How Metabolic Engineering® Reduces Inflammation
Inflammation is a crucial component of our metabolism that keeps us alive. It is our initial defense against microbial invasion or physical injury. However, unless we turn…
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NY Times on Sugar: Here’s What They Missed
Last year, the NY Times had an article entitled This Is Your Body on Sugar (1). I thought this might be a good time to…
What’s the Best Way To Determine My Percentage of Body Fat?
Excess body fat is strongly related to increased cardiovascular disease and mortality. The gold standard for measuring your percentage of body fat has always been underwater…
Why Prediabetes Is America’s Most Dangerous Silent Epidemic
It may not get the headlines, but it has the potential to destroy our health care system in a few decades. What is this new epidemic? …
Ask Dr. Sears: Are Continuous Glucose Monitors Useful?
If you have diabetes (either type 1 or type 2), a continuous glucose monitor (CRM) can be exceptionally useful, especially to reduce hypoglycemia. Hypoglycemia is low…
Ask Dr. Sears: Everything You Wanted to Know About HbA1c (But Didn’t Want to Google)
A major women’s magazine recently asked me some questions on HbA1c. Here are my answers: Why is HbA1C an important metric for blood sugar control? What…
Understanding Wellness: Simple Blood Tests That Measure Your Health
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…
Do I Need Amino Acids Supplements?
Protein supplements are everywhere—but are they really necessary? Dr. Sears explains why getting the right amount of protein from whole foods is often better than relying…
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The Zone Diet and Brain Health: How to Fuel Peak Mental Performance
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…
Are There Natural Alternatives to Ozempic?
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,…
