Insulin Resistance | Perimenopause Weight Gain | GLP-1 Side Effects | Metabolic Health | A1C Prediabetes | Low Glycemic Diet | Women's Health Dr. Amy Tiffany sits down with internal and sports medicine physician Dr. Janeeka Benoit to unpack why women's metabolism shifts in their mid-thirties and what actually works when willpower isn't the problem.Dr. Benoit (known as "Dr. J") is double board-certified in Internal Medicine and Sports Medicine and the founder of Investable Health and Wellness, a telemedicine practice focused on helping high-achieving women work with their metabolism instead of fighting it. This conversation is for any woman who has been told she's just aging, just stressed, or just needs more willpower — and knows something deeper is going on.After watching, you'll understand why a "balanced diet" only works if your baseline is already balanced, why an A1C of 5.6 should be treated as insulin resistance, how GLP-1 medications change your relationship with food in ways most prescribers don't discuss, and why body composition matters more than a number on a scale.0:00 – How a sports medicine physician built a practice around midlife metabolism2:47 – Why your body starts changing in your mid-thirties even when you do everything right5:03 – How business stress and snacking became an anxiety-driven food cycle7:30 – Why starting with 30 grams of protein in the morning changes everything11:12 – Why Dr. Amy pushes back on the "balanced diet" advice most doctors give13:24 – How to eat low glycemic and pair carbs with protein and fat18:22 – The bouncer analogy that finally makes insulin resistance make sense22:39 – Why an A1C of 5.6 should be diagnosed as insulin resistance, not normal26:12 – What body composition scans reveal that a scale and tape measure cannot28:30 – Why 70 percent of insured patients can't access GLP-1 medications31:29 – GLP-1s are not benign and here is what changes when you start one36:50 – What satiety actually feels like and why most people have lost touch with it39:13 – Rapid fire: compounding, microdosing, and injectable versus oral GLP-1s41:26 – Why binge eating disorder is the most underdiagnosed condition in women's health44:27 – The harmful advice women are still getting about weight loss47:11 – What Dr. Benoit wants every high-achieving woman to hearConnect with Dr. Janeeka Benoit:🌐 https://invesselhealth.com/💼 LinkedIn: Dr. Janeeka BenoitConnect with Dr. Amy Tiffany:🌐 Website: vitalitymwc.org📱 Instagram: @dramytiffany💼 LinkedIn: Dr. Amy Loden TiffanySubscribe for honest conversations about medicine, metabolism, perimenopause, and what women's health actually looks like when you stop blaming willpower.Insulin resistance is not a moral failing but a biological baseline, and diagnosing it earlier in the A1C range could prevent the progression to prediabetes and diabetes for millions of women. GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Mounjaro are not benign tools and require a nutrition strategy built around protein, fiber, and body awareness to avoid muscle loss and nutritional gaps. The concept of a balanced diet assumes a balanced metabolic baseline, which most American adults with insulin resistance, high cholesterol, or hypertension do not have. Binge eating disorder is one of the most underdiagnosed and treatable conditions in women's health, and the persistent food noise many women describe is often a symptom of it.#TheAuthenticPhysician #InsulinResistance #PerimenopauseWeightGain #MetabolicHealth #GLP1 #Ozempic #Mounjaro #WomensHealth #A1C #Prediabetes #LowGlycemicDiet #BingeEatingDisorder #FoodNoise #BodyComposition #MidlifeWomen #WomenInMedicine #SportsMedicine #InvestableHealth #HighAchievingWomen #PhysicianPodcast