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Month: November 2024

Measuring Insulin Resistance

  • Barry Sears
  • Estimated read time 1 min read
  • November 22, 2024

Insulin resistance is a key factor in many health issues, and measuring it doesn’t always require expensive tests. The triglyceride (TG) to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL)…

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Categories: Insulin Resistance, Resources

GLP-1 Drugs and AMPK Activation

  • Barry Sears
  • Estimated read time 1 min read
  • November 22, 2024

GLP-1 drugs are often hailed as ‘miracle treatments’—tackling not just diabetes and obesity, but also conditions like heart disease, infertility, and even sleep apnea. But what…

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Categories: Benefits of Metabolic Engineering, chronic diseases, GLP-1 Drugs

The Ultimate Anti-Viral Drug: AMPK

  • Barry Sears
  • Estimated read time 9 min read
  • November 22, 2024

What if you had a drug that would stop the replication of viruses and whose only know side-effect would be to extend your healthspan?  Would you use…

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Categories: Metabolic Engineering®, What Is AMPK?, Zone Science

Why No One Talks About AMPK

  • Barry Sears
  • Estimated read time 1 min read
  • November 22, 2024

What if you had a drug that would stop the replication of viruses and whose only know side-effect would be to extend your healthspan?  Would you use…

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Categories: Ask Dr. Sears, Uncategorized, What Is AMPK?

How Zone Foods Activate AMPK

  • Barry Sears
  • Estimated read time 1 min read
  • November 21, 2024

The most effective way to activate AMPK is by calorie restriction.  Once AMPK is activated, you burn fat faster, improve metabolic efficiency, and slow down aging. …

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Categories: Ask Dr. Sears, What Is AMPK?, Zone Foods

What Is GLP-1?

  • Barry Sears
  • Estimated read time 1 min read
  • November 20, 2024

With the rise of drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy, GLP-1 has become a hot topic. But what exactly is GLP-1? It’s a hormone released by the…

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Categories: Ask Dr. Sears, GLP-1 Drugs, Ozempic

Will Rapamycin Make Me Live Longer?

  • Barry Sears
  • Estimated read time 1 min read
  • November 19, 2024

Is Rapamycin the key to living longer? While it’s a cancer drug, Rapamycin is getting attention for its potential longevity benefits by decreasing mTOR activity and…

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Categories: aging, Ask Dr. Sears, cancer

Vegetables and Gut Health

  • Barry Sears
  • Estimated read time 1 min read
  • November 19, 2024

Why are vegetables essential for your gut health? Vegetables are rich in fiber, which serves as the primary fuel for gut microbes, helping them thrive. A…

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Categories: Ask Dr. Sears, Gut Health, Metabolism

Do Spicy Foods Speed Up Your Metabolism?

  • Barry Sears
  • Estimated read time 1 min read
  • November 19, 2024

Think that adding a dash of hot sauce to your meals will ignite your metabolism? Think again! While spicy foods can set your taste buds on…

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Categories: Ask Dr. Sears, Metabolism

Expanding Lifespan, Increasing Healthspan

  • Barry Sears
  • Estimated read time 1 min read
  • November 19, 2024

Who wouldn’t want to live longer and feel their best well into their 100s? While the idea of drastically extending human lifespan may be more fiction…

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Categories: aging, Benefits of Metabolic Engineering, Stages of Life

How AMPK Reduces Inflammation

  • Barry Sears
  • Estimated read time 1 min read
  • November 19, 2024

AMPK might sound like just another scientific buzzword, but it’s one of the most powerful tools your body has to fight inflammation. So how does it…

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Categories: Ask Dr. Sears, Featured Metabolism Posts, Inflammation

Flavanoids & Dementia

  • Barry Sears
  • Estimated read time 1 min read
  • November 19, 2024

Can flavonoids really reduce the risk of dementia? While recent articles have sparked interest in this idea, the truth is, there’s still a lot we don’t…

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Categories: Alzheimers Disease, Ask Dr. Sears, Stages of Life
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