The Origo Blog
Science-backed articles on fasting, insulin resistance, nutrition, and understanding your metabolism.
# Autophagy Is Cellular Maintenance, Not a Fasting Trophy Autophagy has been kidnapped by the longevity crowd. Which is unfortunate, because the actual mechanism is useful enough without dressing it up like a monk-level
# A Fasting Plateau Means the Signal Became Predictable The scale drops fast in the first week of fasting, and everyone gets excited. Then week three arrives, the scale stops moving, and suddenly fasting has “stopped wor
# Breaking a Fast Is a Glucose Control Problem, Not a Willpower Test The easiest way to ruin a fast is not by eating the “wrong” food. It is by treating the first meal like a victory lap. You fasted for 18 hours, 24 hour
# Cortisol and Belly Fat: Why Chronic Stress Targets Your Midsection Most people look at belly fat and immediately blame the usual suspects. Bread. Sugar. Calories. Laziness. The tragic crime of not doing enough burpees.
# Insulin Resistance Isn’t a Life Sentence, It’s a State “I’m insulin resistant” sounds very final. Like saying, “I’m 182cm tall,” or “I have brown eyes,” or “I become irrationally angry when a restaurant puts one sad ch
# Overnight Weight Swings Are Water, Not Fat I used to have mornings where my mood was ruined before the day even started. Not because of work. Not because of some dramatic life event. Because of a number on a scale. I w
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...
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