Midlife fatigue is common, but it is not simply a matter of getting older. Hormonal shifts, blood sugar regulation, stress load and metabolic health all influence how your energy feels in your forties and fifties.
If you’ve noticed that your usual approach to food, exercise and self-care no longer works the way it used to, you’re not imagining it. Many people in their 40s and 50s start to feel like their body is changing in ways they didn’t expect – and metabolism often feels like the culprit. But what actually is metabolism? And why does it seem to ‘slow down’ as we get older?
