environmental temperatures. Not only does brown fat sense cold temperatures, but brown fat cells promote thermogenesis too to make babies more resilient to cold temperatures. Even one single, short-term cold stimulus during the infant’s first day of life can improve body temperature adaptation to a cold stimulus later in the child’s life.  According to studies a mild cold stimulus can promote brown fat activation in newborns. If a neonate is exposed to a mild cold stimulus on the first day of their lives, this can improve their body temperature adaptation response to subsequent cold events later on. That being sa...

Alternative Treatments for Suicidal Ideation and Severe Depression: Targeting Brown Adipose Tissue

Brown Adipose Tissue and Suicide Risk Light exposure, ambient temperature, and external substances all interact with brown adipose tissue. Some scientists have suggested the the seasonality of suicide risk is associated with brown adipose tissue interactions with the environment. Interestingly, lithium salts (as lithium orotate or lithium aspartate if you are doing self-treatment at home) promote thermogenesis of brown adipose tissues and they are also known to reduce suicide risk. As we’ve discussed throughout this series, various neurotransmitter systems are impacted through serotonin and serotonin transporters, in turn, play a role in brown fat activation. The most well-known neurotransmitters including serotonin, dopamine, norepinephrine, epinephrine, acetylcholine, glutamate...

How Serotonin Affects Mood, Metabolic Health, and Obesity Through It's Impact on Brown Adipose Tissue

How Serotonin Impacts Health Through It's Effects on Brown Adipose Tissue Serotonin syndrome is a health situation that’s caused by excessive serotonin release. It is most commonly mentioned in conjunction with taking more than one SSRI or MAOI that accidentally causes this health problem. Serotonin syndrome highlights the role that serotonin plays in body temperature regulation.  In terms of body temperature regulation, humans are categorized as “warm-blooded”. To be “warm-blooded” means that we have fine control over our body temperature which allows us to be active in various climate conditions.  Humans have multiple, efficient, and somewhat redundant mechanisms by which we can control our body temperature such that it is (usually) kept at a fixed point that we call “normal...