I’m 50, my blood work puts my biological age at 34, and that’s because I focus on metabolic health. I’ve spent 20+ years as a nutritionist specializing in women’s hormones and metabolic health. I eat to support my hormones, I eat to stay strong, I eat to protect my bones. Restrict for too long and your body reads it as stress. And if you’re a high-performing woman, you’re already carrying plenty of that. Stack under-eating on top and your body stops feeling safe enough to let go of weight. It needs safety and a good foundation first. I’ve never skipped a cycle. Regular my whole life, and when I came off HRT last November my Oura ring still tracked ovulation. In a pooled analysis of 11 studies, women who were underweight had more than twice the risk of early menopause (Zhu, Eur J Epidemiol 2018). I hip thrust 275 pounds because bones respond to load. In the LIFTMOR trial, postmenopausal women who lifted heavy twice a week for 8 months gained bone in their spine while the low-intens...