The Science Behind It

Contrary to popular belief, weight gain is not simply due to the lack of willpower. It is controlled by genetics and a wide variety of hormonal control mechanisms in the blood, brain and gut that are not easily modified by simply eating less, having willpower and exercising.

Your diet is the key to controlling your inflammatory response

Understanding inflammation is complex. You need some inflammation to repel microbial invasions and help heal injuries, but unless the inflammatory response is eventually turned off, it begins attacking your own body. What has not been appreciated until recently is the emerging role your diet plays in turning “on and off” the body’s inflammatory responses.

Cellular inflammation can cause obesity

There are two types of inflammation. The first type hurts. As a result, you do something to stop the pain. The second type is chronic, low-level inflammation that is below the perception of pain. This is cellular inflammation. Since there is no pain associated with cellular inflammation, it can linger for years, if not decades. Although you may not feel cellular inflammation, it can be measured. The long-term consequences of cellular inflammation include obesity,  and reduction of peak mental and physical performance.

At the molecular level the control of cellular inflammation involves the control of the ancient genetic master switch that is under dietary control. If this master genetic switch is turned on, it results in widespread amplification of cellular inflammation throughout the body.

The Zone 1-2-3 Program keeps inflammation at bay

The goal of the new Zone 1-2-3 Program is to provide you with a complete dietary program to silence the dietary activation of this genetic master switch. That’s why our new Zone 1-2-3 Program should be considered as a dietary approach to control cellular inflammation. We prefer to simply call it Zone Living.

The Zone 1-2-3 Pgrogram is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.