The Origo Blog
Science-backed articles on fasting, insulin resistance, nutrition, and understanding your metabolism.
Extended Fasting: What Happens to Your Body After 24 Hours Most people have heard that skipping a meal is good for you. But what actually happens when you push past 24 hours? Your body does not just sit there waiting for
When you exercise matters almost as much as how you exercise. Learn how fasting and exercise timing interact with your hormones to unlock better fat burning, preserve muscle, and improve metabolic health.
Hunger during fasting is real, but it is not the enemy you think it is. Here is what is actually happening in your body and how to move through it without giving up.
You woke up committed to your fast, made a cup of coffee, and then immediately wondered if you just ruined everything. Here is the honest answer.
Fasting gets blamed for muscle loss, but the science tells a more nuanced story. Here is what actually happens to your muscle during a fast, and how to protect it.
Coffee, cream, supplements, a stick of gum. People fasting for the first time quickly realize that almost everything becomes a question. Here is exactly what breaks a fast and what you can safely consume without derailing your results.
Most people pick a fasting protocol the same way they pick a gym membership: based on what a friend is doing or what sounded impressive online. Then they struggle through it, assume fasting "doesn't work...
Most people assume that losing weight is simply about eating less and moving more. If that were true, diets would work. And for most people, they simply do not. The reason is not willpower.
Your gut bacteria might be the missing piece in your insulin resistance puzzle. Discover how your microbiome directly impacts blood sugar control and metabolism.
Seed oils and insulin resistance are often discussed as if the answer is simple. It is not. Here is what the metabolic science suggests, where the real risks may be, and what matters more than obsessing over a single ingredient.
You eat a meal, feel fine for an hour, then suddenly hit a wall of fatigue, brain fog, and shakiness. That cycle has a name: reactive hypoglycemia. Here is what is actually happening in your body and how to stop it.
Every meal triggers a cascade of hormonal events that most people never think about. Understanding postprandial blood sugar is the key to unlocking why so many people struggle with weight, energy crashes, and metabolic disease.
Most people trying to fix their blood sugar, lose weight, or reduce insulin resistance are focused on the obvious stuff: cutting carbs, exercising more, maybe trying intermittent fasting. Those things matter. But...
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