Why You're Tired by 3pm (Even When You Eat Well)

🎙️Show Notes

Summary

This week’s episode explores how irregular meals can affect digestion, energy, cravings, and nervous system steadiness.

Katja shares how Ayurveda views meal timing through the lens of rhythm, why lunch matters more than many people realise, and how different doshas tend to lose balance around food in different ways.

The episode also explores why many health-conscious women unintentionally under-eat earlier in the day, leading to afternoon crashes, snacking, and feeling unsettled later on.

Keywords

meal timing, Ayurveda, digestion, energy stability, cravings, nervous system, circadian rhythm, agni, regular meals, Vata, Pitta, Kapha

Resources

• Read full blog post

If your digestion and energy have felt unsettled lately, rhythm is often a good place to begin.

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A practical Ayurvedic food reset centred around regular meals, grounding nourishment, and steadier energy throughout the day:

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Research & Further Reading

BaHammam, A. S., et al. (2023). Timing Matters: The Interplay between Early Mealtime, Circadian Rhythms, Gene Expression, Circadian Hormones, and Metabolism.
MDPI Study on Meal Timing & Circadian Rhythm

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