Grounded in more than 25 years of clinical experience, Dr. Lena Edwards presents the Weight Loss After 40 series. This series flips the outdated—but still routinely touted—weight-loss script for women over 40, replacing guilt, guesswork, and generic advice with science, clarity, and long-overdue validation. Each volume builds on the last, guiding readers from understanding to revelation to transformation.

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In book one, Hormones, Stress, and Other Hidden Metabolic Imbalances That Keep Women Stuck, Dr. Edwards pulls back the curtain on the hidden drivers of weight gain in women over 40—from hormonal shifts and thyroid slowdowns to chronic stress, gut gridlock, sleep disturbances, toxins, and inflammation. It sets the essential foundation for understanding why the over-40 body balks at burpees and broccoli—and why real, sustainable change starts with understanding your physiology, not blaming it.