Dr. Morgan Nolte

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.

So stress management, if you can bring that cortisol down, you can kind of allow the adrenal glands to pick up even more of the estrogen production to make the body more comfortable releasing some of that fat tissue. But the second thing is Think about what cortisol does. Cortisol is your stress hormone.

So stress management, if you can bring that cortisol down, you can kind of allow the adrenal glands to pick up even more of the estrogen production to make the body more comfortable releasing some of that fat tissue. But the second thing is Think about what cortisol does. Cortisol is your stress hormone.

So stress management, if you can bring that cortisol down, you can kind of allow the adrenal glands to pick up even more of the estrogen production to make the body more comfortable releasing some of that fat tissue. But the second thing is Think about what cortisol does. Cortisol is your stress hormone.

And back in the day, if you were faced with an enemy or a tiger is a common example, and you had a runaway, that's a stress on your body. So when cortisol is released, that causes your blood glucose levels to go up so that your muscles have available glucose to soak in when they're contracting and you're running away.

And back in the day, if you were faced with an enemy or a tiger is a common example, and you had a runaway, that's a stress on your body. So when cortisol is released, that causes your blood glucose levels to go up so that your muscles have available glucose to soak in when they're contracting and you're running away.

And back in the day, if you were faced with an enemy or a tiger is a common example, and you had a runaway, that's a stress on your body. So when cortisol is released, that causes your blood glucose levels to go up so that your muscles have available glucose to soak in when they're contracting and you're running away.

But the problem with modern day stressors, like a sick parent or an angry boss, is you're not really moving your body to utilize that glucose. So cortisol goes up because you're stressed. Your blood sugar goes up in response to the elevated cortisol, anticipating you to fight or flee the situation, but you don't.

But the problem with modern day stressors, like a sick parent or an angry boss, is you're not really moving your body to utilize that glucose. So cortisol goes up because you're stressed. Your blood sugar goes up in response to the elevated cortisol, anticipating you to fight or flee the situation, but you don't.

But the problem with modern day stressors, like a sick parent or an angry boss, is you're not really moving your body to utilize that glucose. So cortisol goes up because you're stressed. Your blood sugar goes up in response to the elevated cortisol, anticipating you to fight or flee the situation, but you don't.

And so if muscles aren't soaking that glucose in, the only other way it can get into the cells is through insulin. So that's kind of a double-edged sword on stress in midlife, especially for women, is if their cortisol is going up, their insulin is going to go up, and their fat is going to be more likely to go up too. So that's kind of the whole picture of why weight loss –

And so if muscles aren't soaking that glucose in, the only other way it can get into the cells is through insulin. So that's kind of a double-edged sword on stress in midlife, especially for women, is if their cortisol is going up, their insulin is going to go up, and their fat is going to be more likely to go up too. So that's kind of the whole picture of why weight loss –

And so if muscles aren't soaking that glucose in, the only other way it can get into the cells is through insulin. So that's kind of a double-edged sword on stress in midlife, especially for women, is if their cortisol is going up, their insulin is going to go up, and their fat is going to be more likely to go up too. So that's kind of the whole picture of why weight loss –

gets harder after menopause, it's definitely not impossible, but it is the time to optimize your lifestyle, to lower the insulin, lower the cortisol, lower the inflammation. And then your body will feel like, okay, I can, I can release this weight now, but just following a low calorie diet, not going to cut it anymore. So we have to have a more specific approach for this phase of life.

gets harder after menopause, it's definitely not impossible, but it is the time to optimize your lifestyle, to lower the insulin, lower the cortisol, lower the inflammation. And then your body will feel like, okay, I can, I can release this weight now, but just following a low calorie diet, not going to cut it anymore. So we have to have a more specific approach for this phase of life.

gets harder after menopause, it's definitely not impossible, but it is the time to optimize your lifestyle, to lower the insulin, lower the cortisol, lower the inflammation. And then your body will feel like, okay, I can, I can release this weight now, but just following a low calorie diet, not going to cut it anymore. So we have to have a more specific approach for this phase of life.

I like to say there's four pillars to a low insulin lifestyle. There's nutrition, and that includes what you eat, which we kind of already covered, and when you eat. So intermittent fasting, we'll get to that. It includes physical activity. That's the second pillar. Stress and sleep. Those are the four primary pillars.

I like to say there's four pillars to a low insulin lifestyle. There's nutrition, and that includes what you eat, which we kind of already covered, and when you eat. So intermittent fasting, we'll get to that. It includes physical activity. That's the second pillar. Stress and sleep. Those are the four primary pillars.

I like to say there's four pillars to a low insulin lifestyle. There's nutrition, and that includes what you eat, which we kind of already covered, and when you eat. So intermittent fasting, we'll get to that. It includes physical activity. That's the second pillar. Stress and sleep. Those are the four primary pillars.

And I include, if you're thinking about environmental toxins and other types of toxins, I include that in the stress. There's different kinds of stress and that would be a form of cellular stress. And then all of that is on the foundation of mindset. And I describe it as like a healthy habits house.