Your Body May Not Have Changed Its Nature. It Has Changed Its State.

Your Body May Not Have Changed Its Nature. It Has Changed Its State.

by Laurent Glatz – for Athletic Carnivore

The problem isn’t always that you are "just like that." Sometimes, the issue is that your body is currently operating in a state that is no longer its natural one. Fatigue, nervous hunger, abdominal fat storage, light sleep, loss of motivation, workouts that no longer yield results, uncertain digestion, irritability, cravings for sugar or coffee: these signals can give the impression of a fixed biological personality. In reality, they often describe a misaligned physiological state.

This distinction is crucial. A person might believe they are lazy when they are actually under-recovered. They might think they lack willpower when their insulin is driving cravings. They might feel they are aging when their cortisol remains too high. They might believe they can’t tolerate the carnivore diet when they have simply mismanaged salt, protein, transition, or stress.

Two axes frequently come into play: insulin and cortisol. Insulin governs storage, glucose management, energy availability, and part of hunger. Cortisol manages the stress response, alertness, glucose mobilization, blood pressure, adaptation to effort, and the sleep-wake cycle. Both hormones are essential. But when they remain elevated too often, they alter the body’s signals.

An insulin drift manifests as rapidly returning hunger, post-meal drowsiness, sugar cravings, difficulty losing belly fat, energy that depends on meals, and decreased mental clarity. The body compensates, sometimes for a long time, by producing more insulin to maintain blood sugar levels.

A cortisol drift can present differently: nighttime awakenings, internal tension, irritability, unexplained bloating, fatigue paired with an inability to relax, a need for coffee, slow recovery, and training that feels like an assault. The body stays in alert mode.

When insulin and cortisol combine, the person feels stuck. They eat "clean" but don’t slim down. They train but recover poorly. They sleep but don’t recharge. They reduce carbs but still have cravings. This isn’t necessarily a contradiction. Sometimes it signals that the strategy doesn’t match the system’s actual state.

The carnivore diet can be powerful precisely because it simplifies the signals. It removes many foods that confuse hunger, insulin, digestion, and reward. But it must be tailored to the terrain.

Understanding that the body changes state gives room for maneuver. A state can be modified. We can reduce dietary noise, rebuild satiety, stabilize protein intake, salt properly, remove sweet signals, adjust training, regain morning light, and reduce evening stimulation.

What if what you call your nature is just a temporary state, maintained daily by the same hormonal, dietary, and nervous signals?

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