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How does menopause impact weight and metabolic health?
Hot flashes, mood changes, sleep disturbances, and changes in libido are common symptoms doctors and researchers directly attribute to the menopausal transition. But doctors often dismiss another...
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How blood sugar can impact menopause symptoms
The menopausal transition can highly disrupt one’s quality of life, making this milestone feel more like an upheaval than a rite of passage. Worldwide, about 47 million people per year enter menopause,...
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How much protein do I need, and how do I get enough?
You know you need protein. This macronutrient provides the building blocks for just about every structure and tissue in the body, including bone, hair, nails, the gut, and skeletal muscle. It’s also...
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The ultimate guide to exercise and metabolic health
When you’re walking, thinking, talking, running—even just reading this sentence—your body is using fuel to keep you going. Your metabolism makes sure you don’t run out of gas. Metabolism describes how...
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Does blood sugar matter if you don’t have diabetes?
Most conversation about blood sugar happens in the context of diabetes—a condition characterized by chronically high glucose levels (AKA blood sugar). However, it turns out that glucose dynamics affect...
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How does hydration affect metabolic health?
Staying hydrated is vital for overall health and optimal functioning of the human body. Whether you drink too little, too much, or just the right amount of water can impact everything from the health...
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The essential principles of a low-carb diet
The basic definition of a low-carbohydrate diet is straightforward: It contains fewer carbohydrates—and, as a result, a higher proportion of protein and fat—than most mainstream dietary guidelines...
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The ultimate guide to continuous glucose monitoring
Food, exercise, sleep, stress, and other lifestyle factors can all impact our blood glucose. While you may feel these changes—you crash midmorning after a high-carb breakfast—the best way to know for...
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Is the glycemic index useful?
Different foods have different impacts on blood sugar (glucose) levels. Case in point: A bowl of fiber-rich raspberries triggers a more subtle rise and fall in blood sugar than a handful of pretzels,...
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The ultimate guide to metabolic health and aging
Aging is an inevitable fact of life. As time passes, biology takes its course, and most people grow and decline in predictable ways. But questions remain when it comes to both lifespan and quality of...
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