We all know what it means to be flexible or inflexible in life but are you aware of what it means to have “metabolic flexibility?” “Metabolic flexibility”(MF) is the ability of the body to switch back and forth from metabolizing glucose (from carbohydrates) to fat. And WHY is this important? Being “metabolically inflexible”(MI) has many […]
How do you get to the why of someone’s motivation for change? WHY is a tricky word since asking why can be shaming depending on how you frame it. Rather than asking “why do you do that (addiction, behavior challenges, etc.)” try asking “when things are working what helps” or “what makes this change important […]
You can’t lose weight, you’ve tried every diet and nothing works. You’re beyond frustrated and are wondering if you need to trade your rusty metabolism in for a new model. Will there ever be a solution to your metabolic challenges? YES, and there’s now solid research that shows the answer is controlling your hyperinsulinemia – […]
I can’t eat less, exercise any more than I already am so HOW do I lose weight? Enter Time Restricted Eating or TRE. What exactly is TRE and how can it help turn your frustrations around? Before we get into that a tiny physiology lesson is warranted. Every time you eat your pancreas produces a […]
You are sitting across from a client who looks depressed, doesn’t have much energy and is not sure if their life is worth participating in. Sound familiar? Are they motivated or not? How do you unpack whatever motivation is there? If someone is alive and breathing in front of you there is some level of […]