Your Genes by Design

If your morning glucose feels higher than expected — or your energy shifts dramatically depending on how well you slept — this episode will help connect the dots. In the final episode of the Glucose & Insulin by Design series, Lauri breaks down how s... more

If your energy feels unpredictable — steady one day, wired or restless the next — stress chemistry could be the reason. In this episode of Your Genes by Design, we look at how cortisol responds to everyday pressure, why that response changes after 45... more

If your energy feels unpredictable — steady one day, scattered the next — cortisol could be the reason. In this episode of Your Genes by Design, we explore how cortisol sets your body’s daily rhythm, why that rhythm often shifts after 45, and how you... more

Energy isn’t just about what you eat — it’s about how easily your body switches between glucose and fat for fuel. In this episode, we explore metabolic flexibility — the ability to shift between fuel sources — and why that flexibility becomes more im... more

Feeling steady energy isn’t luck — it’s the result of how efficiently your cells use oxygen to turn fuel into power.

 In this episode, we trace the path from breath to mitochondria to blood sugar, showing how oxygenation influences glucose and insuli... more

Glucose and insulin come up often in health conversations, but many of us were never really taught how they work together. Once you understand that connection, things like mid-afternoon crashes and sudden cravings start to make a lot more sense.

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Cravings after 45 aren’t about willpower — they’re signals.

As estrogen and cortisol shift, your body’s glucose and reward systems shift with them, making familiar habits feel harder to break.

In this first episode, we look at what’s really driving ... more