Jacquelin Danielle RDN, CSCS, RYT

11/18/2025

Big thanks to Mountain Pointe High School Wrestling for having me out! 🏔️🤼‍♂️🤼‍♀️
We broke down the power trio of performance nutrition:
Timing. Quality. Quantity.
Plus the 3 R’s of recovery — Refuel, Rehydrate, Repair — so these athletes can dominate before, during, and after every workout. 🔥

Pumped to check back in with these boys and girls in January and see how dialing in their nutrition has leveled up their performance. Let’s EAT and COMPETE with purpose. 💪🥇

11/12/2025

Happy to contribute to the Banner Health healthcare blogs. Check out my latest contribution



Thinking about trying a continuous glucose monitor (CGM)? Learn how CGMs work and whether tracking your blood sugar makes sense if you don’t have diabetes.

11/09/2025

🎥 Day 2 — The Caveman Brain Series:

You can’t heal your hormones while your brain still thinks you’re starving.

Alright, we talked about how your caveman brain — that ancient part of your survival system — gets triggered when you don’t eat enough or cut carbs too low.

Today, let’s talk about what happens next.

When your brain senses “danger” — meaning low fuel, skipped meals, or chronic restriction — your hormones shift instantly.
Your cortisol goes up to keep you alert.
Your thyroid slows down to conserve energy.
And your leptin — the hormone that tells you you’re full — drops.

That means you’re hungrier, moodier, and your metabolism is in slow motion.
You start craving sugar not because you’re weak, but because your body is trying to save you.

And here’s the part no one talks about:
You can eat “healthy,” exercise hard, and still feel off — because your body doesn’t trust you yet.

When your brain thinks food is scarce, it will always choose survival over aesthetics.
Always.

This is why the answer isn’t to eat less — it’s to eat smart and eat enough.
Fuel calms the brain.
Carbs balance your hormones.
And a well-fed gut impacts the brain, sleep and hormone health—and these regulate all the major foundations of a calm body.

11/07/2025

🎥 Day 1 — The Caveman Brain Series: Why Fasting & Low-Carb Aren’t Working

I was inspired to make this series because I see four to six nutrition clients every single day — and this same theme keeps coming up. I’ve been on repeat all year talking people off the ledge of under-eating, over-fasting, and fearing carbs.

So welcome to The Caveman Brain Series — three short videos where I’m breaking down what really happens when you try to outsmart your biology.

We live in a culture obsessed with convenience and “skinny.”
Fasting, cutting carbs, always trying to stay lean — and it’s creating chaos in your body and your brain.

Now, yes — our brains have evolved since the Stone Age.
But that ancient part of us, the amygdala, is still in there.
It’s your survival brain — and when you don’t eat, it gets triggered.

Your brain doesn’t think, “I’m being disciplined.”
It thinks, “I’m in danger.”

So your stress hormones rise, your metabolism slows down to conserve energy, and your body becomes more efficient — meaning you can actually gain weight even while eating less.

You get anxious, tired, and your cravings take over — not because you failed, but because your body is protecting you.

You need carbohydrates. You need consistent fuel.
Because when your brain feels safe, your metabolism can work with you, not against you.

Stay tuned for Day 2 — we’ll dive into what a starving brain does to your hormones and why balance is the real key to lasting change.

11/04/2025