Why Menopause Makes You Store More Fat - And How to Fix It | Dr. Vonda Wright | Timebomb #5

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Have you ever driven a car with a broken fuel gauge, never quite sure if you're running full or running on fumes? Your body works the same way.

Today I break down the fifth major time bomb of aging: deregulated nutrient sensing, or what I call "fuel gauge malfunction."

Our organs need the right amount of fuel, not too much, not too little. Built-in nutrient sensors act like biological traffic lights to keep us in range. But through menopause, or menolescence as I like to call it, those lights get damaged. Estrogen drops, insulin sensitivity falls, and visceral fat creeps in. This isn't inevitable but by feeding your gut, building your muscle, optimizing your hormones, you can repair those traffic lights. Longevity isn't passive. It's built by design.

What we cover:

- How your body's nutrient sensors work like biological traffic lights.

- Why declining estrogen lowers insulin sensitivity and drives visceral fat storage.

- What insulin signaling, mTOR, and AMPK do inside your cells.

- Why chronically elevated mTOR blocks your body from clearing damaged cells.

- How your gut microbiome triggers GLP-1, the pathway behind Ozempic.