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#65 Why More Protein Is No Longer The Answer For You
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- Body by Design
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- Aug 12, 2026
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- 1989
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Summary
You're in the gym. You already eat plenty of protein. And yet the entire internet is still screaming eat more protein at you.So you push it higher, and to make room you drop your carbs. This episode is about why that is costing you the exact body you are training for.What I cover: Why eat more protein is right for some women and wrong others. Which are you? Why perimenopause did not create your insulin resistance, it revealed years of restriction Insulin, and it's role in muscle building Thyroid, and why you need carbs for your metabolism Cortisol, why low carbs raise it, and how it eats muscle faster than you build it Liver glycogen, and why low carbs are behind your 2 and 3am wake ups Sleep, growth hormone, and why no deep sleep means no repair Why broccoli and salad are not carbs, The nutrient dense carbs to actually eat How to know your own macro split is wrong This is not about eating less. It is about feeding the body you are asking to build in midlife