E117 | Your Body Is Changing, Not Failing: A Guide to Perimenopause Weight Management

Share Your Thoughts!Today, the dream team of Laken and Lindsey are back in action discussing the hoopla around perimenopause. Ladies, weight gain after 40 isn't about laziness; it's a physiological response to hormone changes as we enter this season of life. It's common to see women gain approximately three pounds per year in perimenopause. Here's a sneak peek at what you'll learn in today's show:• Perimenopause is a 5-10 year transition starting in late 30s/early 40s• Perimenopause is the time before menopause (which is just one day when you've gone 12 months without a period)• Estrogen affects more than reproduction; it impacts blood sugar, muscle, energy, gut health, and brain function• Muscle loss in perimenopause significantly reduces metabolismThe ladies discuss the 7 root causes of weight gain after 40 and what you can do to prevent those unwanted love handles and low energy, and make these years your absolute best.  If you liked this episode, please consider sharing it out with a loved one and telling us what you think below with a kind review and rating on Apple or Spotify:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To rate and review the show on Spotify, click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Feel free to reach out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.rejuvenatinghealth.net⁠And be sure to follow along on the socials:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠