The Wellness Mama Podcast
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How to Boost Your Metabolism in Midlife by Adding, Timing, and Pairing Foods With Nagina Abdullah
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Katie Wells/Nagina Abdullah
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Episode 1017
Episode Highlights With Nagina
- What changes in metabolism during midlife and why a different approach is needed
- Why the body needs more nutrients as we get older
- Switches to turn on in the body so we can burn more fat in midlife
- Why we become more insulin resistant during the midlife years
- Our hormones shift in midlife as women and what these hormone changes do in the body
- Why muscle mass declines at this phase of life and what to do about this
- The real reason restriction doesn’t work and what does work sustainably for women
- One of the most important things we can do to prevent weight gain in midlife is to eat enough food!
- How this ties into thyroid health as well
- What gut changes happen in midlife and how to avoid these
- The real deal about sugar in the body and why it's especially bad during midlife
- Ingredients you can add to your diet that help your blood sugar be more stable
- The best metabolism-boosting foods that help support metabolism
- Why protein is especially important for women in midlife and how much we actually need
- The thermic effect of protein and how to use this to your advantage
- Top carb choices that boost metabolism and why skipping them entirely leads to cravings
- Key nutrients we need and have trouble getting from food in the modern world
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