Empower Your Menopause
Menopause specialist nutritionist and health coaches Juli Madacey and James Ellis talk all things menopause, including how your lifestyle can empower your transition.
Empower Your Menopause
Episode 89: Why dieting stops working after 40 and what to do instead
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If you’ve ever found yourself thinking “I’m eating well, I’m exercising, I’m trying really hard… so why isn’t anything changing anymore?” — this episode is for you.
This week on the Empower Your Menopause podcast, James and Juli unpack one of the most frustrating realities women over 40 face: the old diet and weight loss advice often stops working the way it once did.
And no, it’s not because you’ve suddenly become lazy, weak-willed, or “bad” at dieting.
In this episode, we explore why the rules genuinely change during the menopause transition and beyond — from shifts in oestrogen, cortisol, insulin sensitivity and muscle mass, to the growing role gut health plays in metabolism, cravings, energy and body composition.
Along the way, Juli shares her own personal experience of years spent white-knuckling diets before discovering a more sustainable, compassionate approach to health.
The big message from this episode?
Your body hasn’t turned against you. It’s simply operating under a different set of rules now — and you need a different strategy.
Grab a free clarity call
If this episode resonates and you’re wondering where to start, James and Juli also talk about their free Clarity Calls — relaxed, no-pressure conversations designed to help women over 40 understand what’s really going on with their health and what one realistic next step might look like.
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