Why Perimenopause Changes Your Metabolism And How To Work With It

Why Perimenopause Changes Your Metabolism And How To Work With It

April 13, 2026 · 14 min · Episode 247

About this episode

The episode discusses how perimenopause affects metabolism and offers insights on adapting to these changes.

Your metabolism hasn’t “given up” on you. When weight creeps on in your 40s and 50s even though you’re eating less and trying harder, it can feel personal and hopeless. I want to flip that story, because what’s usually happening in perimenopause and menopause is adaptation: your body is responding to hormone shifts, muscle loss, stress chemistry, and years of dieting in the most human way possible, by trying to keep you safe. I dig into what metabolism actually means beyond calorie burn, inc...

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