{"podcast":{"title":"Dr. Joseph Mercola - Take Control of Your Health","slug":"dr-joseph-mercola-take-control-of-your-health-402388","podcast_index_feed_id":402388,"rss_url":"https://mercola.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://www.mercola.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/b/e/1/d/be1d56ace1a70186d959afa2a1bf1c87/Square_-_Dr._M_Podcast_Thumbnail2.0.jpg","author":"Briana Mercola","episode_count":995,"summary":"Listen to Dr. Mercola's Weekly Podcast, as the legendary natural health pioneer continues to lead you on your journey towards optimal health.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-16T12:20:40.348394+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-joseph-mercola-take-control-of-your-health-402388"},"episode":{"title":"Metabolic Syndrome Has Doubled Worldwide Over the Last 2 Decades","slug":"metabolic-syndrome-has-doubled-worldwide-over-the-last-2-decades","published_at":"2026-06-17T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-joseph-mercola-take-control-of-your-health-402388/metabolic-syndrome-has-doubled-worldwide-over-the-last-2-decades","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-joseph-mercola-take-control-of-your-health-402388","url":"https://mercola.libsyn.com/metabolic-syndrome-has-doubled-worldwide-over-the-last-2-decades","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/mercola/6.17_Lead_Metabolic_Syndrome_Has_Doubled_Worldwide_Over_the_Last_2_Decades.mp3?dest-id=574508","summary":"Metabolic syndrome now affects about 1 in 4 adults worldwide, with cases rising rapidly across nearly every country and age group, which means your personal risk is higher than it was just a generation ago The condition develops silently through a combination of abdominal fat, high blood sugar, high blood pressure, and abnormal cholesterol, often without clear symptoms until damage is already underway Your daily habits drive the condition, as processed foods, low movement, chronic stress, and poor sleep disrupt how your body produces and uses energy Insulin resistance sits at the center of the problem, creating a chain reaction that affects your metabolism, blood vessels, and hormone balance all at once You can reverse the trajectory by restoring cellular energy through better food choices, eliminating seed oils, increasing daily movement, getting regular sunlight, and improving sleep and stress control","meta_description":"Metabolic syndrome now affects about 1 in 4 adults worldwide, with cases rising rapidly across nearly every country and age group, which means your person…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":425,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dr-joseph-mercola-take-control-of-your-health-402388/episodes/metabolic-syndrome-has-doubled-worldwide-over-the-last-2-decades/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-joseph-mercola-take-control-of-your-health-402388/metabolic-syndrome-has-doubled-worldwide-over-the-last-2-decades.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}