The Institute for Functional Medicine's Cardiometabolic framework goes beyond standard risk screening to identify and address the root causes of metabolic disease. Here's what it is and why it matters.
Waist-to-height ratio is a better predictor of cardiometabolic risk than BMI — but most people have never heard of it. Here's what it measures, what the numbers mean, and why it matters more than your weight.
Zone 2 — the conversational, seemingly easy aerobic pace — turns out to be the training zone most strongly linked to longevity, metabolic health, and fat loss. Here's the science.