Episode 32: The Metabolism Myth: What Nobody Told You About Weight, Blood Sugar, and Midlife Hormones
Why Weight Gain Feels Harder After 40: Hormones, Blood Sugar, and Midlife Metabolism
Host Lynda Enright explains why women often gain belly weight and struggle with energy and cravings after 40, focusing on three midlife metabolism shifts: declining estrogen (driving visceral belly fat and inflammation), age-related muscle loss (sarcopenia) that lowers resting calorie burn, and reduced insulin sensitivity that raises insulin and promotes fat storage. She describes how severe calorie restriction and overtraining can worsen results by increasing muscle loss, cortisol, and disrupted hunger…
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