Do Women Need More Protein During Menopause?
August 26, 2025
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Obesity has been described as a global epidemic. It has been linked to diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and various forms of cancer. In 2018, 26.8% of Canadians were classified as obese, and another 36.3% were classified as overweight [source]. This means that 63.1% of our population, or 17.2 million adults in Canada, are at an increased risk of disease due to excess weight. Adding to the situation, recent developments, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the resultant restrictions, are having a furthering effect on the growth rate of obesity in developed countries.
In order to combat obesity, consistent and ongoing physical activity and conscious caloric consumption are prescribed by healthcare professionals. Consuming nutrient dense, low-calorie foods such as fruits and vegetables, in combination with adequate protein, is an effective way of satisfying your cravings while eliminating unhealthy processed foods. Layer in increased physical activity such as a brisk walk, and more structured exercise such as cross fit programs, and you’ll start seeing meaningful changes on the scale.
To complement these activities, we have created Trim 7 – a unique and proprietary supplement loaded with potent antioxidants and natural extracts that help manage weight by fighting metabolic dysfunction, activating the body’s fat-burning mechanisms, and reducing the inflammatory burden (body stress). By temporarily increasing metabolic rate, Trim 7 helps to reduce weight gain when combined with a calorie-conscious diet and regular exercise.
Physical activity and healthy eating provide the body with the long-lasting energy that will help you take on life’s daily demands. Consistent physical activity improves muscle strength and stamina and helps supply organs with oxygen and nutrients. In addition, eating several smaller healthy snacks throughout the day versus few larger heavy meals can help to normalize fluctuations in your blood sugar levels. The combination of regular activity with prudent eating helps to balance your body’s energy needs, giving you on-demand stamina and less of that post meal crash!
Numerous studies have shown that physical activity and healthy eating can boost your mood. It is well established that 30 minutes of exercise promotes the release of various substances in the brain and muscles which contribute to that euphoric boost and enhanced mood. It has even been suggested that a 10-minute walk is enough to reduce daily stress. Starting the day with a balanced breakfast, loaded with nutrients and protein, has been shown to improve your mood, give you more energy throughout the day, and makes you feel more at ease. Other foods, such as Omega-3-rich fish, provide you with polyunsaturated fats that are thought to stabilize the brain and provide cognitive enhancement.
Structuring your day to include physical activity and healthy eating helps establish a routine that has been shown to improve your sleep. Since exercise promotes alertness and increases your metabolism, it works against the wind down that you need before bed. Consequently, it is best not to exercise too late in the evening. Similarly, eating a heavy meal or drinking coffee before bed stimulates your metabolism making it more difficult to sleep. Experts recommend exercising or eating heavy meals no more than 3 hours before bed. This timeframe allows your body to ramp down just as you are about to head for bed, prompting a smoother transition and a better sleep.
To help with your daily physical goals, energy levels, and mental health and cognition, we recommend Creatine 1 and Omega 3. Creatine and Omega-3 oils have been shown to increase muscle mass and size, which help to support your daily physical demands, while balancing your brain’s neurochemistry, helping to improve your mood and memory recall.
A commitment to physical activity and a healthy diet is well known to stave off serious health complications. Exercise has been shown to increase your lifespan by an average of 4 years, while, more importantly, providing you higher function in the last 10 years of life. Additionally, it’s been shown to reduce your chances in developing heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, dementia and most forms of cancer. While the biological processes involved are complicated, simply put, exercise helps to weed out the dysfunctional cells in your body, replacing them with younger and healthier cells. The result is a more youthful body that will support your health in your retirement years.
Healthy eating ensures that your body maintains proper functioning of its various organs, healthy weight, and in turn reduces the risk of various disorders such as diabetes and most cancers. While most people understand that eating a poor diet can lead to elements of malnutrition, it is less know that a diet high in processed foods, such as instant meals, soft drinks, reconstituted meats and packaged breads and baked-goods, contain high amounts of free sugar, artificial ingredients, salt and saturated fats. Chronic exposure to processed foods not only promotes disease, like Type 2 Diabetes, they also provide the body with easily accessible energy that requires little input to digest, increasing your weight. This creates a vicious cycle that can degenerate your body over time.
To help you maintain your physical activity goals, while supporting good nutrition, we’ve developed Muscle 5, the first multi-nutrient supplement that supports muscle conditioning (strength and mass), as well as energy and stamina, boosts your immune system and improves your overall health. This is not just another “protein powder” – it’s scientifically formulated and clinically proven to improve strength, performance and maintain good health. When combined with Omega 3 it helps to improve your mood and cognition, while reducing the impact of fat and cholesterol in your blood.
At StayAbove Nutrition™ our mission is to empower individuals to pursue a healthy lifestyle that is focused on nutrition and exercise. Our vision is to take a science-driven approach to improve your health. Our products have all been carefully created and researched by a team of scientists and clinicians to ensure safe and effective lifestyle support. To learn more about our products, click here.
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