A-Fib and Omega-3 Fatty Acids
A recent article has suggested that omega-3 fatty acids are associated with an increased risk of atrial fibrillation, commonly termed as A-fib (1). A-fib occurs when…
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Metabolic Engineering®: Personalized For You
Metabolic Engineering™ is a dietary program personalized to you. Simple blood tests tell you how to adjust each of the three dietary components of Metabolic Engineering™…
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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Supporting Immune Function By Metabolic Engineering®
The immune system is a minor part of the far more complex systems comprising metabolism. Metabolism is how we stay alive. Besides converting food into energy,…
Dietary Components of Metabolic Engineering®
Metabolic Engineering® consists of three distinct nutritional components. The first requirement is to reduce diet-induced inflammation. This requires restricting calories but without hunger or fatigue. The Zone diet…
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Benefits of Metabolic Engineering
Senolytic 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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Covid-19 and Omega-3 Fish Oil
A recent paper has indicated that an excellent indicator that you are less likely to die from Covid-19 is totally under your control, lowering your AA/EPA ratio (1). In this…
Managing Covid-19 with Pro-Resolution Nutrition
In my previous blog, I discussed the realities of the coronavirus pandemic. As a quick recap, the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is here to stay. That means it will be…
Some Inconvenient Facts About Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Heart Disease and Prostate Cancer
Two recent meta-analysis studies published by the same lead author have stated the conclusion that omega-3 fatty acids have little, if any, benefit in treating cardiovascular…
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…
