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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®

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

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®

Calorie Restriction and Longevity: Why Metabolic Engineering® May Help You Live Longer

  • Barry Sears
  • Estimated read time 7 min read
  • September 9, 2025

Key Takeaways Calorie restriction is the only proven way to extend lifespan.  More importantly, it is also the best way to extend your healthspan, which is…

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Categories: Latest News, Metabolic Engineering®, Stages of Life

How Metabolic Engineering® Helps Reduce Chronic Inflammation

  • Barry Sears
  • Estimated read time 9 min read
  • July 23, 2025

Key Takeaways Why Inflammation Is Both Necessary and Dangerous Inflammation is a crucial component of our metabolism that keeps us alive.  It is our initial defense…

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Categories: Inflammation, Latest News, Metabolic Engineering®

Do Omega-3 Supplements Increase the Risk of A-Fib?

  • Barry Sears
  • Estimated read time 7 min read
  • July 8, 2025

Key Takeaways The answer is no, and maybe yes.  Before I explain that seemingly cryptic answer, let me explain what Afib is.  What Is Atrial Fibrillation…

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Categories: Heart Disease, Latest News, Omega-3

Ask Dr. Sears: Everything You Wanted to Know About HbA1c (But Didn’t Want to Google)

  • Barry Sears
  • Estimated read time 11 min read
  • June 13, 2025

Key Takeaways 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…

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Categories: Ask Dr. Sears, Latest News

Understanding Wellness: Simple Blood Tests That Measure Your Health

  • Barry Sears
  • Estimated read time 8 min read
  • June 13, 2025

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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Categories: Healthspan, Latest News, Zone Science

The Zone Diet and Brain Health: How to Fuel Peak Mental Performance

  • Barry Sears
  • Estimated read time 1 min read
  • June 3, 2025

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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Categories: Latest News, Zone Science

Can You Take Too Much Omega-3 or Polyphenols?

  • Barry Sears
  • Estimated read time 1 min read
  • May 20, 2025

Are you worried about overdoing it with omega-3s or polyphenols? In this video, Dr. Barry Sears breaks down a common question: Can you take too much?…

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Categories: Omega-3, Zone Science

Sleep, Creatine, and Your Metabolism

  • Barry Sears
  • Estimated read time 1 min read
  • April 9, 2025

Rough night’s sleep? Before you reach for a supplement, hear this. Dr. Barry Sears explains why creatine might help—but why it’s no match for the real…

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Categories: Ask Dr. Sears, Zone Science
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