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What Is Metabolic Syndrome?
If your doctor mentioned metabolic syndrome, or your labs came back with a few numbers flagged at once, this page explains what's actually going on and where to go next.
THE FRAMEWORK
Four Loads, Not Four Separate Problems
Metabolic syndrome is usually described as a cluster of conditions. We organize it around four connected Loads instead, since they tend to move together.
Glucose Load
How your body handles the sugar and carbohydrates you eat, and how steady your levels stay between meals.
Storage Load
How your body stores and accesses energy, and how that relates to waistline and weight over time.
Regulatory Load
The systems that keep blood pressure and related markers in a healthy range day to day.
Inflammatory Load
The background strain that can influence how the other three loads behave.
YOUR NEXT STEP
New Here? Start With These Four Steps.
No need to read everything at once. This is the order we recommend.
Take the Free Assessment
A 60-second quiz to find out which of the Four Loads is likely driving your current numbers.
Take the AssessmentRead Your Load's Guide
Once you know your primary Load, read the guide written specifically for it.
Take the AssessmentRun Your Own Numbers
Use our free calculators to translate your last lab results into something you can actually act on.
Take the AssessmentTalk to Your Physician
Bring what you've learned to your next appointment. This framework works alongside your doctor, not instead of one.
Take the AssessmentReady to Find Your Load?
Take the free 2-minute quiz to find out which Load is driving your numbers.
Take the Free Assessment