Has Menopause Lowered Your Metabolism?

One of the complaints that I often hear from women who are going through menopause is the fact that they are having a difficult time keeping their weight off. There are a number of different reasons why this may be the case, but the fact that the estrogen level and progesterone levels of a woman's body are lowering rapidly is enough to lower their metabolism right along with it. Where a woman might have had a great metabolism before entering into menopause, she may now be experiencing low metabolism which will make it very difficult for her to burn off any food that she is eating.