Nutrition & Lifestyle

Life moves fast—and so do we. Between early meetings, looming deadlines, school drop-offs, a crying baby, or racing to make the next train, we somehow find ourselves shoveling down bites of food without really tasting anything. For years, I thought speed-eating was just a side effect of being busy. Quick meals equaled efficiency. Multitasking with a fork in one hand and a phone in the other? Normal.

If your 20s felt like the era of staying up too late and somehow bouncing back, your 30s may feel a little different. Suddenly, your body has opinions. You notice the crash after too much coffee, the ripple effects of a sleepless night, or how stress leaves you not just frazzled but genuinely depleted.

I’ll admit it—there was a time I brushed off my constant tiredness as “just stress” and my scattered brain as part of modern life. But then came the jittery unease, the wired-but-exhausted feeling that left me lying awake at night and dragging through the day. It wasn’t until a blood test flagged low vitamin B12 that I realized my body wasn’t simply being dramatic—it was trying to get my attention.