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Thank you for visiting DrSears.com.  Medicine is not as complicated as we think, and likewise nutrition is not as simple as we are led to believe.  My goal at DrSears.com is to make you think about both medicine and nutrition from a new perspective.  That new perspective is based upon understanding the molecular basis of inflammation.  It’s about how inflammation is the underlying cause of chronic disease, and how our diet can either reduce inflammation or increase it.

In the final analysis, it’s all about your genes,  especially how an anti-inflammatory diet, like the Zone Diet, can turn off inflammatory genes and simultaneously turn on anti-inflammatory genes that promote cellular rejuvenation, repair and healing.  Your ability to control inflammation becomes the molecular definition of wellness.   This is why I hope you will use DrSears.com as your destination site to get the latest breaking information on anti-inflammatory medicine and its impact on 21st-century health care. 
Health News
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NEW ORLEANS (Reuters Health) - The neck arteries of obese children and teens look more like those of 45-year-olds, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's annual meeting.
 
Ask Dr. Sears
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Q: After purchasing your excellent book “The OmegaRx Zone” and after having an infarction three months ago, I have been carefully following your protocols.  I am taking eight capsules/day of pharmacy-grade fish oil.  I now read that there have been studies by Dr. Alexander Leaf and others showing that this can cause heart attacks. The information is logged by Dr Dean Ornish on his Web site. I would greatly appreciate your help as friends are also following my advice from borrowing your book.

Sincerely, Bob

Dear Bob,
 
A:I think that Dean may have over-interpreted the results. One of the primary indicators for sudden cardiac death is reduced heart rate variability. Fish oil increases the heart rate variability in cardiovascular patients, therefore decreasing the likelihood of sudden cardiac death. Furthermore, the GISSI study conducted with some 11,000 cardiovascular patients indicated that taking about 1 gram of EPA and DHA per day reduced overall cardiovascular death by 20 percent and reduced death from sudden cardiac death by 45 percent. Keep in mind that the real cause of cardiovascular disease is increased inflammation in the heart cells mediated by increased levels of arachidonic acid. Fish oil dilutes out the arachidonic acid. The only way to actually reduce arachidonic acid is by following an anti-inflammatory diet, like the Zone Diet.  Combine the two, and the likelihood of a premature death from heart disease is dramatically reduced. 
 

Zone Monday
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In the Nov. 24 issue of the New York Times, Gina Kolata, the newspaper’s science editor, had some provocative statements to make about weight loss.
Medical Testimonial
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I am 50 years old, but until recently I have been feeling like 70!

About two months ago I was in such a state that I could hardly walk down the hall or walk up a set of stairs. I am embarrassed to say that I was a whopping 280 pounds! I had knee pain 24/7. I was always stiff in the joints and tight in the muscles. An MRI on both knees revealed mild arthritis in both knees and a torn meniscus in my left knee. If you look up couch potato in the dictionary, there would be a picture of me!
Breaking Research
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Each month Dr. Sears analyzes all latest medical literature for the breaking research articles in role of diet in reducing inflammation in various chronic disease conditions. This is a key feature for medical researchers as well as anyone wanting to be on the cutting edge of anti-inflammatory medicine.

Cancer

Diabetes

Dietary Immunology

Fetal and Childhood Development

Heart Disease

Immunological Disorders

Neurological Disorders

Obesity

 


Zone Events
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“Toxic Fat: When Good Fat Turns Bad,” the most revolutionary book that Dr. Sears has written in the past 13 years, is now available. This represents the 12th book he has written about his Zone technology and promises to cause significant re-examination of the obesity and diabetes epidemics in America and how we treat them. Read More

While Zoners are enjoying a cruise this month to Bermuda with Dr. Barry Sears, plans are already underway for the 2009 Zone Cruise to the Eastern Caribbean March 22-29 aboard the new Celebrity Solstice, a ship in a class all its own. Staterooms are more spacious, and the services are impeccable.
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