14/06/2026
Your friendly-yet-urgent reminder that while body & weight changes are visible (and frustrating!) it’s often the changes you *cannot* yet see that can have the most dramatic long-term effects and/or consequences.
Don’t lose the forest by focusing on a single tree in midlife. Make sure you (and your healthcare team) are taking a broad and holistic look at your health - cardiovascular, metabolic, digestive, bone and mental health all experience changes or disruptions and may need support.
Keys to Supporting “The Forest”:
- Get regular labs done (esp glucose, insulin, A1C, iron/ferritin, vitamin D, liver and kidney function, cholesterol)
- Get a DEXA scan when possible
- Eat for energy, vitality, gut health and disease prevention
- Exercise for strength, bone density & mobility
- Eliminate health-limiting habits like smoking and alcohol
- Prioritize sleep. Schedule a sleep study (apnea in women is increasingly common) if you don’t feel rested even after sufficient sleep
- Add treatments like hormone therapy as appropriate (talk to your doctor). It is powerful and preventative!
- Stress management is not a “nice to have” at this time of life, but a metabolic necessity!
- Seek out social and emotional support! You don’t have to go this alone.