Session 2: When Your Brain Needs More Than Willpower

Two weeks in, and something has already shifted. No more afternoon slumps. That simple switch—breaking her fast with protein—is working.

But today, Joanna arrives with a bigger question. Her workload is increasing by twenty percent, and the focus she used to have has faded somewhere between the twins, turning forty, and the relentless pace of life. Is it ADHD? Perimenopause? Or just a brain that isn't getting the fuel it needs?

The answer might be simpler than she thinks: our brains are nearly seventy percent fat. When we avoid fat, they suffer.

The new plan? More healthy fats, fewer glucose spikes, and a dinner strategy that finally makes sense—stop trying to eat what the kids eat. Build your own plate. One new recipe a week.

Small moves. Big shifts.

This is session two of Joanna's health journey.

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