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Building 5lb of muscle in 2025 can help you improve your metabolic health, body composition, strength, and longevity. In this episode, Dr. Shannon dis...

Today, I sit down with food blogger and local Austin resident Olivia Adriance, and we answer your questions about pregnancy. We talk about body image ...

Is it possible to build muscle or strength during pregnancy? Dr. Shannon breaks down the current literature and suggests a strength-training and cardi...

Will training your abs close to failure will make your waist thicker? Dr. Shannon and Dr. Payton discuss this topic today.  To try Evlo for 2 weeks f...

You may want a more fit-looking body, but other things are likely important to you as well: strength, mobility, balance, flexibility, endurance, bone ...

1:05: Why ball crunches over regular crunches?  2:43: How accurate are body composition scales?  4:48: Do the Evlo instructors do "more" than the re...

You may have heard of the different somatotypes. Somatotypes categorize someone based on their body type: ectomorph, endomorph, or mesomorph. Shannon ...

Creatine, a very popular and well-studied supplement, can affect body composition. But how? Dr. Shannon details how and how much creatine can affect l...

What is reverse dieting, and is it something you should implement to reach your goals? Registered Dietitian, Hope Brandt, discusses this in detail tod...

What does the research say about exercise/weightlifting and fertility? Dr. Shannon interviews Dr. Payton about this topic today.  Episode about Payto...

If you have a body recomposition goal, you will calculate your total daily energy expenditure to give you a calorie goal for the day. But what if that...

Today, I'm discussing my personal updates on building muscle while pregnant. I'm also answering questions like:  How do you track muscle growth witho...

Have you ever tried an intense fitness program, done it for a few weeks, and quit because of soreness, fatigue, and unsustainability? Or, have you eve...

Stabilizing your blood sugar can lead to better energy, more stable hunger cues, and a healthier body. Learn all about blood sugar and why we should p...

You may have asked yourself, "My heart rate gets up when I lift, so does that count as cardio?" Shannon breaks down how strength training affects your...

When should you be in a calorie deficit? And for how long? When is maintenance appropriate, and how do you know when you're at maintenance? Is a calor...

Can you grow different portions of a muscle? The answer appears to be yes. In this episode, Shannon breaks down what regional hypertrophy means and ho...

In this installment of Ask an RD, I sit down with Hope Brandt, RD, to discuss how much protein you should eat at one time. Is it true that your body c...

In the final episode of our 200th episode series, Dr. Shannon is joined by Evlo instructor Dr. Payton to discuss Pilates. They answer if Pilates, barr...

Why does bloating happen? How can you avoid it and improve it? Learn about bloating in this episode with Functional Medicine Registered Dietitian, All...

What are the benefits of zone two cardio? Do women need to be doing zone two cardio? If so, how much? Does walking count as zone two cardio? Dr. Shann...

In this episode, Hope Brandt, RD, discusses the differences between table sugar and sugar alternatives like monk fruit, Splenda, and other zero-calori...

In honor of our 200th podcast episode, I'm doing a series of "best of," where I summarize some of our most popular topics on the show. The episodes ab...

Shannon is joined by Miranda Galati, RD, who describes the difference between intuitive eating and dieting and when you may consider each. Miranda's...

McCall McPherson, the founder of Modern Thyroid, is a Physician Assistant and Thyroid + Hormone expert. In today's episode, she explains why she often...

Today, Dr. Shannon sits down with Hope Brandt, RD, to discuss how to reach your body composition goals without tracking food. Hope's website Hope's ...

In this episode, Dr. Shannon reviews what features are important in a fitness tracker. She also reviews the Oura ring.  0:00: Shannon's opinion on fi...

I've spent the last few months with the goal of building 5lb of muscle. Today, I share what I've changed in my training and nutrition to reach this go...

Building 5lb of muscle can reverse your musculoskeletal aging by over a decade. You'll improve your body composition, feel stronger, and improve your ...

Body composition is the ratio of lean mass to fat mass. Generally, the higher this ratio, the better. How does walking affect body composition? Does w...