Honest, peer-reviewed metabolic-health research
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Long-form essays — every health claim cited, evidence-quality flagged, written for adults who've tried diets that didn't work.
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Metabolic Health
Perimenopause Fat Loss — the Honest Guide
The strategies that worked in your 30s won't work the same way through perimenopause. Here's what's actually happening hormonally, what the research says about adapting your protocol, and the levers that work in this window.
May 5, 20269 min readHistory
The 1977 Mistake That Broke American Health (the McGovern Committee Story)
The 1977 Dietary Goals report told Americans to cut fat and eat more carbs. The decision was made by political staffers, not scientists — and the data behind it was thin even at the time. Here's what happened and what it cost.
May 4, 20269 min readHistory
What the Hadza Actually Eat (and What That Means for Modern Diets)
Hadza energy expenditure matches sedentary Westerners — diet, not exercise, drives the metabolic differential. Here's what they eat, what's transferable, and what the 'paleo diet' gets wrong.
May 3, 20268 min readSourcing
Where to Buy Grass-Fed Meat in the US (2026 Guide)
ButcherBox, US Wellness Meats, Force of Nature, Crowd Cow, Wild Pastures compared — sourcing standards, price-per-pound, who each one is for, and how to find a local farm. Affiliate links disclosed.
May 2, 20269 min readSourcing
The Best CGM for Non-Diabetics (2026)
Stelo, Lingo, Levels, Nutrisense, Ultrahuman compared — accuracy, app quality, price per month, and who each one is actually for. Affiliate links disclosed.
May 1, 202611 min readMetabolic Health
Why Your TDEE Is Lower Than the Calculator Says
Standard TDEE calculators undershoot by 5–15% for repeat dieters. The metabolic-adaptation literature shows why. Here's how to get a real number.
Apr 30, 20267 min readFood
The Truth About Seed Oils — the Honest, Balanced Version
Both 'seed oils are poison' and 'seed oils are fine' positions misrepresent the literature. Here's what we actually know — Ramsden's recovered data, Hooper's Cochrane review, the contested middle ground — and a defensible practical position.
Apr 29, 202610 min readMetabolic Health
How to Actually Reverse Insulin Resistance (the Newcastle Protocol Path)
Insulin resistance is reversible. The Newcastle and DiRECT trials showed 46% type-2 diabetes remission via structured weight loss. Here's the mechanism, the evidence, and the practical path.
Apr 28, 20269 min readGLP-1
The Ozempic Muscle-Loss Problem Nobody Wants to Talk About
Trial substudies show 25–40% of GLP-1 weight loss is lean mass — not fat. Without active countermeasures, you trade obesity for sarcopenia. Here's what the literature says, and the protocol that prevents it.
Apr 27, 20269 min readAudits
Why Keto Stops Working After Year 2 (Even If It Worked at First)
Keto produces real fat loss in months 1-12. Then the plateau hits — and the explanation isn't 'just eat less.' Here's what the literature says is actually happening, and what to do.
Apr 26, 20268 min read