Abstract Blood Type Wellness

In Episode 35, Certified Wellness Nutrition Coach and Educator AC Price closes out September's metabolism series by making the case for calm as a physiological necessity, not a soft extra. Drawing on research from the American Heart Association and Mayo Clinic, this episode explains how chronic stress directly raises blood sugar and drives belly fat storage, regardless of diet or training cons...

In Episode 34, Certified Wellness Nutrition Coach and Educator AC Price reframes the "just eat more protein" advice flooding strength-training circles this fall. Drawing on research from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the National Institutes of Health, this episode explains why protein timing and distribution matter as much as total intake. Listeners walk away with a blood...

In Episode 33, Certified Wellness Nutrition Coach and Educator AC Price dismantles two of the most persistent metabolism myths women are sold every fall: "starvation mode" and "your metabolism slows down at forty." Drawing on research from the Cleveland Clinic and Mayo Clinic, this episode reframes metabolic health around muscle mass and consistent nourishment rather than restr...

In Episode 32, Certified Wellness Nutrition Coach and Educator AC Price makes the case for a rebuilt pantry over another tracking app. Drawing on research from the National Institutes of Health and the American Heart Association, this episode explains why pairing protein or fat with every carbohydrate snack is one of the simplest, most sustainable ways to support steady blood sugar without countin...

In Episode 31, Certified Wellness Nutrition Coach and Educator AC Price tackles the early-August shift back toward structure — and why the all-at-once overhaul so many of us reach for tends to backfire. Drawing on research from the Cleveland Clinic and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, this episode explains why abrupt, rigid routines can spike cortisol just as much as chaos does, and offe...

In Episode 30, AC Price brings together two essential end-of-summer wellness themes: liver health and hydration consistency. This episode reveals why the liver’s 500+ daily functions make it one of the most important — and most overlooked — systems to support through food, and how your hydration rhythm either lightens or adds to its load. Listeners walk away with blood type-specific liver-support...

In Episode 29, AC Price explores two of July’s most essential wellness themes: peaches as a functional, anti-inflammatory summer superfood, and the proactive hydration rhythm that keeps your body thriving before thirst ever signals a deficit. Drawing on research from the National Institutes of Health and the Mayo Clinic, this episode reframes summer as a wellness season — not an obstacle — and del...

In Episode 28, AC Price celebrates the launch of the Blood Type Mocktail Series with a deep dive into watermelon as a summer superfood and the science that makes a thoughtfully built mocktail a genuine wellness tool. Backed by research from the American Heart Association and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, this episode reframes joy as a wellness strategy and delivers blood type-specific...

In Episode 27, Certified Wellness Nutrition Coach and Educator AC Price unpacks the science and blood type wisdom behind two of summer's most powerful hydrating foods — zucchini and cucumber. Drawing on research from the National Institutes of Health and the Cleveland Clinic, this episode explains how food-based hydration works at a cellular level, why silica-rich summer vegetables are essenti...

In Episode 26, AC Price closes out the May Mental Wellness arc with a deep dive into sleep as a nutritional act. Drawing on research from the National Institutes of Health and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, this episode establishes the bidirectional relationship between food and sleep, explains how key nutrients — magnesium, tryptophan, melatonin precursors — govern sleep quality, and...

In Episode 25, AC Price delivers a heartfelt, research-grounded “Mothers” episode on what it truly means to nourish yourself and your family. Drawing on Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, the American Heart Association, and the Mayo Clinic, this episode explores the nourished mother effect, a practical shared-foundation family meal strategy, and how blood type wellness works at one table w...

In Episode 24, Certified Wellness Nutrition Coach and Educator AC Price dismantles the shame narrative around stress eating by grounding the conversation in biology. Drawing on research from the National Institutes of Health and the Cleveland Clinic, this episode explains the cortisol-appetite connection, the dopamine reward loop behind comfort food cravings, and the truth about what intuitive eat...

In Episode 23, AC Price opens May's mental wellness series by placing nutrition at the center of the mental health conversation. Drawing on NIH research on the gut-brain axis and Harvard T.H. Chan research on blood sugar and mood, this episode explains how gut health, neurotransmitter production, and blood glucose stability directly shape mental wellness — and how each blood type can use food...

In Episode 22, AC Price closes the April cortisol series with the practical culmination of the month's teaching: exactly what to eat, when to eat it, and how to build daily food rituals that heal cortisol dysregulation — by blood type. Drawing on research from the American Heart Association and the NIH, this episode covers the nutrients that regulate cortisol at the cellular level, the science...

In Episode 21, AC Price reveals the pregnenolone steal — the biochemical mechanism by which chronic cortisol production diverts raw materials away from estrogen and progesterone synthesis. Drawing on Harvard T.H. Chan research and Dr. Anna Cabeca's clinical work, this episode explains why managing cortisol is one of the most direct paths to hormonal balance during perimenopause — and how each...

In Episode 20, AC Price breaks open the sleep-cortisol loop — the bidirectional relationship where elevated cortisol disrupts sleep, and poor sleep drives cortisol higher. Drawing on NIH research, this episode explains the tired-yet-wired phenomenon, how food timing directly influences the cortisol-to-melatonin transition, and what each blood type needs to break the cycle. Listeners leave with thr...

In Episode 19, Certified Wellness Nutrition Coach and Educator AC Price breaks down one of the most searched — and most misunderstood — symptoms of the perimenopause transition: cortisol belly. Drawing on research from the National Institutes of Health and the Cleveland Clinic, this episode explains exactly why abdominal weight accumulates during perimenopause, how chronic cortisol dysregulation d...

In Episode 18 of the Abstract Blood Type Wellness Podcast, host and Certified Wellness Nutrition Coach & Educator AC Price opens a conversation that has been long overdue — the full, science-grounded, deeply personal truth about perimenopause, menopause, and the role cortisol plays in every symptom women have been told to simply endure. From the cultural silence that reduced this profound biol...

In Episode 17, AC Price dismantles the myth that detoxing means deprivation and delivers a blood type-aligned, plant-based detox strategy that supports the body's natural elimination systems rather than stressing them. Backed by research from the National Institutes of Health and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health — including the science of the liver's two-phase detoxification proce...

In Episode 16, AC Price delivers a blood type-specific travel wellness playbook covering the three things travel consistently disrupts — sleep, eating, and movement — and exactly how each blood type can prepare, respond, and recover. Backed by research from the National Institutes of Health and the Mayo Clinic, this episode replaces reactive travel survival with proactive, biology-aligned preparat...

In Episode 15, I'm breaking down what personalized nutrition truly means during NationalNutrition Month. Drawing on research from the National Institutes ofHealth and the Mayo Clinic, this episode explains why metabolicindividuality makes generic dietary advice fall short --- and how bloodtype provides the missing lens for eating with real biological purpose. Listeners walk away with targeted...

March is Women’s History Month , and this episode of the Abstract Blood Type Wellness Podcast honors women’s health through the lens of longevity and vitality . But longevity isn’t just about living longer. It’s about living better —with energy, resilience, hormonal balance, cardiovascular health, and a strong connection to the body. In Episode 14, Certified Wellness Nutrition Coach & Educator...

Herbal Healing & Heart Health: Tea as Medicine Herbal teas aren’t just soothing—they’re powerful tools for cardiovascular support. In Episode 13, AC Price explores how specific herbal teas can promote circulation, calm stress, and support heart health—through the lens of blood type wellness. Grounded in research from the National Institutes of Health and the Mayo Clinic , this episode explains...

Cortisol, Stress & Blood Type: Why Calm Is a Health Strategy Stress isn’t just something you feel—it’s something your body experiences . And when stress becomes chronic, cortisol levels can stay elevated, quietly impacting digestion, sleep, hormones, weight, energy, and heart health. In Episode 12 of the Abstract Blood Type Wellness Podcast , Certified Wellness Nutrition Coach & Educator A...

Episode 11 Show Notes Protein Optimization by Type: Fuel Strength Your Way Protein is having a major moment in wellness conversations—not just for building muscle, but for daily energy, metabolism, heart health, and longevity . But here’s what often gets missed in the protein hype: More protein is not always better—and not all proteins work the same for every body. In this episode of the Abstract...