How to Boost Metabolism After Age 50 (By Adding More Of These Foods)

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If you’ve been stuck in the cycle of dieting, losing, and regaining weight—this episode flips everything you thought you knew about boosting metabolism after age 50.

Instead of cutting calories, restricting food, or chasing supplements, this episode reveals how eating more of the right foods—especially protein and fiber—can help reduce inflammation, balance blood sugar, and finally support sustainable fat loss.

You’ll learn why menopause isn’t the direct cause of weight gain, how inflammation and insulin resistance play a bigger role, and the exact nutrition strategies that help women over 50 boost metabolism naturally.

My Guest:

Nagina Abdullah is a weight-loss coach for women in midlife and founder of the top-rated website MasalaBody.com. Nagina has a degree in Molecular and Cell Biology from UC Berkeley and earned an MBA at NYU. She has helped more than 1,500 women in midlife successfully lose weight permanently and create a lifestyle change. 

After she lost 40 lbs by boosting her metabolism naturally, she started to coach other midlife women to boost their metabolism especially when what worked before no longer works. She focuses on adding and combining natural metabolism-boosting foods to reduce belly fat and get women unstuck so that they can live in their dream body. 

Questions We Answer in This Episode:

• [00:09:44] Why doesn't dieting, "calories in, calories out" and restriction work to lose weight in midlife?
• [00:14:39] Are supplements the solution many women think they might be - skip the food and calories but get the micronutrients? 
• [00:24:44] How does menopause change metabolism and increases inflammation
• [00:30:13] What is a little-known way most midlife women may be stressing out their body? 
• [00:29:03] What foods should midlife women add? 
• [00:40:19] How do the combinations and amounts make a difference? 
• [00:35:49] What are your thoughts on intermittent fasting?

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