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Book SynopsisThe `Zone' is not a celebrity fad diet but the physiological state we should all be in but are mostly (about 99%) not. It can be measured using evidence-based markers of wellness and achieved through nutritional rules that will surprise many of those currently focused on `gluten-free' and `low-carb'. If you are in the Zone you are free from inflammation and also able to RESOLVE any inflammation arising from injury or infection; unresolved inflammation lies behind all chronic `diseases of civilisation'. Barry Sear's latest book goes back to the basics to explain why the primary `drug' to keep inflammation in balance is nutrition. Learn: Why inflammation makes you fat, sick and age faster; Why much of inflammation begins in the gut; Why anti-inflammatory drugs inhibit resolution; How Pro-resolution Nutrition can get you into, and keep you in, The Zone. Are you ready to live to 100 years old?
Table of ContentsI: Introduction to Pro-Resolution Nutrition: What is the Zone? Why do you want to be in the Zone? How do you get to the Zone?II: What is Inflammation? An introduction to inflammation; Diet-induced inflammation; III: Basics of Pro-Resolution Nutrition: Dietary components of pro-resolution nutrition; Zone diet; Omega-3 fatty acids; Polyphenols; Fermentable fibre; Putting it all together; Markers of the Zone; Zone Living; IV: Chronic Problems at Various Stages of Life That Can Be Addressed by Pro-Resolution Nutrition: Your first 1000 days and beyond; Reaching peak performance: Athletic and mental; Why do we get fat? Why do we get sick? Why do we age? V: The Science of Pro-Resolution Nutrition: Inflammation - the need for a Zone; The mysteries of metabolism; Hormonal, genetic and epigenetic effects of the diet; Hormonal resistance; Understanding the gut; Mitochondria - remnants of our microbial past; Transgenerational consequences of inflammation; VI: The Future of Medicine: Idiopathic medicine; Back to the future; Pro-resolution Nutrition for viral infections
