OUR HEALTHY OUTSIDE STARTS FROM THE INSIDE

Reassess your diet to maintain a healthy weight. "Women should reassess their calorie intake after 40 and should make adjustments to their diets based on their activity levels." (The single best way to lose weight).

Bone up on calcium. Women over 40 need to increase their focus on calcium intake. "Without real effort, most women fall short of the recommended daily allowance.

Gout is a type of arthritis that causes pain, swelling, tenderness, and inflammation in the joints. It affects different body parts like the ears, wrists, knees, ankles, and small joints in the hands. High levels of uric acid in the body typically causes gout, but some other causes include lack of exercise, high levels of alcohol consumption, stress, excessive protein intake, and genetics.

Gout is also linked to other, more serious, health problems so you should seek proper medical treatment.

Your metabolism slows down 2% each decade so eating breakfast every day is essential. Why? Eating at the start of the day works together with your metabolism which is at its peak in the morning and fuels activity.

Studies have shown that women who eat breakfast lose more weight.

Stress is a natural physical and mental reaction to life experiences. Everyone expresses stress from time to time. Anything from everyday responsibilities like work and family to serious life events such as a new diagnosis, war, or the death of a loved one can trigger stress. 

For immediate, short-term situations, stress can be beneficial to your health.

Eating too much sugar has been linked to an increased risk of conditions including diabetes and heart disease.

Most adults eat much more sugar than recommended. The National Institute of Health (NIH) estimate that American adults get 15 percent of calories in their diet from added sugars alone.ilk.