Author: Barry Sears
Cardiovascular Disease
The ProblemCardiovascular disease is caused by chronic low-level inflammation (1, 2). The ultimate cause is a pro-inflammatory diet. The consequences of such a pro-inflammatory diet leads…
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Auto-Immune Diseases
The ProblemAuto-immune conditions occur when the immune system begins to attack normal tissue. Some of these conditions include classic auto-immune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus,…
Read MoreChronic Diseases
Many common chronic disease conditions are strongly associated with increased insulin resistance. This is because insulin resistance is a surrogate marker for an inefficient metabolism, leading…
Read MoreMeasuring Wellness
How can you tell if you are in the Zone? Your blood will tell. It is impossible to measure AMPK without a tissue biopsy. However, a…
Read MoreWhat Is Metabolism?
Essentially, metabolism keeps us alive. Metabolism is an exceptionally complex and ongoing dynamic balance of anabolism (building up new tissue) and catabolism (tearing down damaged tissue). …
Read MoreWhat Is The Zone?
The Zone is the physiological state when your metabolism performs at peak efficiency. Metabolism keeps us alive by converting food into chemical energy, maintaining the immune…
Read MoreSenolytic Nutrition and the Molecular Biology of Wellness
There are two sides to medicine. One side is treating disease; the other side is maintaining wellness. We currently define disease by its symptoms and then…
Read MoreHow Vaccines Really Work
With the incoming of the new vaccines for Covid-19, this is an excellent time to ask how a vaccine really works. Vaccines are composed of either…
Read MoreCovid-19 and Omega-3 Fish Oil
A recent paper has indicated that an excellent indicator that you are less likely to die from Covid-19 is totally under your control, lowering your AA/EPA ratio (1). In this…
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