Dr Gil Barzilay PhD Midlife Wellness

07/03/2026

Awaiting you in our amazing September Retreat in magical Antiparos ❤️🇬🇷🧘‍♂️
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27/02/2026

We've only just began.
In 5 years will start seeing chronic diseases coming.
GLP1 drugs will change the world for the worst.
Avoid & Choose Life Changes.

25/02/2026

Good Morning :)
Instead of consuming news (which are 99% bad), I invite you to join my monthly newsletter that brings updated research, healthy recipes and tips:

הניוזלטר החודשי שלי הוא המקום שבו אני משתף דברים שלא נכנסים לפוסטים — מחקרים, מתכונים ורעיונות לשינוי אמיתי מוזמנים להצטרף לאלפים שכבר מקבלים - עד פעמיים, בלי הצפה ו...

21/02/2026

Talk to me if you want to lose weight smartly. Don't inject!

Overweight people shed large amounts on jabs but gain 0.8 kg a month on average once off them, study shows.

03/02/2026

🍑The shape of your butt may reveal your diabetes risk, more than we ever thought

New research suggests that the gluteus maximus isn’t just for sitting or selfies, its shape may predict future Type 2 diabetes. And the story is very different for men and women. Data was presented at the Radiological Society of North America Annual Meeting.

Scientists analyzing 3D MRI scans of over 60,000 people were surprised by how clearly the patterns split by s*x.
• Men with diabetes showed localized thinning of the muscle, a sign of true muscle loss.
• Women showed outward “bulging,” likely caused by fat infiltrating the muscle rather than healthy strength.

But the most fascinating part was the baseline effect:
👉 People who already had a larger, fuller glute muscle at the start had a much lower risk of developing diabetes later, even after adjusting for age, BMI, waist-to-hip ratio, physical activity, and lifestyle.

Fitness mattered too. Individuals who were more active and had stronger grip strength tended to have a rounder, healthier glute shape. Aging, long hours of sitting, and frailty were linked to the opposite — a thinner, weaker muscle.

The researchers note this was a snapshot in time, but the massive scale gives a new window into how muscle quality reflects metabolic health.

Bottom line: protecting muscle — especially in the glutes — may be far more important for diabetes prevention than we realized.

The researchers used MRI 3D mapping, a technique that processes a series of MRI images to create a detailed 3D anatomical model, allowing for improved visualization. The 3D mapping revealed distinct, s*x-specific patterns in the gluteus maximus that were associated with type 2 diabetes, suggesting t...

03/02/2026

My new article in ZestYears on Sleep & Metabolism.
Feel Free to Share and subscribe as they launch soon!

Poor sleep slows metabolism and impacts weight in older adults. Learn how better rest can boost your energy and health.

31/01/2026

Each additional diet soda (i.e Coke Zero etc) is linked to 34% increase in dementia risk!
Genetics are beyond us, but this is something we can avoid

The Miller School of Medicine's Dr. Hannah Gardener is studying the impact of diet soda consumption on brain health.

27/01/2026

Join Marias Dao & Me for "Reset Retreat" this September. For more info: https://tri.ps/pbbEE fans

25/01/2026

As harsh winter hits US & North Europe, feel free to listen to the recording of my lecture on Winter Wellness. All you need is: https://my.schooler.biz/s/108503/1768807694707

25/01/2026

Hello Healthiers.
Hope you are having a nice weekend.
Sharing with you a new article I have written that may interest you - if not for yourself, for your children & grandchildren.

As fatty liver has now been diagnosed in 9 yo (beyond my understanding since you need time for the liver to be so damaged) and cancers under 40s are on the rise (due to UPFs which have been with us since the 90s) - you may find is useful and feel free to share it:

What are UPFs according to the classification? NOVA Classification Most research uses the NOVA classification, which groups foods by the purpose and extent of processing, not just nutrients. In NOVA, UPFs are Group 4: industrially manufactured products made from combinations of refined ingredients (...