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 res...