by Judy White | Jun 1, 2026 | Exercise, GLP-1 Medications
Six months into GLP-1, I had lost 19 pounds. I felt good about the progress. Then I had a body composition scan done at my provider’s office, and the results were more complicated than I expected. About a third of what I’d lost was muscle, not fat. My...
by Judy White | Jun 1, 2026 | Exercise
Most fitness apps are built for people in their 20s who have unlimited energy and no joint problems. If you’re over 40, on a GLP-1 medication, or both, the standard fitness app advice doesn’t apply to you. What works at this stage of life looks different....
by Judy White | Jun 1, 2026 | Exercise, GLP-1 Medications
I spent the first two months on GLP-1 doing what I always did when I was trying to lose weight: pushing through workouts I didn’t have the energy for, walking every day regardless of how I felt, and wondering why I was wiped out by 3 PM. The medication was...
by Judy White | Jun 1, 2026 | Supplements
Most creatine reviews are written for people who already know they want creatine and just need to pick a brand. This one is for a more specific reader: someone who looked into creatine, decided the powder format wasn’t going to work for their life, and moved on...
by Judy White | May 26, 2026 | Supplements
Collagen is usually marketed as a skin and joint supplement. That’s accurate but incomplete. The reasons collagen is worth taking during a weight loss phase have less to do with wrinkles and more to do with satiety, muscle preservation, and keeping your joints...
by Judy White | May 26, 2026 | Supplements
Creatine has a branding problem. Most people associate it with bodybuilders trying to get bigger. That association has kept a lot of people who would genuinely benefit from it from ever trying it. The research tells a different story, and it’s particularly...
by Judy White | May 26, 2026 | Supplements
Cortisol belly is a real thing. If you’ve been eating well, exercising consistently, and still can’t shift weight from around your midsection, elevated cortisol is one of the more likely explanations. Chronic stress keeps cortisol elevated, and elevated...
by Judy White | May 21, 2026 | Supplements
The supplement industry generates over $50 billion annually in the US. A meaningful percentage of that is weight loss products. The honest answer to whether they work is: some do, most don’t, and the ones that do work in specific ways that matter a lot for...
by Judy White | May 21, 2026 | Supplements
I didn’t start taking probiotics for weight loss. I started because my digestion was inconsistent and I’d read enough about the gut microbiome to think it was worth trying. Six months later, I’m still taking them. The digestion improvement was clear....
by Judy White | May 21, 2026 | Supplements
Berberine got tagged as “nature’s Ozempic” a few years ago and that label has followed it ever since. It’s mostly misleading. Berberine doesn’t work like a GLP-1 agonist. It works through a different mechanism entirely, and understanding...
by Judy White | May 21, 2026 | Supplements
Protein powder is the most unglamorous supplement in my cabinet and the most consistently useful one. It doesn’t have a compelling marketing story. There’s no trending molecule or celebrity attached to it. It just works, and the research behind why it...
by Judy White | May 21, 2026 | Sermorelin Therapy
I understand the skepticism. The wellness industry runs on trends. Every few years there’s a new molecule, protocol, or supplement that promises to fix everything wrong with your health. Most of them quietly disappear. The people who tried them feel a little...
