midlife weight gain Archives

What Does Insulin Have to Do with Menopausal Weight Gain?

July 23, 2019

Menopause gets a bad rap – we tend to blame everything on it when something else may really be in play. We can’t control estrogen/progestrone but we CAN control 2 other hormones. In this video, I want to discuss INSULIN and how you can use it to our advantage to control our weight. If insulin … Continued

Sarcopenia – The Real Reason You’re Gaining Weight

September 20, 2017

By Shawna Kaminski

As we age our muscle mass naturally dwindles as nature takes its course. This is a process, called Sarcopenia, which begins as early as 20 and can ramp up to .4 lb loss in muscle each year by 50. When we lose muscle tone, we tend to have a lower metabolism and gain weight more … Continued

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