Information supporting the Zone as the physiological state when your metabolism performs at peak efficiency.
By Dr. Barry Sears Published: May 17, 2025 Read Time: 10 minutes It’s been 30 years since The Zone changed the way we think about food, health, and…
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Key Takeaways Diet definitions are confusing because most diets are defined by philosophy rather than science. A clearer way to define a diet is by three…
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Key Takeaways Yes—the Zone Diet may still be ahead of its time. Unlike most diet trends that focus on eliminating a single nutrient, the Zone Diet…
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Key Takeaways What Does the New USDA Food Pyramid Recommend? The updated USDA dietary guidelines emphasize increasing protein intake and consuming more fruits and vegetables. The…
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Key Takeaways Excess body fat is strongly related to increased cardiovascular disease and mortality. The gold standard for measuring your percentage of body fat has always…
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Key Takeaways It may not get the headlines, but it has the potential to destroy our health care system in a few decades. What is this…
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Wellness is a medical condition, just like diabetes, heart disease, or any other chronic condition. What links wellness with chronic disease is your current state of…
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Protein supplements are everywhere—but are they really necessary? In the video below, I explain why getting the right amount of protein from whole foods is often…
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Your brain runs on energy—and if it’s not getting enough, it simply can’t function at full capacity. In this video, Dr. Barry Sears explains how brain…
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One of the most common questions Dr. Barry Sears gets is: Can a vegan follow the Zone Diet? The answer is a resounding yes! In fact,…
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Type 2 diabetes affects nearly 38 million Americans—and nearly 100 million adults are prediabetic. In this episode of the Wellness Zone podcast, Dr. Barry Sears breaks…
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Can you achieve the benefits of Ozempic without the drug? In this video, Dr. Barry Sears, creator of The Zone Diet and pioneer of Metabolic Engineering,…
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