Can Metabolic Engineering Slow Prostate Cancer Growth?
All cancers are ultimately driven by metabolic disruption. If that is the case, can Metabolic Engineering® be used slow down tumor growth? If so, this would…
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Live Your Life To The Fullest In The Zone
Wellness is a lifelong commitment. It begins in the womb and goes through the continuum of life. The…
What Is The Zone?
The Zone is the physiological state when your metabolism performs at peak efficiency. Metabolism keeps us alive by…
Benefits Of Being In The Zone
The health benefits of being in the Zone are numerous. Here is a small listing of those benefits: AMPK…
Evolution Of The Zone
For the past 40 years, I have been exploring the mysteries of metabolism and how diet can control…
GLP-1 Drugs
Stopping GLP-1 Drugs May Increase Cardiovascular Risk
Everyone wants to lose excess body fat. However, the Holy Grail of weight loss is losing excess body…
What Is AMPK?
How AMPK Reduces Inflammation
AMPK might sound like just another scientific buzzword, but it’s one of the most powerful tools your body…
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Insulin Resistance & The Brain
The brain consists of only 2% of the weight of the whole body, but it uses up 20%…
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Can Epigenetic Clocks Predict Your Biological Age?
There are two types of age: chronological and biological. Chronological age is simple—it’s the date on your birthdate. Biological…
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The Dark Side of GLP-1 Drugs (and Why Metabolic Engineering is Better)
GLP-1 drugs restrict calorie intake, leading to rapid metabolic benefits. So does Metabolic Engineering®. The critical question is whether those benefits can be sustained long-term without…
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The new USDA Food Pyramid was recently released. Besides the graphic description of the new recommendations that looks like a Jackson Pollock painting, is there anything…
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Over 75% of Americans report symptoms of stress. So, what exactly is stress biochemically, and more importantly, how can you reduce it? Stress is the…
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The human body is very fragile. You can go without breathing for about three minutes. You can go without water for about three days. Beyond those…
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Going on kidney dialysis is essentially a death sentence, as the death rate is about 20 percent per year. Of those deaths, accelerated cardiovascular disease accounts…
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Effectively treating Alzheimer’s disease has been one of the most significant failures of the pharmacological industry. Yet Alzheimer’s can be viewed as a metabolic disorder driven…
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Read MoreHow AMPK Activation Can Help Prevent Long COVID-19
It has been nearly five years since COVID-19 first appeared. However, for many, the consequences of initial infection remain with them for years. About 7 percent…
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There are two types of age: chronological and biological. Chronological age is simple—it’s the date on your birthdate. Biological age is trickier since it depends on how…
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