💪 Should You Eat Protein BEFORE Your Workout or AFTER? Short answer: it depends — but here’s what actually matters 👇
🍗 Daily total is king — aim for ~1g/lb body weight ⏱️ Ate 25g protein within 2 hours before lifting? You’re set 🥤 Training fasted? Take 25g right before or right after — both work ⚡ 25g = ~3g leucine = muscle-building switch flipped 📆 Hit 3+ servings spaced 4 hours apart to stay anabolic
No stopwatch needed. Just hit your numbers and lift. How do you time your protein — pre, post, or whenever?👇
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Exposing @haileybieber’s $19 Erewhon Drink...
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The Egg McMuffin quietly crushes Gordon’s 500‑cal butter bomb.
Calorie face‑off:
• 🍳 Ramsay Scramble → ~500 cals, 30 g fat (butter + crème fraîche + buttered toast)
• 🏁 Egg McMuffin → 310 cals, 16 g protein, 12 g fat
Why the McMuffin wins weekday breakfast:
✅ Portion‑controlled macros—no golf‑ball butter surprise
✅ Saves ~200 cals per morning → ‑1,000 cals by Friday (⅓ lb fat gone without trying)
✅ Grab‑and‑go convenience—no pans, no ego, no cleanup
Gourmet hack (still ~300 cals):
• Light English muffin
• Poached egg
• Lean ham + micro‑cheese
• Skip extra butter
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🦁🥩 Thinking carnivore is the ultimate gut fix? Here’s why “steak, salt & water” might starve your microbiome.
Carnivore crash course (and why it backfires):
⚠️ No fiber = no fuel for good bugs → butyrate tank hits empty, gut lining can’t repair.
🧪 Nutrient gaps → magnesium, vitamin C, folate & iodine go MIA—even “nose‑to‑tail” has limits.
💥 Cholesterol surge → skyrocketing LDL isn’t harmless; your arteries don’t care about viral hype.
Better approach:
✅ Use a short elimination test—then reintroduce plants systematically.
✅ Feed your gut: colorful veggies, legumes, fermented foods.
✅ Balance > dogma—eat steak and salad.
Reality check: The longest‑lived cultures thrive on plants. Your microbiome—and your mood—will thank you for balance.
Who here is on the Carnivore diet? Is it working for you?
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Which Protein Bars ACTUALLY Work?
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Why You Shouldn’t Talk While Eating
Why you’re bloated after meals (and how to fix it) 🎈Comment “BLOAT” and I’ll send you my complete guide with foods to eat and foods to avoid avoid. Bloating is super common, but small changes can make a huge difference.
Here’s what helps:
Slow down while eating. When you eat too fast or talk while chewing, you swallow excess air that gets trapped in your digestive system, causing gas and that uncomfortable “food baby” feeling.
Walk after meals. A simple 10-15 minute walk stimulates your digestive tract and helps release trapped gas naturally – sometimes better than over-the-counter remedies.
Add fiber gradually. Fiber is essential for gut health, but too much too fast can backfire. Increase it slowly and drink plenty of water so it can do its job.
The key? Consistency. These aren’t quick fixes – they’re sustainable habits that help you feel lighter and more comfortable after every meal.
#bloating #guthealth #digestivehealth #wellness
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Why you rarely see fat people in Japan.
Japan’s obesity rate? 4%.
The U.S.? Over 40%.
The difference:
🥢 Hara hachi bu — stop at 80% full
🍵 Smaller meals, no supersize culture
🥤 Less sugar, fewer insulin spikes
Meanwhile, the average American meal is nearly double the calories.
Is it time we admit our environment makes moderation harder?
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How do you usually cook your eggs, scrambled or sunny side up? 🍳
When you scramble and break the yolks, more nutrients get destroyed from heat exposure. Keeping yolks intact preserves vitamins like choline and antioxidants that support gut and brain health. Soft-boiled or sunny side up makes your breakfast more nutrient-dense and gentler on digestion.
#guthealth #nutrientdense #foodasmedicine #healthyeatingtips #guthealing #digestivehealth
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How To Get 100g Of Protein From Chipotle!
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You’re probably not eating enough protein, so here’s EXACTLY how much you need.
If you’re over 50, aim for about half a gram per pound - which is 75 grams if you weigh 150. You can easily get this by eating two eggs, a cup of Greek yogurt, 4oz of chicken breast, and 3oz of salmon.
If you’re cutting to lose fat, aim for about 0.6 grams per pound - which is 90 grams if you weigh 150. Do this with three eggs, half a cup of cottage cheese, 6oz of chicken breast and a scoop of protein powder.
Now if you hit a hard workout, then aim for about 0.8 grams per pound, or 120 grams if you weigh 150. This could look like 3 eggs, a scoop of protein, 6oz of chicken breast and 6 oz of steak.
Want a precise protein guide? Comment PROTEIN and I’ll send you ours for free.
#guthealth #healthygut #digestiontips #wellnessjourney #microbiomehealth #guthealing
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How To Get 40g Of Protein For $6 From McDonald’s!
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🧃🦠 What Happens When You Drink 1 Cup of Kombucha Per Day…
Gut perks? Yep—live bacteria that actually survive digestion can support smoother poops, steadier immunity, and less bloating. Acids inside? They mimic apple cider vinegar—slowing carb absorption and softening post‑meal sugar spikes.
But it’s not all fizzy magic: ⚠️ 6–8g of sugar per cup. ⚠️ Enamel-eroding pH ~3. ⚠️ Trace alcohol (sometimes more than the label says). ⚠️ Histamine + candida triggers for sensitive folks.
✅ Pro move: 1 cup max, <8g sugar, rinse after sipping, and skip if histamines wreck you. Gut-friendly? Yes. A miracle tonic? Not quite.
👇 You team kombucha or hard pass?
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🏔️🚶♀️ Want a snatched waist without slogging through marathon workouts?
Meet the 12-3-30—TikTok’s actually legit fat-loss formula.
Walk at 12 % incline • 3 mph • 30 min and let gravity melt the fluff while sparing every curve-building muscle fiber. Here’s the science👇
Why it torches fat (not muscle):
🔥 Incline boost → 2× calorie burn vs. flat walking.
💓 Aerobic sweet spot → HR ~120-140 bpm trains your body to use fat, not stress hormones.
🍑 Built-in resistance → glutes, hams, calves fire every step = muscle retention + bone density.
Quick-start ladder:
• Newbie? Begin at 6-8 % incline, 15-20 min.
• Add 1-2 % and 5 min weekly.
• Pair with 2-3 strength days—lift heavy, walk smart.
Pro tips for max results:
✅ Keep posture tall; engage core.
✅ Nose-breath test: can talk but feel breathy.
✅ Skip the run—walking keeps cortisol low.
Consistency > intensity. Do this 3-4×/week and watch your body recomp without the misery of HIIT.
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🥣🚫 These Are the 3 WORST Cereals to Feed Your Kids!
Sure, they’re colorful. But some of the most popular cereals are basically breakfast candy in disguise.
❌ Froot Loops 4 teaspoons of sugar per bowl, plus a chemical dye cocktail (Red 40, Yellow 6, Blue 1) flagged in Europe for hyperactivity. Fiber? A sad 2 grams.
❌ Cap’n Crunch Berries More sugar than a glazed doughnut and zero protein. Expect mouth cuts and a blood-sugar crash before recess.
❌ Lucky Charms 10g sugar + dyes + marshmallows your kid eats first, leaving vitamin-dusted oats behind. That’s glucose to the face before homeroom.
✅ Smarter swaps: Cheerios + Greek yogurt. Unsweetened shredded wheat + fruit. Still fast, actually fuels them.
Which cereal box needs to quietly disappear from your pantry? 👇
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🐶💪 Gym bros are eating DOG FOOD for protein…what could go wrong?
A lot, actually.
Here’s why “30g per scoop” isn’t the flex they think it is:
🚫 Useless protein — labeled by nitrogen, not amino acids. Half of it? Feathers and scraps your muscles can’t even use.
☣️ Not human food — weak salmonella testing, loose heavy-metal limits, sketchy recalls.
⚠️ Toxic dosing — vitamin A, copper, selenium = fine for dogs, dangerous for humans.
🧪 Weird additives — BHA, propylene glycol—preservatives banned in most real food.
And guess what? It’s not even cheap.
You’d get better gains from whey isolate, Greek yogurt, or tofu—minus the vet bills.
Bottom line: Unless you’re a golden retriever, step away from the kibble.
🐾 Be honest—did this trend make you laugh, cringe, or almost try it? Drop your reaction below 👇
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🌱🥩 Vegan or Carnivore—both extremes suck, but if I had to pick, I’m betting on beans, not beef.
Here’s why your gut—and your mood—wins on plants:
• Fiber = fuel for your microbiome. No plants = starving short‑chain fatty acids that soothe inflammation and boost serotonin.
• Nutrient gaps on carnivore → missing phytonutrients + fiber = long‑term gut drama and LDL spikes.
• Vegan pitfalls (B12, DHA, complete protein) are 100% fixable with soy, lentils, pea protein, and a weekly B‑12 drop.
Real talk:
🥦 Plant fibers feed trillions of microbes → butyrate, propionate, acetate = calmer gut + mood + blood sugar.
🥩 Meat‑only = zero fiber + potential deficiencies = constipation, fatigue, brain fog.
If forced to choose all‑or‑nothing, I’ll take greens, beans, and B‑12 over steak, salt, and a prayer.
👀 Your turn: Are you team “Vegan” or team “Carnovire”?
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🍎🧸 What really happens when you eat Apple-Cider-Vinegar gummies?
Think ACV gummies are a gut-health hack?
Here’s why they don’t deliver like the real stuff 👇
❌ Weak dose — one gummy = less than 1% of the proven acetic acid from real vinegar.
🍬 Sugar bomb — 6–8g of added sugar if you take enough to feel anything.
🦷 Tooth attack — acid + sticky sugar = enamel erosion with a wellness label.
💸 Overpriced candy — you’re paying 5–7x more for a watered-down placebo.
✅ Better move: 1 tbsp of liquid ACV in water before carbs. Cheap, studied, real.
Bottom line: don’t swap vinegar for vitamin-flavored jellybeans.
Gut health isn’t candy-coated.
👇 Be honest—have you tried ACV gummies? Did you feel anything or just the sugar rush?
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If you’re eating a David protein bar, you’re gut is going to hate you
If you’ve ever had a David bar and felt like your stomach hated you after… you’re not alone.
I used to love this bar—28g of protein, 150 cals, no sugar.
The macros were crazy. But then they changed the recipe. Now it’s full of sweeteners like sucralose, ace-K, stevia, plus fillers like allulose.
Those ingredients might help the label look clean, but they mess with your gut—gas, bloating, the works.
And there’s this thing called EPG in there too—a fat replacer that makes it creamy but isn’t fully absorbed.
That can cause issues on its own, especially if you already had other sugar alcohols or fiber-heavy stuff that day.
Some third-party testing even showed the protein might be lower and the calories higher than what’s on the label.
So if your gut’s a mess and you’re not even getting the full macro hit? That’s just annoying. I’m pissed and you should be too.
My take away is that if the David bar makes you feel off, it’s probably not just you being sensitive—the recipe now has a bunch of stuff that’s known to cause GI issues.
#proteinbars #davidprotein #digestivesystem #proteinbarreview #guthealthmatters #guthealthy
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🥗💣 The “Healthiest” Vegan Meal in LA Has More Calories Than a Big Mac Combo
Tendergreens’ Happier Vegan bowl sounds like clean eating—but don’t let the compostable container fool you.
📉 1,563 calories 🥵 92 g fat 💦 2,360 mg sodium 🍬 35 g sugar 🥖 145 g carbs
That’s more than a Big Mac, fries, and Coke—served in kale-washed branding.
Why so deadly? • Triple oil stack: harissa, EVOO-drenched hummus, and sherry vinaigrette • Pasta-sized farro bomb • Pickled veg = sodium overload
Your pancreas doesn’t care it’s vegan—just that it’s under siege. Unless you’re running marathons, this is a metabolic trap.
🛠 The fix? Swap farro for greens Hummus on the side Half the vinaigrette Keep one falafel
✅ All the flavor, half the crash.
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🔥🍟 If You’re Seed Oil Maxin’ in L.A., Hit These Artery-Busters
If you must go full omega‑6 overload, these three L.A. spots will gladly torch your triglycerides:
🍗 Dave’s Hot Chicken – Reaper Combo
Soybean oil-soaked tenders, double-fried fries, Nashville glaze, and a greasy slice of white bread. One meal = more linoleic acid than a Mediterranean diet.
🍩 Randy’s Donuts – Maple Long John
Cottonseed + soybean oil blend deep-fries that extra-long pastry till it drips PUFA. Add icing for a warm, oxidized fat bomb.
🍔 In-N-Out Venice – Animal Style Everything
Sunflower–canola fried fries, doused in mayo-based spread and sautéed onions. Pair with a Double-Double for max seed-oil syn
ergy.
Do all 3 in a day, and you’re basically biodiesel.
🫒 Me? I’m at home with my EVOO and resting heart rate.