Hitting a metabolic plateau can feel frustrating and confusing — especially when you're doing everything "right." Eating well, moving your body, managing stress, and prioritizing sleep, yet progress suddenly stalls. In this episode of The GoodLife in Health and Wellness, Dr. Kate Duncan breaks down why metabolic plateaus happen and what your body is actually trying to communicate.

You'll learn how inflammation, hidden stressors, nutrient deficiencies, hormonal shifts, and metabolic adaptation can quietly slow progress, even in motivated and disciplined individuals. This episode explains why plateaus are not a failure of willpower, but a protective physiological response — and how supporting your body at the cellular level helps metabolism regain momentum.

Dr. Duncan shares evidence-based, functional medicine insights to help you understand what's stalling progress and how to move forward with clarity and compassion instead of restriction and burnout. This episode is especially helpful for women navigating perimenopause, menopause, and midlife metabolic changes.

If you're tired of pushing harder and getting nowhere, this conversation will help you reframe your approach and support real, sustainable metabolic health.

If you feel stuck with your metabolism, hormones, energy, or weight — even though you're doing everything "right", your liver may be the missing piece.

In this episode of The GoodLife in Health and Wellness, Dr. Kate Duncan breaks down why the liver is the true metabolic traffic controller of the body. You'll learn how liver congestion, toxin overload, and impaired detox pathways can quietly drive estrogen dominance, insulin resistance, thyroid dysfunction, fatigue, inflammation, and stalled weight loss.

We explore how modern life overwhelms the liver, how the two phases of detoxification work, and what happens when those pathways fall out of balance. You'll also hear how liver health directly impacts blood sugar stability, hormone clearance, metabolic flexibility, and perimenopausal symptoms, often long before lab work shows a problem.

Most importantly, this episode offers practical, evidence-based strategies to support your liver in realistic, sustainable ways, without extreme cleanses or burnout.

If today's conversation resonates, this episode also introduces Dr. Duncan's 5-Week Perimenopause Reset Bootcamp, beginning January 27, designed for women who feel hormonally stuck and want structured, supportive guidance.

To join the bootcamp:
Text BOOTCAMP to (402) 524-2888
Introductory price: $97

Next week, we'll dive into Metabolic Plateaus: Why You're Stuck & How to Break Through, unpacking inflammation, hidden stressors, nutrient deficiencies, and detox overload.

Until then, take care, and keep living the good life.

What if building muscle is one of the most powerful things you can do for your metabolism, hormones, and long-term health, especially during perimenopause?

In this episode of The GoodLife in Health and Wellness, Dr. Kate Duncan dives into the science behind muscle as the organ of longevity and why it plays a critical role in metabolic health far beyond aesthetics or weight loss. We explore how muscle supports blood sugar regulation, insulin sensitivity, mitochondrial energy production, hormone balance, immune health, and cognitive clarity, all backed by evidence-based research.

You'll learn why traditional weight-focused resolutions often fail, especially for women navigating perimenopause and menopause, and why shifting your focus to muscle, metabolism, and sustainable habits creates results that actually last. We also discuss why more cardio isn't always better, how strength training protects your metabolism as you age, and simple, realistic action steps you can start using right away.

This episode is part of our New Year, New Metabolism series and connects directly to Dr. Duncan's 5-Week Perimenopause Reset Bootcamp, designed to help women stop fighting their bodies and start working with their biology.

Ready to join the bootcamp?
Text BOOTCAMP to 402-524-2888 to receive a payment link.
The bootcamp is available at an introductory price of just $97.
Once enrolled, you'll be invited to The GoodLife in Health and Wellness community on the Skool platform, with access beginning January 27th.

If you're ready to build strength, support your hormones, and create metabolic health that lasts, this episode is for you.