Healing Our Aging Metabolism: Weight Loss and Increased Vitality for Moms

This guest article is by Lisa Brent, ND, LAc. Lisa is a naturopathic doctor specializing in women’s health and integrative gynecology at the Owning Pink Center in Mill Valley, CA.

Are you in your early forties and doing everything right, yet gaining weight with every passing year? You aren’t alone. Ask any mom and chances are she will tell you that her metabolism has changed over time, and especially after pregnancy. While we are all guilty of snacking on goldfish scattered on the floors of our cars, most of us do try hard to eat well and get some kind of regular exercise. It is frustrating when these efforts do not produce the results they used to when we were younger.

What’s the root cause of this age 40+ weight gain?

There are two main reasons for this: stress and metabolic compromise. It is well known that metabolism changes over time. Around middle age, many women begin to slowly gain weight even though they have not changed their diet or exercise regimen.

A gradual decline in our overall health often accompanies this weight gain, leading to reductions in quality of life. On a cellular level, this weight increase and health decline can, in part, be attributed to the metabolic compromise that occurs “naturally” with the wear and tear of life. It takes its toll on the mitochondria in cells—the very building blocks of the body—and their ability to produce energy that fuels every bodily function.

The Solution

Treating the cause is the only answer that works. When we address the reasons for this metabolic compromise, the problem solves itself. Fortunately, there are nutritional supplements that, when taken in the appropriate forms, and in potent, meaningful doses, actually deliver meaningful and lasting results in the clinical setting.

A program that I am now using in my practice combines a “Healing the Aging Metabolism” protocol with an innovative healthy weight-loss cleanse. It is the ideal combination for delivering sincere weight balancing affects, anti-aging results, vitality and true health for long-term benefits. I am very happy to have found a nutritionally-based solution to the challenge of increasing weight and declining vitality with age.

The truth is, it is emotionally reasonable to dedicate a certain amount of time and effort to lose the desired amount of weight and reshape the body. It is emotionally overwhelming to expect that one would have to maintain that level of careful deprivation indefinitely in order to maintain the benefits. Under normal dieting circumstances, that is exactly the case.

With this protocol, you diet down very specifically in a uniquely nutritionally dense manner while re-setting your core metabolism; so that when you add back calories it becomes a very reasonable eating program, which is easy to maintain—and weight remains stable.

Are there side effects to this program? Yes: anti-aging, overall health enhancement and chronic disease prevention. These benefits are derived without the use of hormones or risky side effects.

What results can you hope for? Weight loss, definitely, but also tremendous improvement in brain function, energy, sleep, the ability to handle stress and overall improvement in sense of well-being.

Of course, loving our bodies and accepting them exactly as they are is fundamental to our self-esteem. Healthy body image is multi-faceted and it does not necessarily require changes in our body weight. That said, most women do feel better in their bodies when they are at a healthy weight and experiencing optimum energy and vitality. The “Healing the Aging Metabolism” protocol is an avenue for reaching these goals that resonates with a holistic approach to ideal health.

For more information, please contact Lisa Brent, ND, LAc at (415) 746-6140 or drlisabrent@gmail.com.