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In today\\u2019s podcast, we speak with Dr. Loren Fishman, author of the powerful book Yoga for Weight Loss. A Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation doctor based in New York City, Fishman explains how yoga can serve as a metabolic driver for healthy and sustainable weight loss and body optimization.\\xa0
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Fishman also cogently points out that yoga produces a similar hunger-reducing biochemical effect in the body to GLP-1 agonist drugs such as Ozempic and Mounjaro\\u2013without the side effects associated with those medications.
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Before earning his medical degree, Dr. Fishman notably studied for one year in India with the legendary yoga master BKS Iyengar in the late 1960s.
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With this episode, Elizabeth\'s brother Rob McGann joins the podcast as the Producer and Co-Host of Drop the Weight.
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Rob is an accomplished multimedia writer, journalist, marketer and documentary filmmaker, and conducts the interview with Dr. Fishman.
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SHOW NOTES
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00:00 - Introduction
01:40 - 1960s to 2020s: doubling obesity rate in America
02:40 - main drivers of an overweight culture: advanced agriculture and aggressive marketing
03:45 - enough to make everyone obese three times over
04:40 - powerful animal instinct to eat
05:51 - not simply quieting the mind; yoga acts on a stretching reflex shared by all mammals
06:52 - useful yoga poses that promote weight loss
08:20 - hunger-reducing effects similar to GLP-1 weight loss drugs, without scary side effects
08:55 - other yoga benefits: better posture, balance, range of motion & strength; reduced anxiety
10:20 - muscle strength a key factor for longevity
11:40 - Iyengar yoga a good place to start
12:55 - working with BKS Iyengar as a student in India
15:10 - parting words with the yoga master: \\u201cYou only rent your body!\\u201d
15:40 - yoga promotes self-knowledge and self-respect
16:55 - Rilke: \\u201cYou must change your life\\u201d - life as a process of continuous change
19:16 - Ozempic as a specific example
20:14 - the \\u201cbeautiful\\u201d PGC1-Alpha molecule
21:40 - yoga stimulates the mitochondria, the \\u201cblast furnaces\\u201d of metabolism on a cellular level
22:30 - spiritual benefits of yoga
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You can learn more about Dr. Loren Fishman, his medical practice and his 10 published books using the links below:
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https://www.manhattanphysicalmedicine.com/our-practice-keene
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https://kripalu.org/presenters-programs/presenters/loren-fishman
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Dr. Fishman is currently conducting a breakthrough study that uses a combination of yoga and botulinum toxin to successfully treat the effects of scoliosis. Those interested in learning more about this study and how one can participate may contact him at his office: 212.472.0077 or write him at loren@sciatica.org.
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