Women's Longevity Medicine · Brisbane
Menopausal Weight Gain, Metabolic Health & Long-Term Healthspan
Longevity medicine isn't cold plunges, supplements, or aesthetic procedures. It is the science of making your body stronger, more resilient, and biologically younger — so the decades ahead are productive, functional, and fully lived. Dr. Kaushiki Dwivedee looks at your whole system — hormones, metabolism, cardiovascular biology, bone density, brain health, sleep, and inflammation — and builds a plan for the person you will be at 70, 80, and beyond.
Why Menopause Changes Your Metabolism
Declining oestrogen during perimenopause and menopause is linked to shifts in fat distribution, reduced muscle mass, insulin sensitivity changes, and accelerated bone loss. The changes worked on now won't be visible for years — that's exactly the point. Generic "eat less, move more" advice rarely addresses the underlying hormonal and metabolic drivers, which is why this is assessed clinically.
Hormonal Optimisation
Where relevant, integrated with HRT care rather than treated separately.
Metabolic Health
Insulin sensitivity, body composition, and fat distribution changes at midlife.
Biomarker Testing
Bloodwork-guided assessment rather than a one-size-fits-all programme.
Cardiovascular Risk
Risk factors that shift after menopause, assessed and managed proactively.
Cognitive Reserve
Brain health and sleep, protected as part of the same long-term plan.
Bone Density
Osteopenia and osteoporosis risk, assessed and addressed early.
A Lifespan Approach, Not an Isolated Programme
This programme sits within Dr. Kaushiki's broader model of care across the full female reproductive and hormonal lifespan — fertility and gynaecological surgery through perimenopause and into long-term healthspan. Weight and metabolic changes at midlife are treated as part of that continuum, informed by the same clinical depth she brings to IVF and reproductive medicine at Monash IVF.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is menopausal weight gain inevitable?
- It's common, but where it settles and how much can be influenced by addressing the underlying metabolic and hormonal drivers, not diet and exercise alone.
- Do I need HRT for this programme?
- No — the metabolic and longevity programme can stand alone, though for many women it's more effective when integrated with hormonal assessment.
- Is this a weight-loss programme?
- It's broader than that: the focus is metabolic, bone, cardiovascular, and cognitive health across midlife, of which body composition is one part.
Book a Longevity & Metabolic Health Consultation
Packages are booked directly through Longevity Shift.
This page provides general information about services offered and does not constitute medical advice. Any treatment or programme is determined following a consultation with Dr. Kaushiki Dwivedee. Clinical consultations available to patients in Australia and India only; visitors to Brisbane may book in person regardless of country of residence.