The Dr. Josh Axe Show

You Were Lied To About Fat — Your Cells Are Paying the Price

October 5, 2026·29 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Fat is not the enemy — fat deficiency is. For decades, the low-fat message stripped the one macronutrient your cells use to build membranes, regulate hormones, and produce energy at the mitochondrial level. In this episode, Dr. Axe breaks down the specific fats your body was designed to run on, which ones are silently damaging your cells, and the food-first protocol to repair the damage — starting today. Resources mentioned: https://guide.thehealthinstitute.com/l-407 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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