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The New Mid is a frank, funny look at women in mid-life and their day-to day-struggles and successes, as well as the big stuff - questions about meaning, fulfillment and happiness. It’s a place where women in their 40’s and up are breaking societal boundaries and expectations, while still dealing with real life issues such as caring for aging parents or restarting their careers.  You’ll get real talk with nothing held back about the topics you care about, with experts weighing in on health, sex, finances, relationships and everything in between.

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Dr. Stephanie Estima: Hormones and Weight Loss in Midlife

Jan 10, 2021

In today's episode I speak with Dr. Stephanie Estima who is an expert at metabolism and body composition. She focuses on nutrition, movement and mindset. We have an in-depth conversation about our hormones in midlife and how it effects weight loss. 

Here's what you'll learn in this episode:
-What the real culprit is in our excess waist line weight. 
-Full Fat yogurt is much healthier for us that Non-Fat Yogurts.
-Good quality fats and proteins will help prevent the four o'clock energy crash.
- Fasting is very important for the body.
- It's a myth that we are starving ourselves when we're fasting.
- We discuss the appropriate amount of hours to fast.
- What hormone is the real culprit for belly fat. 
- How can we deal with our hormones to lose weight.
- We need especially in midlife to be doing resistance training.
- Dr. Estima has a new book coming out in February "The Betty Body."