If you are tired no matter how much you sleep, if workouts feel harder than they should, or if your brain just doesn't feel sharp anymore— it could be iron. Iron deficiency doesn't usually show up as a dramatic crash. It shows up quietly. Gradually. And millions of people are walking around iron deficient without knowing it. Yes, millions!!!! That is a lot of underperforming in life. So today, we're answering one of the most common questions we get: "Am I iron deficient?"

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Trying to de-bloat and de-puff? Inflammation is usually at the root of weight loss woes. You've done the detox. You've tried the drops, the shakes, the 21-day reset. It works—for a minute. Here's what I need you to understand: you didn't fail.

The quick fix failed you. Quick fixes only address the periphery. They don't address the underlying inflammation.

They can't.

Inflammation isn't a surface-level problem you can starve away or supplement out of existence in three weeks. When inflammation becomes chronic, our body goes into metabolic lockdown.

Healing our gut—and therefore reducing systemic inflammation—is not a quick fix.

We are millions of interacting cells, cell signals, and bacteria working in unison. It's a recalibration. And recalibration takes months of consistent, intentional inputs.

Let's talk about these intentional inputs for recalibration.

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Are you a 40+ woman and confused about what supplements to take? Here are my top recommendations.

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Optimal Aminos

Creatine

Goat Whey

Spartacus

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If your health plan for 2026 involves detox teas, meal replacements, or white-knuckling your way through hunger—stop. That plan has already failed.

January is when motivation is high, the gyms are full, all or nothing is on the plate…So today I want to give you a whole-food reset plan that actually works, not for 7 days, but for the next 12 months.

For the next 30 days:

1. No ultra-processed foods

2. No canola, soybean, corn oils

3. Protein (whole food form) at every meal

4. Track your steps daily…a simple $15 pedometer will do.

5. Eat meat, eggs, fruit, vegetables, whole dairy.

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In today's episode, we're talking about optimizing cortisol levels in the evening. We talk a lot about cortisol in the morning. Morning light. Morning protein. Morning routines. All high value, but what may be even more valuable is what happens in our evening hours.

From stress (those intensive nighttime conversations), screens, scrolling, blue light, food inputs, alcohol, there is a lot of ground to be made in the evenings.

As we have discussed, ideally, cortisol will be really low at night. This is because low cortisol is what permits and promotes a rise in melatonin. Melatonin sends out the signals that promote hormone and neurochemical balance leading to deep regenerative sleep.

When cortisol stays elevated at night, your active brain never fully shuts down, which means the regenerative cascade never goes into motion. So we end up bringing yesterday, last week, maybe even last years open files into today.

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In today's episode, we're talking about cortisol. If you wake up tired and wired… your cortisol rhythm is likely flipped. And no amount of coffee is going to fix it.

I see and hear the scenario on repeat. Stress, stress, stress…must have too much cortisol, belly fat is accumulating, sleep is fleeting and now the person is convinced they have ADHD.

Sure cortisol is related to stress metabolism, but that's only a small part, say 5% of its actual role in the body. Cortisol is really our rhythm regulator, the hormone that decides whether our brain is focused or foggy, our mood is stable or chaotic, and our energy is consistent and lasts through the day or tanks after lunch.

Today, I'm going to show you exactly how cortisol is supposed to work, why your rhythm might be off, and what you can do in the first 60 minutes of your day to completely transform your energy curve.

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In today's episode, I'm answering the question, "can eating organ-based supplements help raise iron levels?" There is no clinical evidence that indicates that beef, liver, spleen supplements raise iron levels, it is only assumed. While I believe they can be helpful in conjunction with iron supplements, I have not seen that organ-based supplements alone, can overcome an iron deficiency.

However, research does show that eating red meat and organ meats can raise iron levels to some degree.

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In today's episode, I'm talking about creatine - its benefits and addressing common questions I get asked in regard to creatine. If you're over 40 and want more strength, better energy, sharper cognition, and faster recovery, creatine is one of the simplest, most validated upgrades you can make.

Creatine is a compound your body naturally makes from three amino acids—arginine, glycine, and methionine.

It's stored mostly in the muscles, but also in the brain.

Think of creatine like a backup power generator for your cells.

➡️ Creatine

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