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Why Food Became Engineered to Defeat You

Dr. Terry Simpson — Tue, 12 May 2026 21:59:32 +0000

The food system was not engineered to make you obese. It was a result of natural selection at a grocery store. Truth is we need engineered foods

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What I Eat on a GLP-1 And Why It Changes

Dr. Terry Simpson — Mon, 04 May 2026 01:46:52 +0000

Let’s Start With What Nobody Tells You When people start a GLP-1, they are told what to avoid. What side effects to expect, and sometimes how much protein they should be eating. While that information has its place, it misses the part that actually changes your day-to-day life. Because what really shifts is not just...

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GLP-1 The First Month: Tips for the new user

Dr. Terry Simpson — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:02:41 +0000

The first month of the GLP-1 journey can follow one of three pathways. In this article we go through those pathways as well as give you tips to avoid trouble.

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Being a Foodie on a GLP-1

Dr. Terry Simpson — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:52:57 +0000

Why GLP-1 Made Me Love Food More—Not Less From beetroot pasta to backyard salsa, this wasn’t about eating less. It was about finally tasting more. I want to tell you about two people on a GLP-1. First, there’s me. I’ve been on a maintenance dose—7.5 mg of Zepbound—for a while now. And recently, I went...

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The Peptide Bazaar: Real Medicine vs. Vials from the Internet

Dr. Terry Simpson — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 22:39:56 +0000

From insulin miracles to gym peptides like BPC-157—what works, what doesn’t, and why most peptide hype skips real evidence.

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Fat Shaming and GLP-1 – It’s Biology

Dr. Terry Simpson — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 23:05:23 +0000

Fat shaming happens from Hollywood to the Gym Bros and often from that little voice within.

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Menopause: Estrogen Effects Satiety

Dr. Terry Simpson — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 23:52:41 +0000

Menopause, Hunger, and the Brain: Why It Feels Different Menopause changes more than temperature control. It reshapes how the brain handles hunger, fullness, and the quiet signals that guide eating. As a result, many women notice something unsettling. The same meals no longer satisfy. Hunger arrives sooner. Food feels louder. For years, we blamed metabolism....

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Henry VIII, the Brain, and the Obesity

Dr. Terry Simpson — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 20:33:29 +0000

Henry VIII’s weight gain wasn’t just excess—it may have been brain injury. What history and GLP-1 drugs reveal about obesity today.

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The Carnivore Priesthood

Dr. Terry Simpson — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 21:06:08 +0000

When Beef Becomes Belief: The Carnivore Priesthood Nutrition debates rarely begin with money. Yet money almost always explains how they spread. That fact explains much of the modern carnivore movement. At first glance, the carnivore diet appears to be a radical nutritional idea: eat beef, organs, and animal fat while avoiding vegetables, grains, legumes, and...

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