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Discover Your Personal Power: Hormones, Metabolism & Midlife with Peggy Moore
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Discover Your Personal Power: Hormones, Metabolism & Midlife with Peggy Moore episodes
- Why your Brain Feels Different in Midlife: Brain Fog, Memory & Focus after 40
Have you ever walked into a room and completely forgotten why you went there?
Or opened your phone and stared at it like your brain suddenly needed a reboot?
If that sounds familiar, you are not alone.
Many women in midlife notice changes in memory, focus, and mental clarity. Brain fog, word-finding issues, and mental fatigue can feel frustrating — and sometimes even a little concerning.
But here’s the good news:
Your brain isn’t broken.
In this episode of Discover Your Personal Power: Hormones, Metabolism & Midlife, Peggy Moore, RN and Functional Medicine Practitioner, explains what is actually happening inside the midlife brain.
You’ll learn how hormonal shifts, sleep patterns, inflammation, and metabolic health influence cognitive function — and why many of these changes are part of a normal biological transition.
Peggy also explains why the midlife brain has some surprising strengths, including better pattern recognition, problem-solving ability, and emotional intelligence.
If you've been wondering why your brain feels different after 40, this episode will help you understand the biology behind brain fog — and what you can do to support brain health moving forward.
In This Episode You’ll Learn
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• Why brain fog is common during midlife
• How estrogen influences memory, mood, and focus
• What neuroinflammation is and how it affects brain clarity
• Why sleep is essential for brain repair and memory processing
• How metabolic health influences cognitive function
• The surprising cognitive strengths of the midlife brain
• Simple lifestyle habits that support brain health and mental clarity
Resources:
Mosconi, L. (2018).
Perimenopause and brain metabolic changes: A neurological perspective.
Nature Reviews Neurology.
Barrientos, R. M., Kitt, M. M., Watkins, L. R., & Maier, S. F. (2015).
Neuroinflammation in aging and cognitive decline.
Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience.
Hackett, R. A., & Steptoe, A. (2021).
Stress and the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis.
Frontiers in Endocrinology.
Tasali, E., Leproult, R., & Ehrmann, D. A. (2019).
Sleep restriction and glucose metabolism.
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
If You Enjoyed This Episode
Peggy Moore, RN, Functional Medicine Practitioner
Host of Discover Your Personal Power: Hormones, Metabolism & Midlife
Helping midlife women understand their biology so they can restore energy, balance metabolism, and feel like themselves again.
• Follow the podcast so you don’t miss the next episode
• Share this episode with a friend who has experienced brain fog
• Leave a review — it helps other midlife women find the show
Because when women understand their biology, they gain the power to work with their bodies instead of against them.
If you found this episode helpful, follow the podcast and share it with a friend who may need it.
Check us out on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@peggymoorehealthandwellness
Website: www.moorefunctionalhealthandwellness.com
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Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/peggy-moore-5b295247
Schedule a Midlife Metabolism Clarity Call
12 min - Cortisol, Stress & Belly Fat: The Survival Mode Trap | Midlife Hormones Explained
Why does belly fat suddenly appear in midlife even when you're eating the same and exercising?
If you're over 40 and noticing stubborn belly fat, poor sleep, afternoon crashes, and stress that feels louder than it used to, you're not imagining it.
In this episode of Discover Your Personal Power: Hormones, Metabolism & Midlife, Registered Nurse and Functional Medicine Practitioner Peggy Moore explains the real connection between cortisol, chronic stress, sleep disruption, blood sugar swings, and midlife weight gain.
Many women are told to simply eat less and exercise more — but that advice often backfires when your body is stuck in survival mode.
Your body isn’t broken. It’s responding to stress signals.In this episode, we break down the biology behind cortisol and belly fat in simple, real-life language so you can start working with your body instead of against it.In this episode, you will learn:
• Why stress — not just calories — can drive belly fat storage
• How cortisol affects blood sugar, insulin, and fat storage
• Why perimenopause makes stress feel stronger
• The connection between sleep disruption and weight gain
• Why over-exercising and under-eating can worsen fat storage
• Signs your body may be stuck in survival mode
• Simple ways to reset cortisol rhythm and support metabolismIf you found this episode helpful, follow the podcast and share it with a friend who may need it.
Check us out on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@peggymoorehealthandwellness
Website: www.moorefunctionalhealthandwellness.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Peggy.MooreHealthandwellness
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moorehealthandwellness/
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/peggy-moore-5b295247
Schedule a Midlife Metabolism Clarity Call
15 min - Your Body Isn’t Broken: What Actually Changes in Midlife Biology.
Episode 1: Your Body Isn’t Broken — What Actually Changes in Midlife Biology
Are you experiencing midlife weight gain, low energy, brain fog, or poor sleep and wondering why your body suddenly feels different?
If you’re over 40 and feel like your metabolism isn’t responding the way it used to, this episode explains why — and it’s not a willpower problem.
In this first episode of Discover Your Personal Power: Midlife Hormones, Metabolism & Energy, Registered Nurse and Functional Medicine Practitioner Peggy Moore breaks down the real biology behind perimenopause and menopause.
You’ll learn:
• How estrogen fluctuations affect fat storage and insulin sensitivity
• Why muscle loss after 40 impacts metabolism and energy
• What insulin resistance can look like in midlife women
• How cortisol and chronic stress contribute to belly fat and 3 AM wake-ups
• Why traditional calorie restriction often backfires during menopauseMidlife is not metabolic failure.
It’s biological recalibration.If you’re tired of dieting harder and getting nowhere, this episode will help you understand what’s actually happening inside your body — so you can stop blaming yourself and start adjusting strategically.
Subscribe for science-backed conversations on hormones, metabolism, stress regulation, and midlife women’s health.
If you found this episode helpful, follow the podcast and share it with a friend who may need it.
Check us out on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@peggymoorehealthandwellness
Website: www.moorefunctionalhealthandwellness.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Peggy.MooreHealthandwellness
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moorehealthandwellness/
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/peggy-moore-5b295247
Schedule a Midlife Metabolism Clarity Call
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About Discover Your Personal Power: Hormones, Metabolism & Midlife with Peggy Moore
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If you’re a midlife woman wondering why your energy, metabolism, sleep, and weight suddenly changed, you’re not imagining it, and your body isn’t broken. Discover Your Personal Power is…
a podcast for midlife women who want to understand what’s actually happening inside their bodies. Peggy Moore, RN and Functional Medicine Practitioner, explains hormones, metabolism, stress, and energy so you can restore balance, reclaim vitality, and feel like yourself again.