If you’ve ever followed a plan perfectly and felt worse, you’re not “too sensitive”—you’re cyclical. Most health advice ignores the female rhythm and the way hormones shape metabolism, stress tolerance, recovery, and sleep across the month. In this episode, Brandon shows how to work with your cycle instead of fighting it: why some trends (aggressive fasting, late-luteal HIIT, constant low-carb) backfire, how each phase changes what your body needs, and how the Compass (Nurture → Energize → St...
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If you’ve ever followed a plan perfectly and felt worse, you’re not “too sensitive”—you’re cyclical. Most health advice ignores the female rhythm and the way hormones shape metabolism, stress tolerance, recovery, and sleep across the month. In this episode, Brandon shows how to work with your cycle instead of fighting it: why some trends (aggressive fasting, late-luteal HIIT, constant low-carb) backfire, how each phase changes what your body needs, and how the Compass (Nurture → Energize → St...
Episode 033 — Your Immune System Isn’t Overreacting — It’s Overwhelmed
The Metabolic Compass™ Podcast
25 minutes
4 weeks ago
Episode 033 — Your Immune System Isn’t Overreacting — It’s Overwhelmed
If you’ve been told your immune system is “overreacting,” here’s the reframe: it’s overwhelmed and doing its best. In this episode, Brandon explains why immune dysregulation is usually a coordination problem—not a willpower problem—and how miscommunication across the gut–liver axis, mitochondria, circadian rhythm, and nervous system keeps you stuck in flares. You’ll learn how to spot immune overload in real life (fatigue, flares, “catching everything,” histamine reactions), why chronic suppre...
The Metabolic Compass™ Podcast
If you’ve ever followed a plan perfectly and felt worse, you’re not “too sensitive”—you’re cyclical. Most health advice ignores the female rhythm and the way hormones shape metabolism, stress tolerance, recovery, and sleep across the month. In this episode, Brandon shows how to work with your cycle instead of fighting it: why some trends (aggressive fasting, late-luteal HIIT, constant low-carb) backfire, how each phase changes what your body needs, and how the Compass (Nurture → Energize → St...