The Missing Ingredient in Your Diet: Timing


People often fixate on what to eat, but could the timing of your meals be even more crucial? Inside: why when you eat might matter just as much—if not more!

The one thing your diet is probably missing: timing

Most people obsess over what to eat (trust me - this is most of my life until the last 5 years 🫣).

But what if when you eat matters just as much—if not more?

Your digestion actually runs on a 24-hour (ish) clock, and is highly impacted by light. That same internal clock that tells you when to wake up and go to sleep? It’s also telling your gut when to secrete stomach acid, release enzymes, absorb nutrients, and shift your microbiome.

Keep reading for a cool graphic I made and a breakdown of this topic...

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Timing - the missing link? ⬇️⬇️

Yes - what you eat is important, but today I want to talk about WHEN you eat & how that could be a missing component.

Here’s the breakdown:

Stomach acid peaks late morning, helping you break down protein and absorb minerals.

Digestive enzymes surge around midday, breaking down carbs and fats more efficiently.

Microbiome activity climbs in the afternoon, supporting fiber breakdown and short-chain fatty acid production.

At night? These systems wind down, making late-night meals harder to digest—and more likely to get stored as fat (and create acid reflux when you eat too close to bed).

This isn’t just theory—it’s science-backed:

Digestive enzyme release, gut motility, and absorption all follow circadian timing.

Obese women had better metabolic outcomes when they consumed more calories earlier in the day.

Your gut microbiome composition shifts depending on time of day and light exposure.

Melatonin, secreted at night, helps maintain gut lining and influences nighttime digestion.

Gastric motility is slower in the evening, reducing digestive efficiency.

Gut hormone fluctuations tied to circadian rhythms directly impact digestion

Fascinating - right? I will be talking more about this in future newsletters - so stay tuned!

And if you are ready to learn more now - This is the kind of science I teach inside Quantum Nutrition 2.0 (as well as how to apply the information)

Not just what to eat—but when, how, and why based on your biology.

We go deep into:

• Meal timing for metabolic optimization (including infradian rhythms for women)

• Seasonal shifts in digestion (Will also discuss this in future newsletters as we did in this one about winter digestion)

• How light exposure influences gut health

• Designing meals that match your body’s rhythm based on your current health *(special modules for autoimmune, thyroid, PCOS, perimenopause & menopause).

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