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Dr. Barry Sears is a leading authority in the field of dietary control
of hormonal response. A former research scientist at the Boston
University School of Medicine and the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, Dr. Sears has dedicated his research efforts over the
past 25 years to the study of lipids. He holds 12 U.S. Patents in
the areas of intravenous drug delivery systems and hormonal regulation
for the treatment of cardiovascular disease.
The turning point in his research occurred when the 1982 Nobel Prize
in Medicine was awarded for discoveries of the role that certain
hormones play in the development of cardiovascular disease, cancer,
diabetes, and autoimmune diseases. Since these hormones are generated
by the food we eat, he reasoned that one could apply drug delivery
principles to nutrition in order to control these exceptionally
powerful hormonal responses with laser-like precision; in essence
by treating food as if it were a drug. This concept lead to the
development of the Zone Diet.
The widespread understanding of the revolutionary impact of Dr.
Sears' work in the dietary control of hormonal response began with
the publication of his landmark book, The Zone. Since its publication
in June 1995, The Zone has sold more than 1,500,000 hardcover copies,
and became a #1 best seller on the New York Times book list. In
addition, The Zone has been translated into 14 languages indicating
a worldwide response to Dr. Sears' research. His second book, Mastering
the Zone, which appeared in January 1997, also became a New York
Times bestseller with hardcover sales in excess of 500,000 copies
to date. His third book, Zone Perfect Meals in Minutes, published
in November 1997, quickly become one of the best-selling cookbooks
in 1997.
The Anti-Aging Zone, published in January 1999 presents a revolutionary
insight into understanding how food affects the aging process. To
date more than 3 million hardcover copies of Zone books have been
sold in the United States. His books have elevated food being considered
to be more than simply a source of calories to become recognized
as an exceptionally powerful drug.
Because hormonal control is an intricate part of successful aging,
Dr. Sears is proud to be associated with Silver Foxes to help introduce
the Zone Diet to its members as critical component a longer and
healthier life.
Dr. Sears continues his hormonal research as President of Sears
Labs, a biotechnology company in Marblehead, Massachusetts. He is
currently focusing his efforts the regeneration skin for wound healing,
innovative dietary approaches to treating neurological conditions
and improving cognitive function by re-modeling neural networks
in the brain, in addition to his on-going work in Type 2 diabetes.
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