371: Midlife Meno-Belly - What Causes It + What to Do When Exercise Isn't Working

Women's Wellness ON AIR WITH ELLA

Ella Lucas-Averett

Education, Health & Fitness, Fitness, Self-improvement, Alternative Health

5 • 699 Ratings

🗓️ 24 September 2024

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Meno-belly…Meno-Pot…Menopausal Midsection Weight Gain….

Whatever you call it, we’re talking about it!

The Truth About Meno-belly: Causes, Effects, and Solutions

In this episode:

[00:01:10] Meno-belly and hormonal changes
[00:03:54] Insulin sensitivity and Insulin resistance
[00:07:59] Hormonal changes impacting meno-belly
[00:12:37] Strength training for menopausal women
[00:17:36] Separating identity from body image
[00:19:34] Optimal health in aging
[00:25:16] Muscle growth factors
[00:26:42] Sufficient nutrition, rest and recovery matter!

📝 Show notes: www.onairella.com/post/371-midlife-menobelly

🎧 Related episodes:

▶️ 310: Dr. Stacy Sims - Nutrition + Fitness in Perimenopause

▶️ 297: Dr. Vonda Wright: Strength & Mobility after 40

▶️ Mini-Sode: Belly Fat & Stress

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0:00.0	Midlife muffin top.
0:02.4	Mennopot?
0:04.2	Menopause belly.
0:05.3	No matter what you call it, we're talking about it.
0:10.7	Let's go.
0:14.6	Welcome.
0:15.6	You're on air with Ella where we share simple strategies and tips for living a little better
0:20.1	every day.
0:21.2	If you're interested in mindset and wellness or healthy habits and relationships,
0:26.0	or hormone health, aging well, and eating well,
0:29.0	honestly, if you're into just living better and with more energy,
0:32.5	then you're in the right place.
0:34.0	We're not here for perfect.
0:35.4	We're here for a little better every day. Let's go. Hey, you're on air with
0:40.5	Ella and it's Ella. I am doing a solo show today after having conducted quite a bit of research about
0:47.0	the great phenomenon known in some circles as men o'belly. What do I mean? I mean that weight that people are prone to gain during
0:57.2	paramenopause, the later stages of paramedopause, during the menopause transition,
1:02.0	women gaining weight around the middle that comes out of nowhere seemingly, that frustrates
1:08.8	many and just can be the source of a lot of frustration or at the very
1:14.8	least curiosity. So I dove in today and I want to share with you some of the things I found about
1:20.8	what is causing that phenomenon and what you can do about it. As per usual, every single study
1:27.3	that I cite today will be linked
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