Is Diabetes Reversible?
Dr. Beverly Yates Explains What Most Doctors Miss

What if diabetes isn't a life sentence—but a metabolic wake-up call?

In this powerful episode of the 40s Forward Podcast, Dr. Betsy Greenleaf sits down with Dr. Beverly Yates, a nationally respected expert in metabolic health, to unpack one of the most misunderstood questions in modern medicine:

Is diabetes reversible?

Together, they explore why conventional approaches so often fail—especially in midlife—and what's frequently missed in standard care, particularly for women navigating hormonal shifts, insulin resistance, weight gain, and chronic inflammation.

You'll learn:

• Why blood sugar issues often begin years before diagnosis

• The difference between reversal, remission, and management

• How hormones after 40 affect insulin sensitivity

• Why "eat less, move more" stops working in midlife

• What most doctors miss when treating diabetes and prediabetes

• Practical, science-backed strategies to support metabolic health

This episode is essential listening for anyone over 40 who wants to understand the root causes of diabetes and take a more empowered, whole-body approach to metabolic health.

Amazon Link to Book:
The Yates Protocol: Five Simple Steps to Fix Your Blood Sugar and Reverse Type 2 Diabetes
by Dr. Beverly Yates
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If calorie counting, cardio, and "doing more" used to work—but don't anymore—this episode explains why.

In this episode of the 40s Forward Podcast, Dr. Betsy Greenleaf breaks down the real biology of midlife metabolism and why traditional weight-loss advice fails after 40. Your metabolism isn't broken—it has changed. And fighting it only makes things worse.

After 40, muscle loss, hormonal shifts, insulin resistance, elevated cortisol, poor sleep, and inflammation all change how your body processes food and stores fat. This episode explains what's actually happening—and how to reset your metabolism using science-backed strategies that work with midlife physiology, not against it.

• Why metabolism changes after 40
• The critical role of muscle in fat loss and energy
• Why calories-in/calories-out fails in midlife
• How stress and cortisol drive fat storage
• The powerful connection between sleep and metabolism
• The 5 biggest metabolic saboteurs after 40
• Why eating less and doing more cardio backfires

Dr. Greenleaf introduces a smarter approach to midlife metabolism that focuses on:
• Protein-first nutrition
• Muscle-building as medicine
• Cortisol-aware exercise
• Hormone optimization
• Gut health and inflammation repair

"Your metabolism isn't broken—it has changed."
"Hormones decide what happens to calories, not math."
"Muscle is the metabolic engine."
"Midlife bodies don't need less—they need smarter."

This episode is essential for anyone navigating weight gain, low energy, stubborn fat, or metabolic frustration after 40.

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If your labs are "normal" but your symptoms aren't…
If you're confused, frustrated, or afraid of hormones…

This episode will change how you understand your body.

In this episode of the 40s Forward Podcast, Dr. Betsy Greenleaf explains why hormone therapy fails so many people — and why the problem is not your hormones, but the outdated, incomplete way hormones are treated.

Hormones are chemical messengers that influence energy, metabolism, mood, sleep, libido, cognition, confidence, and aging. Treating hormones in isolation — without addressing stress, gut health, inflammation, and lifestyle — often leads to disappointing results.

• Why "normal labs" don't always mean optimal
• Why estrogen alone doesn't fix menopause
• Why testosterone alone doesn't fix libido
• How stress, gut health, and inflammation sabotage hormones
• The truth behind common hormone myths affecting women and men over 40

Dr. Greenleaf introduces a smarter, integrative framework that views hormones as interconnected systems, not isolated numbers — and shares real examples of what changes when the root cause is addressed.

• Understand what comprehensive hormone testing should include
• Learn how to recognize hormone therapy done incorrectly
• Stop fearing hormones and start understanding them
• Trust your symptoms — not just lab ranges

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🎧 Subscribe to the 40s Forward Podcast for weekly conversations on hormones, metabolism, libido, energy, and living fully after 40.

Because life doesn't decline after 40 — it evolves.