I was telling a friend how I had started adding more protein to my diet. Before I could even finish explaining - alongside the fiber and good fats I've always prioritized - he laughed. "Oh, so you're on the protein train now!" I felt myself pause. The protein train? The one where people are consuming 130, 150, sometimes 200 grams a day? Where protein becomes the entire conversation about nutrition? 🌿 Before you stop reading because this sounds like a nutrition piece - it's n

On January 2nd, I got an email with the subject line: "Already struggling with your New Year's resolutions?" Day two. Thirty-six hours into the new year and someone's marketing algorithm had already decided I'd failed. It made me laugh at first. But then I kept thinking about it. Because if something genuinely matters to you—if you're truly connected to it—does it fall apart in two days? Real resolution doesn't require constant willpower. It emerges from connection. From know

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