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Your Body Isn't Broken: Why Doing More Can Make Midlife Worse with Debbie Potts

Your Body Isn't Broken: Why Doing More Can Make Midlife Worse with Debbie Potts22 Aug1 h 19 min

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Have you ever felt like you are doing everything right and your body is just not cooperating?

You are eating well, exercising, tracking your protein, fasting, taking supplements, getting your steps in, and still gaining weight, feeling exhausted, sleeping poorly, and wondering why the strategies that used to work suddenly do not anymore.

In this episode, I sit down with Debbie Potts to talk about what may actually be happening when healthy habits become unhealthy stressors. We get into the connection between the nervous system, metabolism, hormones, muscle, recovery, under-fueling, overtraining, and the chronic stress load so many women are carrying in midlife.

We also talk about why more is not always better. Sometimes the answer is not another workout, another fast, another supplement, or another hormone adjustment. Sometimes the body needs a completely different signal. More safety. More fuel. More recovery. More muscle. Less chronic cardio. Less obsession. Less trying to force your body into submission.

This is a conversation about learning how to read your body differently and understanding that your body may not be failing you at all. It may be adapting exactly the way it was designed to.

In this episode, we cover:

Why women can do everything "right" and still gain weight and feel exhausted What Debbie means by "metabolic chaos" How sympathetic dominance can affect energy, digestion, sleep, and recovery Why chronic fasting, low-carb diets, and excessive cardio can become stressors The difference between AMPK and mTOR and why midlife women need both Why under-eating can slow metabolism and make muscle gain harder How protein and strength training help support a stronger midlife metabolism Why low HRV can be a clue that your nervous system is under too much load The role of the vagus nerve in digestion, inflammation, and recovery Why hormones and peptides may help, but cannot replace foundational habits

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