Set the state
Name fed, fasting, activity or stress context before choosing a dominant flow.
METABOLIC INTEGRATION
Follow fuel.
Keep the context.
Organise pathways by input, destination, energy need and state. Use a lawful source for detailed reactions and named regulation.
Trace the fuel
Follow input, storage, mobilisation or oxidation to its useful outcome.
Track energy
Ask where energy is required, stored or released; do not detach carriers from purpose.
Connect tissues
Integration is about shared needs and different roles, not one pathway repeated everywhere.
RECALL CHECK
Can you tell the fuel story?
Use original recall before returning to source diagrams.