628: The truth about lean muscle, GLP-1s & women’s metabolism | Ana Kausel, M.D.

The mindbodygreen Podcast · Dec 14, 2025 · 52m

“If you really want to be strong and you want to do strength training, you need to eat carbohydrates,” explains Ana Kausel, M.D. Ana Kausel, M.D., a board-certified endocrinologist and women’s health expert, joins us today to share how women can build metabolic strength from the inside out—through muscle, nutrition, hormones, and lifestyle. - Her experience gaining 9 lbs of muscle (~3:40) - GLP-1 dosage (~6:10) - The importance of lifestyle on GLP-1s (~6:45) - Her approach to training (~11:00) - Balancing fat & protein (~14:15) - Increasing protein intake (~17:00) - The role of carbs (~17:30)…