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The Cure for Sitting Disease Isn't Standing. It's This.

September 08, 2026

Is sitting too much really the problem, or is it the chair? In this episode I explore the surprising science of floor sitting, sitting disease, and why your standing desk may not be protecting you the way you think.I share what researchers found when they studied the Hadza, a hunter-gatherer population in Tanzania who rest nearly ten hours a day, as much as office workers in the US, yet remain metabolically healthy. The difference is not how long they rest, it is how they rest: squatting, kne...

When Does Stress Actually Raise Your Blood Sugar?

September 07, 2026

Why is your blood sugar high when you didn’t eat anything extra? If stress and cortisol are spiking your glucose, the answer may come down to one thing nobody talks about: timing. In this episode of The Habit Healers Podcast, I’m Dr. Laurie Marbas, and I’m unpacking the strange, specific way stress hormones raise blood sugar, and why the same bad phone call can move your numbers forty points one afternoon and do nothing the next morning.I’ll walk you through what cortisol and adrenaline actua...

Are you tired, losing hair, or unable to keep your legs still at night? One blood test could explain the cause.

September 06, 2026

Tired all the time but your bloodwork keeps coming back normal? In this episode, I explain iron deficiency without anemia, the hidden gap between a normal complete blood count and low ferritin that leaves so many women exhausted with no answers.I’m Dr. Laurie Marbas, and on The Habit Healers Podcast today, I walk you through why a standard blood count only catches iron deficiency at its final stage, and why symptoms like unexplained fatigue, hair loss, restless legs at night, and a heart rate...