Dr. Morgan Nolte

So lo and behold, if we look at, well, what happens with insulin as a woman goes through menopause, it goes up. And the reason is because when a woman goes through menopause, her estrogen levels go essentially plummet over time. And estrogen is an insulin sensitizing hormone, which means you need a less, uh, less insulin to maintain stable blood sugars.

So lo and behold, if we look at, well, what happens with insulin as a woman goes through menopause, it goes up. And the reason is because when a woman goes through menopause, her estrogen levels go essentially plummet over time. And estrogen is an insulin sensitizing hormone, which means you need a less, uh, less insulin to maintain stable blood sugars.

So lo and behold, if we look at, well, what happens with insulin as a woman goes through menopause, it goes up. And the reason is because when a woman goes through menopause, her estrogen levels go essentially plummet over time. And estrogen is an insulin sensitizing hormone, which means you need a less, uh, less insulin to maintain stable blood sugars.

And if you need less insulin, that's going to cause less fat storage, but as insulin drop, or excuse me, as estrogen drops going through menopause, that baseline level of insulin will go up.

And if you need less insulin, that's going to cause less fat storage, but as insulin drop, or excuse me, as estrogen drops going through menopause, that baseline level of insulin will go up.

And if you need less insulin, that's going to cause less fat storage, but as insulin drop, or excuse me, as estrogen drops going through menopause, that baseline level of insulin will go up.

And that's why women are experiencing more weight gain, even though they're not eating differently, even though they're not really exercising differently, their insulin has gone up because their estrogen has gone down.

And that's why women are experiencing more weight gain, even though they're not eating differently, even though they're not really exercising differently, their insulin has gone up because their estrogen has gone down.

And that's why women are experiencing more weight gain, even though they're not eating differently, even though they're not really exercising differently, their insulin has gone up because their estrogen has gone down.

And another really important key factor at this stage of life is, well, your body needs estrogen, not just for reproduction, but for your brain health, your bone health, your skin health. It's important. It's not just a reproductive hormone. So when your ovaries stop making estrogen, then there's two organs that pick up the slack.

And another really important key factor at this stage of life is, well, your body needs estrogen, not just for reproduction, but for your brain health, your bone health, your skin health. It's important. It's not just a reproductive hormone. So when your ovaries stop making estrogen, then there's two organs that pick up the slack.

And another really important key factor at this stage of life is, well, your body needs estrogen, not just for reproduction, but for your brain health, your bone health, your skin health. It's important. It's not just a reproductive hormone. So when your ovaries stop making estrogen, then there's two organs that pick up the slack.

So the adrenal glands, which sit on top of the kidneys, will start to make more estrogen, but also adipose or fat tissue will start to do the estrogen production. So now not only are you having more fat because you have higher levels of insulin, but that fat becomes more valuable real estate because it's producing estrogen and it becomes harder to lose.

So the adrenal glands, which sit on top of the kidneys, will start to make more estrogen, but also adipose or fat tissue will start to do the estrogen production. So now not only are you having more fat because you have higher levels of insulin, but that fat becomes more valuable real estate because it's producing estrogen and it becomes harder to lose.

So the adrenal glands, which sit on top of the kidneys, will start to make more estrogen, but also adipose or fat tissue will start to do the estrogen production. So now not only are you having more fat because you have higher levels of insulin, but that fat becomes more valuable real estate because it's producing estrogen and it becomes harder to lose.

And one of the big things that women overlook when it comes to weight loss is stress management. And especially in this midlife range, they might be, you know, getting the kids out of the house or having young grandkids. A lot of times they have aging parents and that's causing a big stress on their life. They're in the thick of their careers or they're nearing retirement. That's a stress.

And one of the big things that women overlook when it comes to weight loss is stress management. And especially in this midlife range, they might be, you know, getting the kids out of the house or having young grandkids. A lot of times they have aging parents and that's causing a big stress on their life. They're in the thick of their careers or they're nearing retirement. That's a stress.

And one of the big things that women overlook when it comes to weight loss is stress management. And especially in this midlife range, they might be, you know, getting the kids out of the house or having young grandkids. A lot of times they have aging parents and that's causing a big stress on their life. They're in the thick of their careers or they're nearing retirement. That's a stress.

the adrenal glands are also responsible for stress hormone production. And so if the adrenal glands are just pumping out the cortisol, pumping out the stress hormone, two things, right? The first is they have less capacity to really optimize estrogen production so that your body relies even more on your fat tissue for that estrogen.

the adrenal glands are also responsible for stress hormone production. And so if the adrenal glands are just pumping out the cortisol, pumping out the stress hormone, two things, right? The first is they have less capacity to really optimize estrogen production so that your body relies even more on your fat tissue for that estrogen.