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One thing you can do this month to prioritize your metabolic health and lower your risk for diabetes? Focus on keeping your blood sugar steady. Even if your glucose levels fall within the “normal” range, frequent spikes and crashes can strain your metabolism over time. Each time your blood sugar surges, your body releases insulin to bring it back down. When this happens repeatedly, your cells can become less responsive to insulin, a process known as insulin resistance, which is one of the earlie

Your metabolism doesn’t slow down just because you age and science proves it. A large study published in Science (PMID: 34385400) found that when you adjust for lean mass, metabolic rate stays remarkably stable from ages 20 to 60. So what actually changes? Not your metabolic “speed”… but your muscle mass. Most people naturally lose lean tissue over time, especially if they’re not strength training. Less muscle = lower daily energy burn = the feeling that your metabolism has “slowed.” Even throug