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Menopause Muscle & Metabolism
Menopause Muscle & Metabolism episodes
- Episode 2 - What Oestrogen was Actually Doing
Oestrogen was quietly helping to run nine systems in your body at once, from blood sugar and muscle to bones, brain and gut. In this episode, Dr. Aminata Kanu walks through all nine, explains the "invisible fire" of inflammation that nobody talks about, and why midlife changes drift rather than snap.
In this episode: the nine systems; oestrogen as an anti-inflammatory shield; the loop between belly fat, inflammation and blood sugar; why single fixes don't work; and the gut's role in recycling oestrogen.
Free download: The Oestrogen Systems Cheat Sheet
Newsletter: Menopause, Muscle and Metabolism
This podcast is for education and is not medical advice. Please speak to your GP or menopause specialist about your own care.
12 min - Episode 1 - Menopause is a Metabolic Transition
Most menopause advice is about hormones. In this first episode, protein biochemist and strength coach Dr. Aminata Kanu explains why menopause is better understood as a metabolic transition: what oestrogen was quietly managing in your muscles, fat and appetite, and why rebuilding those systems matters with or without HRT.
In this episode: why the hormone debate misses the bigger picture; how oestrogen helps muscle handle blood sugar; why weight often moves to the waist; why hunger can feel louder; the Second Engine and its six cylinders.
Free download: The Menopause Reframe one-pager
Newsletter: Menopause, Muscle and Metabolism
Join us at the Stronger Years Summit on 21st November 2026.
This podcast is for education and is not medical advice. Please speak to your GP or menopause specialist about your own care.
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About Menopause Muscle & Metabolism
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The menopause conversation nobody's having: your muscles, your metabolism, and how to rebuild what your hormones used to manage.
"I haven't changed anything, so why has my body?"
If you've ever said that, pull up a chair. This podcast is for you.
Most menopause advice stops at hormones. But oestrogen was doing so much more than running your periods. It was helping your muscles handle blood sugar, deciding where your body stores fat and helping your brain know when you'd had enough to eat. When it steps back, those systems need a different kind of support. Nobody tells us that.
Each week, Dr. Aminata Kanu, a protein biochemist, Strength and Conditioning Coach and author of The GLP-1 Graduate, takes one idea, explains the science like she would to a friend and gives you one practical thing to do. Expect honest, warm conversations about strength training, protein, weight and body composition, sleep, stress, gut health, HRT and GLP-1 medicines, plus guest episodes with menopause doctors and experts.
Whether you're in perimenopause, menopause or beyond, you're not broken. You're ready for a rebuild.
New episodes every Monday. For the written version, join the free Menopause, Muscle and Metabolism newsletter.