#1130 Fasting After 40: The Truth About Hormones, Belly Fat, and Why What Used to Work No Longer Does — With Ben Azadi

Metabolic Freedom With Ben Azadi

Ben Azadi

Health & Fitness, Nutrition, Fitness, Alternative Health

4.8 • 946 Ratings

🗓️ 18 October 2025

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

If you’re a woman over 40 and fasting isn’t working anymore, you’re not crazy—your hormones have changed. In this episode, Ben Azadi breaks down what’s really happening to your metabolism after 40 and how to use fasting to work with your hormones, not against them. You’ll learn: Why fasting that used to work in your 30s can backfire in your 40s How cortisol, estrogen, and insulin impact belly fat The exact fasting protocols for perimenopausal and postmenopausal women The difference between fasting harder vs fasting smarter How to pair food, fasting, and exercise for balanced hormones and sustainable fat loss ⚡ Recommended 👉 See the Keto Flex Approved Carb List at http://ketokampblueprint.com 👉BeamMinerals : https://www.beamminerals.com/?oid=1&affid=549 👉HOW TO LOSE 1 POUND OF FAT PER DAY- https://bit.ly/46U7Bcb 🔎 Find all of the Metabolic Freedom Sponsorship deals and coupon codes here: https://www.ketokamp.com/sponsorship-deals

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0:00.0	The Greek definition for metabolism is to transform. Your metabolism is designed to take food and to transform it into energy so you feel good and burn fat. We are determined to deliver the science and art of metabolism to you.
0:23.3	We bring on the thought leaders in this space to have life-changing conversations so you could apply
0:28.4	and upgrade your metabolism. The topics covered here include biohacking, ketosis, carnivore, fasting
0:35.6	strategies, mindset, and metabolic health.
0:39.0	Your body was built to be self-healing.
0:41.3	Our goal is to identify the interference and remove it.
0:44.7	You are a masterpiece because you are a piece of the master.
0:48.8	Welcome to the Metabolic Freedom Podcast.
0:51.4	My name is Benazotti.
0:52.8	I'm the best-selling author of KetoFlex, and I want to thank you
0:56.0	for spending part of your day with me. If you're a woman over 40 and fasting is not working anymore,
1:06.6	you're not crazy. Your body is changing, and most of the advice out there is built for men.
1:13.0	What's happening to your hormones, metabolism, and belly fat is completely ignored.
1:18.5	This is what you are not being told and fixing it starts today.
1:22.5	Look, after 40, there are shifts that occur in your body.
1:27.0	Your body's going through this hormonal
1:29.1	handoff. As you go through your perimenopausal years to your postmenopausal years,
1:34.3	your ovaries are beginning to put in their notice of retirement. And once this happens
1:40.2	during menopause, your ovaries then pass down these hormonal duties to your adrenal glands,
1:47.1	and even your fat cells. That's why the fat around your belly isn't just stubborn belly fat.
1:52.9	It's metabolically active tissue, making estrogen to compensate. So here are some of the key
1:59.0	hormonal changes happening in your body during this time.
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