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What Controls Your Metabolism? The Balance of AMPK and mTOR Explained

  • Barry Sears
  • Estimated read time 7 min read
  • March 3, 2026

Key Takeaways Metabolism is incredibly complex. It is dynamic and governed by a highly sophisticated series of interlocking feedback mechanisms to keep it in a zone…

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Categories: Latest News, Metabolic Engineering®

Why Diet Definitions Are So Confusing: Understanding Macronutrients, Calories, and the Zone Diet

  • Barry Sears
  • Estimated read time 6 min read
  • February 26, 2026

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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Categories: Latest News, Metabolic Engineering®, Zone Science

Is the Zone Diet Still Ahead of Its Time? The Science Behind Metabolic Control

  • Barry Sears
  • Estimated read time 6 min read
  • January 30, 2026

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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Categories: Ask Dr. Sears, Latest News, Metabolic Engineering®

Can Metabolic Engineering Slow Prostate Cancer Growth?

  • Barry Sears
  • Estimated read time 8 min read
  • January 22, 2026

Key Takeaways • Prostate cancer progression is strongly influenced by chronic inflammation and metabolic dysfunction. A recent clinical study found that omega-3 supplementation and calorie reduction…

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Categories: chronic diseases, Latest News, Metabolic Engineering®

GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs: Risks, Rebound Weight Gain, and a Metabolic Engineering Alternative

  • Barry Sears
  • Estimated read time 8 min read
  • January 22, 2026

Key Takeaways GLP-1 drugs restrict calorie intake, leading to rapid metabolic benefits.  So does Metabolic Engineering®. The critical question is whether those benefits can be sustained…

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Categories: Ask Dr. Sears, GLP-1 Drugs, Latest News

The New U.S. Food Pyramid:  The Good, the Bad, and the Ignored 

  • Barry Sears
  • Estimated read time 6 min read
  • January 13, 2026

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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Categories: Latest News, Metabolism, Zone Science

How Chronic Stress Causes Inflammation: The Role of AMPK

  • Barry Sears
  • Estimated read time 4 min read
  • December 2, 2025

Key Takeaways Over 75% of Americans report symptoms of stress. So, what exactly is stress biochemically, and more importantly, how can you reduce it?   Stress…

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Categories: Inflammation, Latest News, What Is AMPK?

What Causes AFib? The Role of Inflammation and AMPK

  • Barry Sears
  • Estimated read time 11 min read
  • December 2, 2025

Key Takeaways Atrial fibrillation (Afib) is the most common form of cardiac arrhythmia.  It is known that Afib is associated with an increased risk of stroke,…

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Categories: Heart Disease, Latest News

How Long Can Humans Fast? The Science of Fasting and Metabolism

  • Barry Sears
  • Estimated read time 5 min read
  • November 18, 2025

Key Takeaways The human body is surprisingly fragile. Most people can survive only about three minutes without oxygen and about three days without water. Beyond those…

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Categories: Ask Dr. Sears, Latest News

Alzheimer’s Disease and Insulin Resistance: Can Metabolic Engineering Help?

  • Barry Sears
  • Estimated read time 6 min read
  • October 31, 2025

Key Takeaways Effectively treating Alzheimer’s disease has been one of the most significant failures of the pharmacological industry.  Yet Alzheimer’s can be viewed as a metabolic…

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Categories: Alzheimers Disease, Latest News

What Really Causes Obesity? The Role of Metabolism, Insulin Resistance, and AMPK

  • Barry Sears
  • Estimated read time 7 min read
  • September 23, 2025

Key Takeaways There is no doubt that obesity is on the rise.  But why?  Is it because we are not exercising enough? Or are we simply…

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Categories: Latest News, Obesity

Long COVID and Metabolism: How AMPK Activation May Reduce Risk

  • Barry Sears
  • Estimated read time 7 min read
  • September 23, 2025

Key Takeaways It has been nearly five years since COVID-19 first appeared.  However, for many, the consequences of initial infection remain with them for years.  About…

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Categories: Latest News, Metabolic Engineering®
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