THIS IS HOW WE FIGHT BACK!
ADVISE: PUT YOUR METABOLIC HOUSE IN ORDER
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→ Let’s rethink what midlife dis-ease really means. It’s not just hot flashes and mood swings. There’s a deep metabolic shift happening under the surface of your symptoms that directly impacts all your organs and long-term health.
→ It’s called Metabolic Syndrome, and it’s one of the most overlooked health risks for women in midlife.
→ Women who were completely healthy before the midlife transition suddenly find themselves with more belly fat (increased inflammation) and less muscle (slower metabolism), decreased insulin sensitivity (making blood sugar harder to control), high triglycerids (yikes!), and fewer high-density lipoproteins (the good cholesterol). They develop high blood pressure (stiffer blood vessels) and an elevated fasting glucose, all of which are associated with higher risks of heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and even cognitive decline.
→ And the risk of developing this metabolic syndrome is actually higher during the years leading up to menopause than after it. The time when most women are told, “You’re too young for intervention,” or “Let’s just wait and see,” is actually the most dangerous time to ignore what your body is telling you.
→ Why does this happen? Because your hormones are shifting, and those shifts can affect everything from how your body stores fat to how your cells use insulin to how your cholesterol behaves. The way your body works from the inside out changes—dramatically!
NAMING IT GIVES US POWER.
ADDRESSING IT GIVES US OUR HEALTH BACK.
ADDRESSING THE
METABOLIC SYNDROME OF
MIDLIFE
You’ve been told to try harder:
Midlife changes the rules. Sleep gets lighter, blood sugar gets touchier, muscle slips away faster, and the hormones that used to carry you start to shift. Then most programs hand you a plan written for someone with unlimited time, energy, and willpower. When you can’t keep up, it feels like failure. It isn’t. The plan simply didn’t respect your capacity.
CAPACITY FIRST starts from the week you’re actually having.
T H E A P P R O A C H
MOST OF THE TIME IS ENOUGH
THE 80/20 PRINCIPAL
I used it to build MIDMANUAL’S Metabolic Framework below, and it’s super simple! Achieve more by doing less. Roughly 80% of outcomes come from 20% of causes. Avoid wasting time on the 80% of influences that don’t contribute much to your life and focus on the 20% that do. Major in the majors, and minor in the minors. Microwaves, chewing gum with aspartame, conventional meat, a daily treat…don’t sweat these things. They’re minor. Sleep, sun, strength, protein, and estradiol…major impact! Focus there.
THREE TIERS, EVERY WEEK
Choose FOUNDATION, BUILD, or EXPAND to fit the week you’re having, and change tiers any day. Moving down a tier isn’t failure; it’s adjusting.
A MANUAL, NOT A VIDEO COURSE
No videos to sit through and no live calls to catch. Read in about 15 minutes a week, print the pages, and keep them in a binder you’ll come back to.
F O U N D A T I O N
Low-energy weeks. One anchor habit, about 5 to 10 minutes a day.
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B U I L D
Ordinary weeks. The anchor plus one or two supporting habits.
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E X P A N D
High-capacity weeks. The full practice set.
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6 C O U R S E S ・ 4 W E E K S E A C H
THE COURSES
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1
Recovery is the base everything else rests on.
Your body clock ・The wind-down ・ Night waking and night sweats ・Relaxation through the day
$47 ・4 WEEKS
2
Food quality and carbohydrates on the slow train.
What changed in midlife・The metabolic power of quality ・The slow train ・Helpers and personal data
$47 ・4 WEEKS
3
Muscle is the metabolic organ that midlife women protect.
Muscle as a metabolic organ ・Strength foundations ・Protein throughout the day ・Everyday movement and recovery
$47 ・4 WEEKS
4
Understanding HRT well enough to have a confident conversation with your provider.
What your hormones do ・HRT today ・Is it right for me? ・Preparing for your appointment
$47 ・4 WEEKS
5
What these tools can and can’t do, and how to use them safely.
How GLP-1s work ・The trade-offs ・Protecting muscle ・Other peptides and safe sourcing
$47 ・4 WEEKS
6
Satisfaction, not restriction, is what makes healthy habits last + desire, comfort, and connection are part of midlife health.
Satisfaction as a metabolic tool ・The 20% done well ・Desire in midlife ・Comfort and connection
$47 ・4 WEEKS
T H E C O M P L E T E S E R I E S
$227
$329 if bought separately
Take one course or take all six, in any order. The suggested order puts daily foundations first, medical options next, and pleasure last, but every course stands on its own.
Get the complete, expanded version of the course for $227 and save $102. The expanded version includes two 4-week courses on the metabolic power of pleasure that cover food pleasure and sexual pleasure separately.
Seven courses, 28 weeks, plus the complete-series manual in one file.
E V E R Y W E E K
WHAT’S INSIDE
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A short reading, about fifteen minutes, in plain language.
The vital few: the two or three actions that matter most this week.
Your capacity menu: Foundation, Build and Expand options.
A practice card to cut out or photograph for your phone.
Journal pages with room to write.
A weekly log, or use the Daily Self Check-In.
When to get help: the signs that mean “see a provider,” not “adjust a habit.”
M A D E F O R A B I N D E R
Landscape pages, designed to print and keep.
Each course downloads as a full printable manual, so you can reprint practice cards and journal pages as often as you need to. Every course closes with keepers: the one or two practices you’ll carry forward, with a Foundation version for hard weeks.
THIS IS FOR YOU
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If you’re in perimenopause or past menopause, and your body isn’t responding the way it used to.
If you’re tired of all-or-nothing plans that collapse the first week.
If you want to understand HRT, GLP-1s, and peptides well enough to have a confident conversation with your provider.
If you’d rather read and write than watch.
THIS ISN’T
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A diet, a calorie target or a weight-loss challenge.
A prescription. No course ever gives medication doses or protocols.
A replacement for your own provider’s care.