In two groundbreaking experiments, the Cool Fat Burner & Gut Buster were shown to maintain massive levels of “brown fat” in an adult male through the summer months, and to activate brown fat, and keep it activated for hours after removing the vests, all confirmed via PET scans.  This could have huge implications for weight loss and general metabolic health.

At a glance: High intensity cold thermogenesis activates brown fat Brown fat stays active for over an hour after removing the Cool Fat Burner The Cool Fat Burner allows one to maintain maximal brown fat stores, even after 6 months of hot summer weather!  The next step is to expand this into a group study

 

Brown Fat, or brown adipose tissue (BAT) is the big new thing in health and weight loss.  Everyone seems to be jumping on the bandwagon.
The Cool Fat Burner is the first commercial cold thermogenesis ice vest to show under controlled clinical conditions — two separate PET scan experiments — that it can activate brown fat, and keep it active for hours after removing the vest.

• In this experiment, the CFB also demonstrates it can activate brown fat after only ~ 1 hour of use.
• And that it can activate brown fat from  “Hardcore” or High intensity  cold thermogenesis (ie, interval shivering).
• And keep brown fat active for over  ~ 1 hour after the session ends!

All three of these are more or less new, first-time findings, and have huge implications for the Cool Fat Burner and cold thermogenesis, as well as the role of brown fat in health and weight loss.

 

Brown Fat:

— most mammals have brown fat (BAT), to keep them warm and to survive during hibernation
— burns regular “white fat”  in order to generate heat  (white fat = white adipose tissue = regular fat on stomach, hips, legs, cellulite)
— embryologically related to muscle tissue
— high number of mitochondria & vascular supply (gives brown color)
— abundant in human babies; BAT decreases as humans age
— women tend to have more BAT than men
— accumulates near major vessels of the trunk, so as to directly warm blood
— increases in amounts when one is consistently exposed to cold  (example:  outside seasonal workers develop more BAT over winter months)
— our ancestors probably had much more BAT (and were thus leaner) as they did not have constant indoor heating

So brown fat burns regular fat to generate heat when one is exposed to cold, and if one is consistently exposed to cold, they build up more BAT, thus increasing its calorie-burning potential.  This is why brown fat is being researched as a treatment for obesity and the related metabolic disorders.  BAT also increases uptake of blood glucose, and is being investigated to help treat diabetes.  (UPDATE:  At the time of this experiment, a group study was being set up at Mount Sinai hospital, to test the CFB’s effects on blood glucose levels.)

The primary method of testing for BAT is with PET scans.

 

 

The Experiment:

The experiment involves 2 PET scans, a “Before” and “After” approach, to confirm brown fat activation. 

“Before”  — sit in normal 70’F room for ~ 1hour — receive FDG radioactive tracer injection — continue to sit in 70’F room ~ 1 hour while tracer absorbs — get the “Before” PET scan; expect negative BAT activity	“After”  — wear the Cool Fat Burner ~ 1hour, at “Hardcore” (shivering level) intensity — remove Cool Fat Burner — receive FDG radioactive tracer injection — continue to sit in 70’F room ~ 1 hour while tracer absorbs — get the “After” PET scan; expect positive BAT activity

 

 

Results:

As you can see in the pics, there was significant brown fat activity in the “After” scans.

There is noticable BAT activation around the neck and collar bones, the shoulder blades, all the way down the vertebrae, around the ribs, and down around the kidneys.   (Note:  there is actually more BAT active than one can see in these two PET images, as they are merely “thin slice” cross-sections on a single plane.)

 

 

Discussion:

This experiment seems to confirm several claims of the Cool Fat Burner:

1.  that the Cool Fat Burner cooling vest can in fact activate brown fat
2.  that it only took ~1 hour of CFB use to activate brown adipose tissue  (around 1hr 10 minutes)
3.  that shivering does not turn off brown fat
4.  that BAT continued to be active for over an hour after removing the ice vest  (exactly 1hr 20 minutes)
5.  that large amounts of BAT can be metabolically active in someone as old as 40 years of age

It seems evident that consistent use of the Cool Fat Burner can increase the total amount of one’s brown fat stores.  It’s been shown in numerous studies that one can increase the amount of brown fat one has by spending several hours a day in a 60’F room. 1  It’s also likely that the CFB can activate BAT in far less than 1 hour. 

It’s also noteworthy that shivering does not deactivate BAT, considering many supposed “authorities” in the field — research scientists, bloggers, etc — have claimed that it would.  (it’s ironic that many of these newfound experts don’t actually engage in cold thermogenesis themselves, yet give opinions and advise on it)  We’ve already seen that interval shivering (“Shiver Surfing”) can triple metabolism as verified by indirect calorimety.  And shivering probably elicits the highest release of adiponectin from fat cells.  It’s recently been shown that shivering increases levels of the hormone irisin at a rate 4-5X faster than exercise.  Irisin is involved in the “browning” of white fat; causing regular white fat to function somewhat like brown fat (in that it will burn some energy to create heat during cold stress).  Cool Fat Burner users have reported increased strength and muscle gains — irisin (along with adiponectin) may be at work.  Irisin also may even be involved in longevity.

Using the Cool Fat Burner can burn calories at different rates, depending on the intensity level.     Intensity Level                Sensations                                               Mechanism — Beginner / Casual     – feeling lightly cooled off                         – autonomic nervous system — Moderate                   – chilled, up to goosebumps                    – skeletal muscle uncoupling & BAT activation — High intensity             – pre-shivering, through shivering            – muscular shivering, adiponectin release In the indirect calorimetry experiment, we saw that the CFB can increase calorie burn at a modest rate even at “Casual” intensity, and at an impressive triple metabolic rate at “Hardcore” intensity.  This current experiment, the activation of BAT, fills in the “Moderate” intensity level.

So how many calories does brown fat burn?

The exact amount of calories probably varies from person to person depending on many factors, including how much total brown fat they have.  The PET images of Eric G. for example, reveal a significant amount of brown fat, no doubt built up from consistent CFB use.

Also an important factor:  how long does brown fat stay active after a Cool Fat Burner session?

User feedback imples that Cool Fat Burner use can elicit increased sensations of heat that often last for hours and hours after the CFB session has ended.  In the video, Eric G. mentions frequent post-session heat sensations that can last well over 8 hours later.  Assuming the sensations of heat correspond to BAT activation, this would seem to be confirmed by this experiment in that the PET scans showed active brown fat, even though Eric G. removed the CFB 1 hr 20 minutes before taking the “After” scan.  And that 1hr 20 min was spent sitting in a 70’F room, and wearing clothes.  (Advice is given to CFB users to sit in a cool room after their sessions end.  Even a moderately cool room, otherwise not normally cold enough to initially activate BAT, for example a 65’F room, might allow for an even longer extended post-CFB-session BAT activation.  In other words, even if a cool room won’t initially activate BAT… it may be enough to help keep it activated, once the Cool Fat Burner has first turned it on.)

A related point in regards to “how long?” BAT stays active and relevant to total calorie burn numbers:  an interesting study showed that “constitutionally lean” women have active brown fat, even at room temperature.  Women who are constitutionally lean… have active BAT, 24/7.  Just a coincidence?  Unlikely.

These two findings imply that brown fat can stay active for hours a day, and can add up to significant amounts of calorie burn and real world weight loss.

*** the Cool Fat Burner & Cool Gut Buster device and website is not designed to diagnose, treat, or cure any disease or disorder.
Please consult with your physician before using it in any such capacity.  Results may vary.

In Aug 2013, the Cool Fat Burner ice vest made a huge scientific breakthrough:  the first ever cold-thermogensis brown fat weight loss device was put to the test under controlled scientific settings… and shown to boost calorie burning up to 300% above resting! 

 

UPDATE:  this experiment was expanded into a university group study, got great results, and has been published in the peer-reviewed “The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness.”  2019 July;59(7):1238-43

 

Background:

At the “EPARC” lab — Exercise and Physical Activity Resource Center — at the University of California, San Diego, the Cool Fat Burner cooling vest was worn while undergoing indirect calorimetry (IC).  IC measures one’s metabolism and calorie burn rate for various activities, by measuring oxygen and carbon dioxide respiration levels.  (UCSD & the EPARC lab does not endorse the Cool Fat Burner or any calorie burning cooling vest; results may vary)

 

The two day experimental setup:

 

Day 1 — Establish baseline RMR (resting metabolic rate)

• sitting
• fasted, no coffee or stimulants, no movement
• 30 minutes measurement

Day 2 —  the Cool Fat Burner and Gut Buster

• 30 minutes measurement at baseline
• sitting, no vests, no movement

• introduce the Cool Fat Burner – “cool down”
• wear the cooling vest at lowest intensity level
• 30 minutes measurement

• Cool Fat Burner – High intensity
• wear the cooling vest at the highest intensity levels
• 30 minutes measurement

• “Recovery” – remove the cooling vest, and return to normal temperature
• 30 minutes measurement

 

The room temperature was 71°F, removing that as a confounding variable.  Between each of the 30 minute experiment blocks, several minutes were taken to recalibrate the equipment.   To help compensate for the lack of a cold environment, the “Cool Gut Buster” would be worn simultaneously with the Cool Fat Burner.  Ice water would be consumed to start off the high intensity ‘Hardcore’ block.  Two cups to start, then 2 more cups 15 minutes in.

 

Results & Discussion: 

The results were quite significant, especially considering the experiment took place in a thermo-neutral room and very little ice water was consumed.

The RMR (Day 1 – laying down) came out to 1944 cal/day.
The RMR sitting came out to around 2102 cal/day.

The slight increase (8%) in laying down to sitting hearkens to the phenomenon of NEAT, or “Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis.”  The calories one burns through regular daily activities.  Standing instead of sitting, physically working a job instead of sitting at a cubicle… these NEAT differences could add up to hundreds of calories every day. 

There was an increase at each stage wearing the Cool Fat Burner and Cool Gut Buster.

The “Cool Down” showed a slow but sporadic increase in calorie burn for the first 15 minutes.  (see chart below)
Then around half way through the Cool Down, the intensity levels spontaneously jumped up significantly…. characterized by a very light, barely perceptible shivering sensation in the small muscles of the lower back.  Calorie burn levels jumped to 230%.

To start the High intensity or ‘Hardcore’ portion of the experiment, 2 cups of ice water were drank during the between-session calibration.  Calorie burn numbers increased to 301%.  This is a huge metabolic boost.  At this rate weighing 185lbs the subject would burn the obligatory “500 calories a day” (for 1lb of fat loss per week) in around 2hrs, independent of dietary restriction and without exercise.  This is truly significant, and shows the Cool Fat Burner and Cool Gut Buster as viable means to aid in weight loss.

There was a technical glitch during the experiment around 1/2 way through the ‘Hardcore’ portion of the test.  Sixteen minutes of data were lost.  This would have been even more high intensity calorie burning at around a 300% boost.  After this, when the 2nd round of ice water was drank, the water did not seem as cold as the first round of drinks that started the Hardcore section.  Along with the missing 16 minutes, the overall cold-stimulus was decreased, and we see a drop to 273%.

During the ‘Recovery,’ when the Cool Fat Burner was removed, we still see a significant increase in caloric burn.  232% during the first 15 minutes.  What is noteworthy here, is to remember that this was a thermo-neutral room, 71°F, and ideally, one should use the CFB in a cooler environment.  In other words, if one were using the CFB at home, and took it off after there session, but stayed in a cold environment, they would almost certainly have even higher calorie burn numbers (and for a longer time) during the ‘recovery’ phase, than what is modeled here.  Even in the last half of the Recovery segment we see a significantly boosted metabolism.

The Cool Gut Buster can reproduce the temperatures used in the original “Coolsculpting” cryolipolysis trials.  This means the Cool Gut Buster can potentially allow one to spot-reduce stomach fat!   “Do it yourself” coolsculpting at home!

Coolsculpting.  Cryolipolysis.  Fat freezing.  Spot reducing stomach fat.  “Do it yourself coolsculpting at home.”

The Cool Gut Buster can replicate the conditions necessary to freeze stomach fat, just like coolsculpting cosmetic procedure.  This will soon be confirmed again, this time on a larger scale university group experiment.

 

Background:

Spot reducing stomach fat.  There is no “natural” way to do this; neither diet nor exercise spot reduce fat.  When you do sit-ups, you do not burn more fat from your stomach, than from anywhere else (unless that’s the last place you have fat left, so it has to come from there).  

The human body burns calories — fat, glycogen, blood glucose, whatever — based on several factors.  Higher intensity activity tends to burn calories from glycogen stored in the muscles (and liver) while lower intensity exercise tends to burn stored fat.  At the end of the day, all that really matters (in regards to absolute fat loss numbers) is how many total calories did you burn vs how many did you ingest?  (Yes other factors may also apply:  hormonal environment, did you build or break down muscle, psychological factors, etc., all of which can factor in fat burning and weight loss over time, but is beyond the scope of this particular discussion.)

So regardless of how many total calories you’ve burned in a given time and by whatever means… you cannot control where you lose fat.  The only ‘reliable’ way until now, was with cosmetic procedures and plastic surgery techniques, such as liposuction.

History of cryolipolysis:

It was observed that condition known as “popsicle panniculitis” occurs when children eat popsicles and the cold causes a “panniculitis” in the fat of their cheeks.  Panniculitis is an inflammation… which ultimately causes “apoptosis” of those fat cells.  They are reabsorbed by the body, never to return.  Even as adults these children may still have dimples where they permanently lost that fat.

This prompted researchers to theorize that one could intentionally use cold to induce apoptosis of stomach fat to produce the same results; spot reduce that fat and remove it from the body, similar to the children’s cheeks.

Note that with diet and exercise, when you burn fat, you’re usually “emptying” fat cells; they drain and shrink, but you keep the same number of fat cells.  But when fat undergoes apoptosis, those fat cells are permanently removed from the body.

So cold thermogenesis and cold-induced apoptosis — spot reduction — should both shrink and remove fat cells.  Of course, the superior strategy would be to combine all methods; diet, exercise, cold thermogenesis, and occasional apoptosis, as a means to minimize and even remove fat.

Red spots on cheeks show panniculitis inflammation. The fat on those areas will be reabsorbed via apoptosis.

After experimenting on pigs and then on humans, it was discovered that bringing the skin temperature to above 32°F, but below 41°F, for around 1 hour,
could induce apoptosis of the underlying subcutaneous fat.  This was the “magic” range for spot reduction of fat, and the process was named “cryogenic lipolysis.”

 

Disclaimer:  the following information is for entertainment purposes only.  Never wear the Cool Gut Buster against bare skin!  Always have layers of clothes underneath.

Using an infrared thermometer, we can see the effects of wearing the Cool Gut Buster against bare skin, over a 1.5 hour session in a 60°F room.
The Cool Gut Buster can in fact re-create the same conditions necessary to induce subcutaneous fat cell apoptosis, and induce spot reduction of stomach fat!!!

36°F after 30 minutes	38°F after 60 minutes	40°F after 90 minutes
			Note: this experiment was repeated numerous times, interestingly almost always getting the exact same temperature measurements per time interval.

 

Keep in mind, spot reduction is not about overall, whole-body fat burning and weight loss.  Spot reduction should be viewed as “fine tuning,” to be applied once you’re approaching your target physique. Spot reduction via apoptosis will only occur a few millimeters at a time (below the skin), and can takes weeks for those dead fat cells to fully reabsorb.  In the grand scheme of things, this is a minimal change if one is obese. So for those obese, the goal should be general cold thermogenesis (of course along w/ dietary changes and increasing NEAT and light exercise) to create overall, whole-body weight loss.  The intentional goal of spot reduction should be reserved for those nearly at their end-goal physique.

Burn 2500 calories in a single day with cold thermogenesis!

The Cool Fat Burner is the world’s first brown fat cooling vest, and is now shown able to help with the mythical “Body Recomposition,” the ability to simultaneously burn fat while also building muscle.

When most people “lose weight,” they’re really losing water, often in the form of muscle glycogen. Eventually, they’ll lose muscle tissue. NEARLY 50% OF “WEIGHT LOSS” CAN BE MUSCLE LOSS!

By losing muscle, they’re more susceptible to disease, lower their basal metabolism, look and perform worse.

This video shows how to preserve or even build muscle, while you also burn fat.

The Cool Fat Burner is the first to show it can activate Brown Fat, demonstrate it can maintain maximal brown adipose levels even through summer, the first to show it can triple metabolism and calorie burn, first to demonstrate an increase of adiponectin by 62% after only 2 hrs, able to boost the resting basal metabolic rate, spot-reduce stomach fat with the Cool Gut Buster, and show it can burn off glucose levels equivalent to an hour of jogging, and speed up acquiring ketosis… and now the first to show it can help with “Body Recomposition.”

Can the Cool Fat Burner raise your resting metabolism?

Having a raised “resting metabolic rate” means you burn more calories, even while you sleep.

Does being “cold adapted” increase your resting RMR and calorie burning even at rest?

Resting Metabolism, aka your “resting metabolic rate” (RMR) is the sum total calories your body burns when completely at rest.  The majority of these calories are burned by the organs; the brain, heart, liver, kidneys, and so on.  They work 24/7, so it figures they would burn a lot of calories.  For the average person, their organs may burn up to 70% of their daily RMR totals.  Note that skeletal muscle has been estimated to burn ~ 8 cals/ lb/ day, while at rest.  Even fat (regular white fat, or ‘WAT’) is estimated to burn around 3 cals/ lb /day.  Most people don’t realize that even white fat burns some calories.  Of course, Brown Fat (BAT) burns far, far more calories than WAT.

 

Even at rest your body burns calories…

 

Cold Adapted: when your body is used to regular cold exposure and has up-regulated its systems accordingly.  Being Cold Adapted is the condition where you have reestablished a state of primal, ancestral health — lean body composition, proper hormonal balance, low inflammation, boosted immune system — as a result of a consistent practice of cold thermogenesis (CT).

Remember:  our ancestors did not have constant indoor heating.  Controlled temperatures are a modern invention.  Humanity spent the first million years of our existence adapting to the environment, not controlling it.

Being cold adapted means you experience a state of primal health even on days when you don’t engage in cold thermogenesis!  As with all things, you’ll need to engage in CT at least at maintenance levels, or you’ll eventually lose the effect.

 

This experiment was to determine weather being “cold adapted” can raise one’s resting metabolic rate.

As we saw in the introduction, the “Before” portion of the multi-part experiment involved reducing (and eventually stopping) CT, gaining weight, reducing cold adaptation,
so as to get a more baseline “normal person’s” level of cold adaptation and related RMR.  (ie, someone who hasn’t done CT, and is far from being cold adapted)

 

The Experiment:

There would be “Before” and “After” sets of tests.

Before:  Fatten up, stop all Cool Fat Burner use.  Lose cold adaptation, gain fat, monitor health markers.  Measure resting calorie burning via indirect calorimetry.
After:  For 8 weeks resume Cool Fat Burner use for a period long enough to re-gain cold adaptation and get re-tested.
Compare the ‘After’ results to the ‘Before’ numbers.

 

The “Before” readings…  Jan 16th.
		Low cold adaptation, fattened up to 210lbs, a RMR of 2074 cals/ day.  The RMR rate considered slightly above “average.”  [see Discussion as to why!]

 

Following the “Before” readings extensive cold thermogenesis sessions commenced.  Minimal session times would be at least 4 hours.  Sessions were frequently 6-7 hours, and on occasional, go over 10 hours long!  (Several clocked in at 12 hours long!)

These sessions would usually involve 1-4 hours “High / Hardcore” intensity (interval shivering), 1-2 hours just below shivering (stereotypical BAT zone), then any number of hours lounging in the same room (shown to maintain BAT activity, via the BAT PET scan experiment).This would go on for 8 weeks, as part of the Body Recomposition component of the experiment; CT was the primary source of calorie burning and weight loss, as exercise would be used solely to preserve and build muscle; diet was varied, depending on the day (muscle building vs fat burning). (see “Body Recomp” video / blog for groundbreaking results!)

 

The “After” readings…  March 16th.  (8 weeks later)
		High cold adaptation, trimmed down to 195lbs, (see “Body Recomp” video) an RMR of 2477 cals/ day.  An increase of 403 cals /day!!!  The RMR rate considered “fast,” around 30% above normal.

 

 

The extended “After” readings…  May 12th.  (three weeks at maintenance, then 4 more weeks of Cool Fat Burner use after that)
		Peak cold adaptation,  (see Brown Fat PET scan experiment) leaned down to 194lbs, a RMR of 3125 cals/ day.  An increase of 1051 cals /day from the ‘Before’ readings!!!  The RMR rate considered “fast,” around 65% above normal!

 

 

        Discussion

        So reducing cold adaptation made it easier to gain fat.  Though note that even in the “Before” readings, the RMR was slightly above average.  Was this due to residual cold adaptation?
Perhaps some increased muscle mass (compared to average)?  Engaging in intense, regular cold thermogenesis, and thus re-establishing cold adaptation, made fat loss faster and easier,
and apparently raised the resting metabolism, by a massive 1000 cals/ day.  But these numbers seem too high.  Is a person’s RMR really that flexible, and can cold adaptation really raise it that high?
And what exactly, physiologically, is responsible for that increase?

As mentioned in the video, there are several things possibly occurring here.

 

1.  BAT was still active:
It’s already been shown in the BAT PET scan experiment, that the Cool Fat Burner can not only activate brown fat, but keep it active for long after the session ends, even in an environment that otherwise would not activate BAT.  Cool Fat Burner users have reported increased sensations of heat, hours after their CFB session ended.  CFB creator Eric G. comments that he has experienced increased heat generation sometimes as long as 16 hours after a session.  It is very likely that there could have been BAT active during the next morning (10 am) indirect calorimetry test, if the Fat Burner / Gut Buster were used the night before.    This also brings to mind the study on “constitutionally lean” woman who have active brown fat, 24 hours a day, even at room temperature.  Eric G. could more or less be mimmicing that effect via cold adaptation, thus raising his basal metabolism.

2.  “Accidental” cold thermogenesis:
When a person is cold adapted, they are comfortable in colder temperatures.  What would feel cold for the non-cold adapted, feels normal and comfortable for those who are cold adapted.  On the trip to both locations, there could have been “accidental” cold thermogenesis occurring.   The “After” readings (March 16th) were taken on a day that was ~ 40°F.  Certainly cold enough to induce cold themogenesis… however, as shown in the video, Eric was wearing long sleeves, pants, etc. The “extended After” reading took place on a 75-85°F day.  Eric mentions being hot in the car and driving with the windows down.  Even at 70°F, would the windows down (windchill) be enough to induce a low level CT effect?  Maybe.Ultimately, it was probably some combination of all factors.

 

 

Several questions come to mind: 

Q1. — Does this count as your “resting” metabolism, if it’s being boosted by an “external” stimulus, even if the effects can last for over 1/2 a day later?
Q2. — Would this still work in summer?  (hotter temperatures)
Q3. — Is this ‘healthy’ to have your metabolism boosted this much?
Q4. — Will it increase hunger?
Q5. — Will it speed aging?

A1.  Regardless of semantics, the end result is the same; you end up with a massive, “free” calorie burn, without any further effort or activity, for hours and hours later, perhaps half a day or more.  At some point, it is probably constant, 24/7.

A2.  The Cool Fat Burner / Cool Gut Buster allow you to engage all the way to ‘Hardcore’ intensity (shivering) even in summer…but you’ll also need A/C and drinking ice water helps.  So you’ll have to do your CT sessions indoors during the summer.  If you become cold adapted during the summer, do a 1-2 hr Hardcore session, then taper off and lounge in an A/C room (no more than 67-68°F) for a number of hours… one should still have a boosted metabolism for a good part of the day.  It is of course easier to get a deeper cold adaptation in the winter months, for obvious reasons…but a significant effect can still be achieved in the hottest summer weather.

A3.  There should be no negative consequences to a cold-thermogenesis-induced boosted metabolism.  And you’ll burn far more calories, even at rest, even if you don’t use the Cool Fat Burner that day.

A4.  No.  The only time people sometimes experience increased hunger from cold thermogenesis tends to be during the first few weeks of starting.  Once you get used to it, your appetite tends to normalize. 

A5.  No.  Remember, cold thermogenesis can increase adiponectin and irisin.  Adiponectin is associated with longevity  (1, 2, 3).  Irisin can lengthen telomeres.  The Cool Fat Burner has also been shown to be able to lower blood glucose levels; low BGL may beassociated with reduced aging.  [see the “Body Recomp” video / blog coming soon, for more info on CT, BGL, & Insulin levels]

 

Compare this to the famed “EPOC” effect fitness people love to blather on and on about!  (EPOC is the post-workout calorie burn you get from hard exercise, after the workout ends.
Guess what?  It’s rarely more than 100 calories — if that —  the whole rest of the day!!!)  The RMR boost from the Cool Fat Burner and Cold Adaptation BLOWS EPOC AWAY! *Results may vary.

The drug companies are trying to figure out how to harness the power of the hormone adiponectin…without success. 

In a recent experiment, the Cool Fat Burner and Cool Gut Buster were shown to increase adiponectin by 62%.  This is huge news with huge possible implications! *Results may vary.

Adiponectin was discovered in 1995.  Adiponectin is a hormone released by fat tissue.  Why are drug companies trying to put adiponectin in pill form? 

Here’s what adiponectin can potentially do:  **

—  induce weight loss (1, 2, 3) —  burn fat for fuel  (1, 2, 3) —  restore & increase skeletal muscle mitochondria  (1, 2, 3) —  increase insulin sensitivity  (1, 2, 3) —  reduce systemic inflammation  (1, 2, 3) —  fight heart disease  (1, 2, 3) —  fight certain types of cancer  (1, 2, 3) —  repair damaged DNA  (1, 2, 3) —  increase cellular longevity  (1, 2, 3)

An impressive list — imagine a pill that could do all that!  (Be cautious of anyone claiming to sell a pill to increase adiponectin — at this time there is NO LEGITIMATE PILL OR SUPPLEMENT to increase adiponectin.  Chances are, there won’t be — it’s difficult to synthesize, and is destroyed by digestion.)  So how does one increase adiponectin?  Exercise usually does… but not always (1, 2).  A good night’s sleep can help, at least some.  Others claim Omega-3 fatty acids can help, but the science isn’t clear.  Lycopene might help a little (up 9% after 10 weeks)… while soy lowered it (down 9%).  So what about a consistent method to increase adiponectin by a significant amount…?

Recently, another groundbreaking experiment was done that showed that cold thermogenesis, via the Cool Fat Burner & Cool Gut Buster, was able to increase adiponectin by a whopping 62%!!!  **

 

The Experiment:

No exercise or cold thermogenesis for 4-5 days leading up to the experiment.
Eat normally the night before.  Eat absolutely no carbs or sugars the morning of.
Get the “before” blood drawn in the morning.
Return to hotel room, have the A/C cranked, put on the CFB/CGB, use at Moderate to Hardcore intensity for around 2 hours.
Get the “after” blood drawn.

What actually happened:

“After returning to the hotel room, I was dismayed to find the A/C unit was barely working.  It wasn’t cold in the least.  (Note in the video, you can see the A/C cover had fallen off!)  It was too late to try and switch rooms; the “after” blood test was pre-scheduled.  I also wanted to prove the CFB could work in only a few hours.  And on top of all that, hotel ‘checkout’ was in 3-4 hours.  So I had to make due with the room I was in and the time I had.

“I had 9 cold packs that barely fit in the small freezer in the mini-fridge in my room, but had 11 more packs I’d brought and had them stored in the front desk refrigerator the night before.  Apparently, the front desk worker from the night before had put all the packs in the refrigerator section, not the freezer — those packs were all half thawed!!!

“This means I had less packs required for even a single set of CFB/CGB usage!  (4 packs in the CFB, 6 packs in a ‘Small’ -sized Gut Buster — I had only 9 fully frozen packs from my room!)  Coupled with the poor A/C,  the odds were stacked against me.  Would only one set of packs be enough, especially without air conditioning?  If I drank some ice water, would that be enough?

“So due to the thermo-neutral room, and the lack of extra packs, my cold-stress session lasted only 1.5 hrs.  I was still able to spend much of the time in ‘Hardcore’ intensity.  The combination of Cool Fat Burner plus Cool Gut Buster, with some ice water, was enough.  After the session I immediately drove back to the lab and had the “after” blood work drawn, roughly 2hrs after the “before” samples.”

Adiponectin levels: Before — 7.1 ug/ml  (time: 8:30am) After —  11.5 ug/ml  (time: 10:50am) That is an increase of 62% after only a few hours of using the Cool Fat Burner!  ** (ug = micrograms)

** the Cool Fat Burner & Cool Gut Buster device and website is not designed to diagnose, treat, or cure any disease or disorder.  Please consult with your physician before using it in any such capacity.  Results may vary.