The Resolution Zone

Barry Sears PhD, is one of the world's leading medical researchers on the hormonal effects of food. He is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of 13 books, including The Zone, Mastering the Zone, and Zone-Perfect Meals in Minutes. His books have sold more than six million copies and have been translated into 22 languages. Dr Sears has been a frequent guest on US national TV (including 20/20, Today and Good Morning America) and radio. A former research scientist at the Boston University School of Medicine and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), he continues his research on the inflammatory process as the president of the not-for-profit Inflammation Research Foundation in Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA.

I: 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