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Research & Publications

Publications by Alicia

A growing shelf of the writing and peer-reviewed research that shapes how we practice — from a practical guide to starting your own metabolic reset, to the studies that ground root-cause, metabolic medicine in the evidence.

Your Metabolic Healing Starts Here.
The Start to Metabolic Health — guide by Alicia Hickson, PA-C
Featured Guide

The Start to Metabolic Health

A clear, approachable starting point for anyone ready to take charge of their metabolic health. Written from the exam room, it distills the same root-cause principles we use with patients into simple, doable first steps — so you can begin turning the science of metabolic healing into everyday change.

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Featured Research

The evidence behind the approach

Peer-reviewed studies Alicia draws on — and contributes to — in metabolic and ketogenic medicine.

BMC Medicine · 2024 Peer-Reviewed

Clinical research framework proposal for ketogenic metabolic therapy in glioblastoma

Duraj T, Kalamian M, Zuccoli G, Maroon JC, D’Agostino DP, et al.

Glioblastoma is the most aggressive primary brain tumor in adults, with a universally lethal prognosis despite maximal standard therapies. This consensus protocol targets the metabolic requirements of GBM cells for their two major fermentable fuels — glucose and glutamine.

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Diabetes & Metab. Syndrome · 2019 Peer-Reviewed

The effect of visceral fat and elevated blood glucose on anxiety levels in college-age students

Breberg B, Halikas A.

Anxiety is prevalent among young adults, and metabolic inflexibility — the inability to oxidize fat — can increase hyper-aroused states. This work examines how underlying irregularities in glucose regulation and visceral fat accumulation connect to anxiety.

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