When Effort Doesn’t Equal Results: You’re Not Alone You’ve cleaned up your diet. You’ve started walking, maybe even lifting weights. You drink water. You track your calories. And yet… the scale won’t budge—or worse, it creeps up. As a family nurse practitioner, I’ve heard this frustration countless times from women over 40. And I want […]
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What Really Happens to Your Metabolism After 40 If you’ve hit your 40s and feel like your metabolism has slowed to a crawl, you’re not alone—and you’re not imagining things. As a family nurse practitioner, I’ve helped many women navigate this frustrating reality. The truth is, your metabolism does change with age, but it’s not
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Understanding Emotional Eating in Midlife If you’ve ever reached for a snack not out of hunger—but out of stress, boredom, sadness, or habit—you’re not alone. Emotional eating is incredibly common, especially after 40. As a family nurse practitioner and a woman navigating this phase myself, I want to create a safe space to talk about
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Why What Worked in Your 20s and 30s Doesn’t Work Now It’s frustrating—you’re eating the same way you always did (maybe even healthier!), yet your weight won’t budge. The truth is, the same strategies that worked in your 20s and 30s don’t always serve you well after 40. As your hormones change, so do your