Herbs That Change White Fat Cells Into Brown Fat Cells

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...

Psychogenic Fever, Depression, Anxiety, Thyroid Issues, and Low-Level Infection: The Perfect Storm

The Role of Iron in Psychogenic Fever Iron has a profound effect on fat and muscle tissue. Iron deficiency causes big problems in the body starting with a reduction in the number of red blood cells available to provide oxygen to every cell in the body. Iron deficiency impairs exercise capacity, it increases insulin resistance, reduces AMP-activated kinase activity, and it increases the risk of developing diabetes and obesity.  The thing is, if you have a low-level infection, your body will sequester the iron in your body and put the iron in the mononuclear phagocyte system. The mononuclear phagocyte system is a network of immune cells that includes monocytes, macrophages, and dendritic cells, all of which are derived from bone marrow. These immune cells police the body for infection...