I’m 50. If I could sit across from you at 40, this is what I’d tell you. I have 20+ years of supporting women’s health & hormones. These are the ten every woman needs to know in their 40s! 1. Stop living in a deficit. Unless you’re brand new to lifting, it’s very hard to build muscle while you’re always eating less. In a deficit you’re working hard to protect what you have. Get to a healthy weight, then fuel your muscle so you can build it. 2. Eat breakfast. Maybe twice. I eat 2 breakfasts before 10am because I don’t workout on empty. Blood sugar stability starts in the morning. 3. Lift heavy. Not just to lose weight or look good, to be STRONG and independent as you age. Muscle is disease prevention! 4. Take your sleep seriously. Losing 80 minutes a night for six weeks made women more insulin resistant, hardest after menopause (Zuraikat, 2024). Sleep is the biggest biohack there is. 5. Stop building your health from Instagram sound bites. A client recently asked me about mor...