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People also love to say you mostly burn fat to make that glucose. That is wrong.

A lot of low carb and carnivore people say your body can make its own glucose, so why eat carbs. That line sounds smart until you watch what it does to a woman’s hormones. Your body can make glucose. That is not the same as thriving on it. What gluconeogenesis actually is Your body can pull glucose from protein and other tissues when it has to. That process is called gluconeogenesis. It is a backup system, not the default fuel plan for a reproductive woman. When you force your body to run...

about 13 hours ago • 2 min read

Have you ever had a trainer tell you to "keep your knees aligned with your toes" or to "squeeze your shoulder blades together"? These are examples of "internal cues." Internal cues refer to things inside our body that cue a certain exercise. But if your trainer says things like "push the floor away as you squat" or "picture a glass of water on your back" as you do bird-dog, those are called external cues. External cues refer to things outside the body, such as the wall, floor, or imaginary...

over 2 years ago • 2 min read

There's just too much conflicting health information online Whether its Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, YouTube, blogs, and emails, there is a ton of health information floating around online. While some of it is useful and practical, a lot of it lacks context and nuance. After coming across enough of it, you start to realize that there is also a ton of conflicting advice, making it challenging to know what to do. I felt this way myself when I first started diving deep into my health journey back...

over 2 years ago • 2 min read