Belly Fat. We fret about it so much. We do endless crunches, wear tight, abdominal body shapers, and take risky hormone therapy all in an effort to reclaim our circa 1980 bodies. Is the solution as simple as eat less and exercise more and accept the transformation in our bodies that is a natural part of aging? Here’s what Rebecca Hulem, “The Menopause Expert,” said to me in a recent email exchange on this topic. Take it to heart.
It is so interesting to me that human nature is such that we are desperate to blame our “belly fat” on an imbalance of hormones. And the suggested cure is balancing hormones with bioidenticals. What happened to common sense; that as we age metabolism changes, body fat shifts, and it takes more exercise and fewer calories to maintain our desired 30 year old bodies. There are millions of women walking around with way too much body fat and nowhere near the age of midlife. Endocrine hormones change too at midlife – like thyroid and cortisol from the adrenals – yet if tested the levels would look normal. So my opinion is the solution is much more complicated than just balancing hormones. Even Suzanne Somers takes a gazillion vitamins and works out like a maniac everyday to maintain her body and she stills looks like she is in midlife. Sometimes accepting the change and then doing the best we can to stay in a healthy state is a gentler way to go. We women are way too hard on ourselves.
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