How AMPK Reduces Inflammation
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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Information supporting the Zone as the physiological state when your metabolism performs at peak efficiency.
Why Omega-3 Studies Fall Short: Problems With Analysis
A recent article has been published stating that EPA is superior to combinations of EPA and DHA in treating cardiovascular disease (1). The conclusion was drawn based on analyzing…
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Zone Diet vs The Mediterranean Diet: The Insulin Resistance Challenge
Insulin resistance is the driving factor for many chronic disease states, including obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and Alzheimer’s. Yet the level of insulin resistance in each of…
Read MoreEvolution Of The Zone
For the past 40 years, I have been exploring the mysteries of metabolism and how diet can control metabolic efficiency. Why? Metabolism controls every aspect of…
Read MoreBenefits Of Being In The Zone
The health benefits of being in the Zone are numerous. Here is a small listing of those benefits: AMPK activation: Your overall ability to repair tissue damage…
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…
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EPA and DHA: The Science Behind Why You Need Both Omega-3s In Your Diet
The primary benefits of omega-3s come from their ability to resolve inflammation through the hormones they generate. The two omega-3s that have been the most widely studied for…
Read MoreProtein Leveraging
One of the more interesting observations of a potential cause of our obesity crisis is the concept of protein leveraging (1). This concept states that the…
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Insulin Resistance and Weight Loss
Carbohydrates are often villainized as the culprit for our weight gain, but it’s more complex than this. It is constantly elevated hormone insulin levels that make you…
Read MoreAnyone Can Have Insulin Resistance
We think of insulin resistance as only being associated with diabetes. It is true that 100% of both diabetics and pre-diabetics (i.e., those with metabolic syndrome)…
Read MoreWhy We Get Fat (In All The Wrong Places) As We Age
Of all the questions about aging, inquiries about putting on weight as you get older is one of the most commonly asked. A typical answer from medical…
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