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Sal Di Stefano

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Habits and Hustle
Episode 492: Sal Di Stefano: The Morning Meal That Reduces Anxiety & Why Fasting Backfires

Crush it.

Habits and Hustle
Episode 492: Sal Di Stefano: The Morning Meal That Reduces Anxiety & Why Fasting Backfires

Yeah, there's not even a debate on that.

Habits and Hustle
Episode 492: Sal Di Stefano: The Morning Meal That Reduces Anxiety & Why Fasting Backfires

If you eat protein in the morning, your blood sugar levels, your insulin sensitivity, your blood glucose for the rest of the day is better if you start off with protein.

Habits and Hustle
Episode 492: Sal Di Stefano: The Morning Meal That Reduces Anxiety & Why Fasting Backfires

So let's say same calories, same macros, identical diet, except a carb meal is in the morning on one day.

Habits and Hustle
Episode 492: Sal Di Stefano: The Morning Meal That Reduces Anxiety & Why Fasting Backfires

And then the other one is a protein meal.

Habits and Hustle
Episode 492: Sal Di Stefano: The Morning Meal That Reduces Anxiety & Why Fasting Backfires

So you just switch out the meals.

Habits and Hustle
Episode 492: Sal Di Stefano: The Morning Meal That Reduces Anxiety & Why Fasting Backfires

Otherwise, everything else is identical.

Habits and Hustle
Episode 492: Sal Di Stefano: The Morning Meal That Reduces Anxiety & Why Fasting Backfires

Blood sugar is going to be better controlled by starting off the day with protein.

Habits and Hustle
Episode 492: Sal Di Stefano: The Morning Meal That Reduces Anxiety & Why Fasting Backfires

Now, someone might be like, well, why is that important?

Habits and Hustle
Episode 492: Sal Di Stefano: The Morning Meal That Reduces Anxiety & Why Fasting Backfires

You know, who cares, right?

Habits and Hustle
Episode 492: Sal Di Stefano: The Morning Meal That Reduces Anxiety & Why Fasting Backfires

Same calories, you'll gain the same fat or not.

Habits and Hustle
Episode 492: Sal Di Stefano: The Morning Meal That Reduces Anxiety & Why Fasting Backfires

Here's why blood sugar is important.

Habits and Hustle
Episode 492: Sal Di Stefano: The Morning Meal That Reduces Anxiety & Why Fasting Backfires

And I know there's a lot of debates like insulin sensitivity, mitochondrial health.

Habits and Hustle
Episode 492: Sal Di Stefano: The Morning Meal That Reduces Anxiety & Why Fasting Backfires

I don't need to go down and break down.

Habits and Hustle
Episode 492: Sal Di Stefano: The Morning Meal That Reduces Anxiety & Why Fasting Backfires

This is where the science nerds in the health and fitness space lose people because they start to argue the minutiae and the mitochondrial health.

Habits and Hustle
Episode 492: Sal Di Stefano: The Morning Meal That Reduces Anxiety & Why Fasting Backfires

And when the average person's like, whatever, they don't understand it.

Habits and Hustle
Episode 492: Sal Di Stefano: The Morning Meal That Reduces Anxiety & Why Fasting Backfires

Who cares?

Habits and Hustle
Episode 492: Sal Di Stefano: The Morning Meal That Reduces Anxiety & Why Fasting Backfires

I like that stuff.

Habits and Hustle
Episode 492: Sal Di Stefano: The Morning Meal That Reduces Anxiety & Why Fasting Backfires

I think it's cool.

Habits and Hustle
Episode 492: Sal Di Stefano: The Morning Meal That Reduces Anxiety & Why Fasting Backfires

But here's the important thing.

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