Appetite control

Strategies to manage hunger and cravings to support fat loss, muscle gain, and consistent nutrition habits. Covers training, sleep, stress, protein and fiber intake, and evidence-based supplements that can help men stay in a calorie deficit without sacrificing performance.

CGM for nondiabetics: When it helps, when it misleads, and how men can use it well

CGM for nondiabetics: When it helps, when it misleads, and how men can use it well

Dr. Susan Carter, MD avatar
Dr. Susan Carter, MD: Endocrinologist & Longevity Expert
Dec 17, 2025 · 12 min read

In nondiabetic men, a CGM is most useful when diabetes risk is elevated and you use it to track repeatable trends (it reads glucose in interstitial fluid every few minutes), but it can mislead when you treat one-off post-meal “spikes” as verdicts because readings lag behind blood glucose and responses can vary even to the ...

Metabolic confusion diet: Can calorie cycling help men lose fat without stalling?

Metabolic confusion diet: Can calorie cycling help men lose fat without stalling?

Dr. Susan Carter, MD avatar
Dr. Susan Carter, MD: Endocrinologist & Longevity Expert
Dec 14, 2025 · 12 min read

When weekly calories (and protein) are matched, calorie cycling (“metabolic confusion”) tends to produce fat loss similar to a steady daily deficit, but higher-calorie days may improve adherence and help manage diet fatigue tied to adaptive thermogenesis (a drop in resting metabolic rate during prolonged dieting). Here’s how to structure high- and low-calorie days so ...

The science of food noise and how to turn down the volume

The science of food noise and how to turn down the volume

Dr. Jonathan Pierce, PhD avatar
Dr. Jonathan Pierce, PhD: Clinical Psychologist & Neuroscience Specialist
Dec 03, 2025 · 16 min read

If your brain never shuts up about food, it is not a character flaw. It is a brain–body signal problem that you can dial down with the right mix of habits, hormones and, when needed, medication. “When a man tells me he wakes up thinking about food and goes to bed planning his next snack, ...

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