If you care deeply about your health. If you’ve invested time, money, and energy trying to feel better. And you’re still tired, inflamed, foggy, bloated, or frustrated…

This episode is for you.

Because some of the most popular health advice right now, the kind that sounds smart, disciplined, and “responsible” is quietly working against the body, especially for women.

And it’s not because you’re doing anything wrong. It’s because context matters.

In today’s episode, I break down five of the most popular health trends right now that many people swear by.

These trends can look helpful on the surface. But when layered onto real life, busy days, poor sleep, chronic stress, hormonal shifts, digestive issues…they can backfire in a big way.

This episode is about cutting through the noise so you can stop chasing fixes that don’t move the needle and start supporting your body in ways that actually create energy, balance, and long-term health.

In this episode, we explore:

• Why more discipline isn’t always the answer
• How certain “healthy” habits can push the bodyinto survival mode
• What actually supports hormones, digestion,immunity, and energy long-term
• Why healing doesn’t come from extremes but fromconsistency and safety
• How to approach health in a way that’spractical, sustainable, and realistic

If you’ve ever thought:“Why am I doing everything right and still not feeling better?” You’re not alone and this episode will help you see why.

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References & Further Reading:

If you want to dive deeper into the researchmentioned in this episode:

1. Haman F. Human vulnerability and variability in the cold. Temperature (2022): https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23328940.2022.2044740

2. Monteiro CA et al. The UN Decade of Nutrition, the NOVA food classification and the trouble with ultra-processing (Public Health Nutrition, 2017): https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10261019/

3. NOVA classification overview (definitions and foodprocessing context): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nova_classification

4. Lactose overview (differences between natural sugarsand refined sugars): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactose

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