If you are a female listener between the ages of 40 – 70, chances are you are familiar with the terms perimenopause and menopause. In the United States, about 6,000 women DAILY and more than 2 million women yearly reach menopause. While symptoms vary from hot flashes to mood swings to sleep issues to night sweats and more, today we want to cover the dreaded weight gain during perimenopause and menopause. Tune in to learn the reasons why annoying weight gain occurs during this time of life and walk away with tips on what nutritional and lifestyle steps to take to get back to feeling like your old self.