by Justine Oroyan | Oct 6, 2026 | Insulin Resistance
You sleep eight hours and still feel like you need three cups of coffee to function. You tell yourself it’s stress, or age, or that you just need a better bedtime routine. Sometimes that’s true. But sometimes fatigue isn’t really about sleep at all....
by Justine Oroyan | Sep 29, 2026 | Blood Sugar
Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) used to be a tool exclusively for people managing diabetes. Now they’re marketed as a general wellness device — strapped to the arms of athletes, biohackers, and anyone curious about their metabolic health. That shift raises a...
by Justine Oroyan | Sep 29, 2026 | Blood Sugar
You went to bed with a normal blood sugar level. You didn’t eat anything overnight. So why did you wake up with a higher glucose reading? One possible explanation is the dawn phenomenon—a normal physiological process that can become more noticeable when insulin...
by Justine Oroyan | Sep 16, 2026 | Protein
If you’re managing insulin resistance, protein is one of the most useful tools you have for keeping blood sugar steady — but the amount matters, and so does what you pair it with. Your Target: 25–30% of Calories Aim for the upper portion of the general...
by Justine Oroyan | Sep 16, 2026 | Protein
If you’ve searched “how much protein do I need” and landed on five different numbers, you’re not imagining things. Protein needs aren’t one-size-fits-all — they shift based on your body weight and height, activity level, your age, and...
