Of all the pillars of metabolic health, sleep is the one most routinely sacrificed — and the one whose metabolic consequences are most consistently underestimated. We have cultural permission to under-sleep. We've built a kind of pride around it. And yet the research is unambiguous: inadequate sleep is not a lifestyle inconvenience. It is a direct and measurable metabolic insult.
Metabolic Health Series | Issue 06
Most people think of exercise as the thing you do to burn calories. And if you've ever felt frustrated that all that effort isn't producing the metabolic results you expected, this issue might reframe the whole question.
Exercise is not primarily a calorie-burning tool. It is a signaling system — one that sends precise molecular instructions to muscle, fat, liver, and brain tissue, instructing the body on how to manage fuel, store or burn fat, respond to insulin, and regulate inflammation.
Metabolic Health Series | Issue 05
By now you understand the terrain: what metabolic syndrome is, how insulin drives it, why visceral fat accelerates it, and how hormones shape it differently in women in midlife. This issue is where we get practical. Not a diet plan — I'm not interested in prescribing a rigid protocol — but a coherent nutritional framework built on what the research actually supports, and flexible enough to adapt to how you actually live.
Metabolic Health Series | Issue 04
There's a number that most of us have been conditioned to focus on: the one on the scale. It gets checked at the doctor's office, it anchors our sense of whether we're doing well or doing poorly, and it drives more dietary decisions than almost any other metric.
Why Your 40’s Feel Different — and What to Do About It.
Metabolic Health Series | Issue 03 | Women's Health Edition
If you're a woman in your late 30s, 40s, or beyond and something feels metabolically off — weight collecting around your middle despite eating the way you always have, energy that's less reliable, sleep that's suddenly fragile, a body that seems to have stopped following its own rules — I want you to know something first: you're not imagining it. And it's not a willpower problem.
Metabolic Health Series | Issue 02
Last week I wrote in Issue 1 of my Summer Metabolic Health Series, that insulin resistance is at the center of metabolic syndrome. But knowing that insulin resistance exists and understanding how it happens — how a normal, healthy metabolic system gradually loses its footing — are two different things.
This issue is about the how. Specifically, about what in our modern diet is driving this crisis, why certain foods are metabolically far more damaging than others, and what the research actually says about reversing course.
Metabolic Health Series | Issue 01
I want to start this series with something that genuinely surprised me when I first dug into the research: more than one-third of American adults currently meet the criteria for metabolic syndrome. Most of them have no idea. Their labs came back "normal." Their doctor didn't flag anything. They just feel a little tired, a little heavier than they used to be, a little off.
That gap — between what's happening metabolically and what gets named and addressed — is exactly why I wanted to write this series. So let's start at the beginning.
Last week, I became a certified teacher/facilitator of the Non-Linear Movement Method® (NLMM), a somatic practice developed by Michaela Boehm. NLMM is exactly what it sounds like, and also nothing like you'd expect: it's an invitation to slow down, turn your attention inward, and let the body move the way it actually wants to — not the way you've been told it should.
Just about every day in my work with clients, digestive distress comes up—ranging from mild bloating and discomfort to chronic constipation and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), including Ulcerative colitis and Crohn's. Digestion truly is the foundation for health. If we’re not properly breaking down our food—or if there's a disruption anywhere along our long and complex digestive tract—then the essential nutrients we need aren’t getting into our cells, where they fuel our health and vitality.
I don't know about you, but the switch between Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time (which about a third of the world observes, notably North America + Europe) can really mess with me! And, it turns out that shifting the clocks twice a year can actually have a few pretty negative effects. For one, it can mess with your sleep schedule, which leads to lower heart rate variability (HRV)—basically, your body’s ability to handle stress. And, it can make you feel more stressed, cranky, and less alert..... and I find my energy really tanks for about a week. Here are a few things you might like to know with the time change.
Over the past few decades, the Standard American Diet (SAD) has seen an explosion in processed food consumption—many of which are rich in omega-6 fatty acids. This shift has disrupted the natural balance between omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids, leading to an unhealthy ratio that can contribute to chronic inflammation and a range of health problems.
As the new year kicks into full gear, many of us are still focused on our resolutions and intentions to improve health and well-being. Chances are, you've been bombarded with promotions for gym memberships, coaching programs, and supplements you must add to your routine to help you crush your fitness goals.
