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title: Dr. Sears' Blog | Polyphenols (3)
description: Polyphenols | Dr. Barry Sears shares his cutting edge scientific expertise regarding evidence based wellness and anti-inflammatory nutrition. (3)
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# Dr. Sears' Blog

Breaking down the latest research on Anti-Inflammatory Nutrition  
Written By: Dr. Barry Sears, Ph. D | Creator of the Zone Diet

# [Anti-Aging Made Easy](https://blog.zoneliving.com/drsears/blog/anti-aging-made-easy)

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## [Anti-Aging Made Easy](https://blog.zoneliving.com/drsears/blog/anti-aging-made-easy)

Anti-aging diets have been around since the 15th century, starting wit...

 By [Dr. Barry Sears](https://blog.zoneliving.com/drsears/author/dr-barry-sears)

[![What is Cellular Inflammation?](https://blog.zoneliving.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/zone_blog_cellinflam-1.jpg) ](https://blog.zoneliving.com/drsears/blog/what-is-cellular-inflammation)

[Polyphenols](https://blog.zoneliving.com/drsears/topic/polyphenols) [Evidence-Based Wellness](https://blog.zoneliving.com/drsears/topic/evidence-based-wellness) [Genetics](https://blog.zoneliving.com/drsears/topic/genetics) [Omega-3 Fish Oil](https://blog.zoneliving.com/drsears/topic/omega-3-fish-oil)  | 7 min read

## [What is Cellular Inflammation?](https://blog.zoneliving.com/drsears/blog/what-is-cellular-inflammation)

People (including virtually all physicians) are constantly confused wh...

 By [Dr. Barry Sears](https://blog.zoneliving.com/drsears/author/dr-barry-sears)

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[Polyphenols](https://blog.zoneliving.com/drsears/topic/polyphenols) [Evidence-Based Wellness](https://blog.zoneliving.com/drsears/topic/evidence-based-wellness) [Zone Diet](https://blog.zoneliving.com/drsears/topic/zone-diet)  | 2 min read

## [The Key To A Healthy Gut](https://blog.zoneliving.com/drsears/blog/the-key-to-a-healthy-gut)

Most people think all you need for a healthy gut is to consume bacteri...

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[![What You Haven](https://blog.zoneliving.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/zone_blog_cholestorlheart-1.jpg) ](https://blog.zoneliving.com/drsears/blog/another-new-wrinkle-in-the-cholesterol-story)

[Polyphenols](https://blog.zoneliving.com/drsears/topic/polyphenols) [Evidence-Based Wellness](https://blog.zoneliving.com/drsears/topic/evidence-based-wellness) [Healthy Aging](https://blog.zoneliving.com/drsears/topic/healthy-aging) [Heart Health](https://blog.zoneliving.com/drsears/topic/heart-health)  | 3 min read

## [What You Haven't Been Told About Cholesterol](https://blog.zoneliving.com/drsears/blog/another-new-wrinkle-in-the-cholesterol-story)

One of the great marketing successes of the pharmaceutical industry ha...

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[![Is There An Obesity Gene?](https://blog.zoneliving.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/zone_blog_obesegenes-1.jpg) ](https://blog.zoneliving.com/drsears/blog/is-there-an-obesity-gene)

[Polyphenols](https://blog.zoneliving.com/drsears/topic/polyphenols) [Evidence-Based Wellness](https://blog.zoneliving.com/drsears/topic/evidence-based-wellness) [Genetics](https://blog.zoneliving.com/drsears/topic/genetics) [Weight Loss](https://blog.zoneliving.com/drsears/topic/weight-loss)  | 3 min read

## [Is There An Obesity Gene?](https://blog.zoneliving.com/drsears/blog/is-there-an-obesity-gene)

When I first heard about the discovery of a potential obesity gene on ...

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## [Fish Oil and Impact on Fat Loss](https://blog.zoneliving.com/drsears/blog/fish-oil-and-fat-loss)

I have often said, it takes fat to burn fat. As I describe in my book,...

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## [New Food Trends May Be Dysfunctional](https://blog.zoneliving.com/drsears/blog/new-food-trends-may-be-dysfunctional)

As our obesity epidemic gets worse and the general health of Americans...

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## [The No-Guilt Story On Chocolate](https://blog.zoneliving.com/drsears/blog/whats-the-story-on-chocolate)

Chocolate is big business, generating about $50 billion in annual worl...

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## [How Polyphenols Make Probiotics Work Better](https://blog.zoneliving.com/drsears/blog/how-polyphenols-make-probiotics-work-better)

Today we hear a lot about probiotics, especially when popular yogurts ...

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## [Pass The Polyphenols](https://blog.zoneliving.com/drsears/blog/pass-the-polyphenols)

Considering that virtually nothing was written about the health benefi...

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## [Reduce Diabetes Risk by Drinking Coffee](https://blog.zoneliving.com/drsears/blog/coffee-and-diabetes-whats-the-connection)

One of the great controversies in nutrition is the role of coffee and ...

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## [Try The Team Approach To Nutrition](https://blog.zoneliving.com/drsears/blog/try-the-team-approach-to-nutrition)

One of the problems with nutrition is that it is too complex for simpl...

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