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The "Powering Through" Myth: How Our Professional Culture Sabotages Our Metabolic Health
In the house of medicine, we often equate "professionalism" with the ability to ignore our own physical needs. We are trained to power through 24-hour calls, skipped meals, and chronic stress, treating our bodies like machines that only require fuel, never maintenance. But what happens when that biological bill comes due?
In this episode, Dr. Santina Wheat sits down with health coach Jenny Pena to dismantle the "Powering Through" myth. They explore how high-stress clinical environments contribute to blood sugar dysregulation and pre-diabetes, and why reclaiming your health is actually a vital…
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