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When Jana Stewart, 54, a hormone and midlife health coach and bodybuilder, first hit perimenopause she was doing everything “right.” Between regular exercise and healthy eating, “I’d never had a problem losing weight before,” she tells ESSENCE. But, she still gained about 15 pounds that just wouldn’t budge. “Suddenly, everything that used to work
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