Metabolism/Weight Loss
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How to Turn Down Food Noise
Interventions to free your mind from obsessing about food.
GLP-1s and Lasting Health (Performance & Longevity Series)
Learn how to approach GLP-1 use at every stage for lasting optimal health, and get expert insights on the benefits, challenges, and proper usage.
Can Meal Sequencing Increase GLP-1 Production, and Might it Help Me Lose Weight?
It most likely can — and without eliminating many foods you love. Here’s how.
5 Ways to Track Fitness Progress — Without a Traditional Scale
Consider these alternative measurements for monitoring your health and fitness journey.
Why We Need to Feel Hungry Again
Our ancestors experienced regular hunger — and their bodies thrived because of it, says Michael Easter in his book The Comfort Crisis: Embrace Discomfort to Reclaim Your Wild, Happy, Healthy Self. Modern comfort has eliminated this natural cycle, and the price we’re paying goes far beyond weight gain. Here’s why.
Understanding Continuous Glucose Monitors (Sponsored)
Learn about the continuous glucose monitor options that are becoming more accessible to the general consumer, how they work and what they measure, and the ways the data can be used to improve health.
How to Optimize Your Thyroid and Fuel Your Body’s Metabolism (Performance & Longevity Series)
Learn the important role of the thyroid in overall health as well as common symptoms of thyroid imbalance and key biomarkers that indicate how well the thyroid is functioning.
Breaking Insulin Resistance: Your Guide to Blood-Sugar Mastery (Performance & Longevity Series)
Understand the widespread and critical issue of insulin resistance, including its implications for health and the steps you can take to monitor and manage your blood sugar.
Inflammation and Aging: The Hidden Connection (Performance & Longevity Series)
Understand the concept of metabolic inflammation — or “metaflammation” — and how it can silently affect metabolism, leading to accelerated aging, or “inflammaging.”
Learning How to Manage Gestational Hypertension — Naturally
How healthcare researcher Michelle Emebo learned to manage gestational hypertension with quality nutrition and exercise.
Redefining Obesity
Rather than looking just at a person’s weight, some progressive healthcare providers are seeking to identify obesity by its metabolic effects.
Taking a Balanced Approach to GLP-1s
How short-term use of GLP-1s — when used in combination with intentional lifestyle changes — may be a healthier path toward long-term weight management.
Breaking Down Weight-Loss Barriers
A roadmap of habits for support your efforts for body-composition change.
Beyond the Scale: Understanding Measurements of Body Weight
There are several ways to measure body weight, and different methods offer different insights into your health. Learn the metrics — including those related to body weight and beyond — that can give you the picture of your overall health status.
What Is Metabolic Health, Anyway?
Gain an understanding of eight factors that can help you better understand your current metabolic health, including why each is important for longevity and vitality.
Do I Need a Continuous Glucose Monitor?
Here are eight things to consider before deciding to track your blood sugar.
Considering a GLP-1 Agonist? Here’s How to Take a Balanced Approach
Weight-loss drugs, such as Ozempic and Wegovy, can be both helpful and harmful — sometimes in equal measure. Integrative-health experts suggest that short-term use, coupled with lifestyle changes, can offer a middle way.
The Truth About Ultraprocessed Foods
These products are everywhere. Here’s a closer look at the many ways these food products can harm your health — and why it’s worth the effort to avoid them when you can.
How to Handle Food Cravings
Whether it’s a hankering for something salty, sweet, or savory, we all experience food cravings — and times when they can deter our healthy-eating plans.
GLP-1s, Weight Loss, and Health: A Panel Discussion With Life Time’s MIORA Leaders
Learn how GLP-1s can safely and strategically be used to support your health and weight-loss goals while also promoting overall wellness.
What Is Body Composition — and How Do I Measure It?
Why tracking this metric can give you better information for reaching your health goals.