The Metabolism Fix

Restore Your Body's Ability to Build Muscle & Lose Fat Fast

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About the Book

For every woman who has lost weight only to gain it back again, The Metabolism Fix is your path to true body freedom. This breakthrough muscle-first plan shows you how to build lean muscle, boost metabolism, balance midlife hormones, and finally burn stubborn fat so you can feel strong, energized, and confident at any age—without dieting or deprivation.

We’ve been chasing the wrong goal when it comes to losing inches and looking and feeling our best. The number on the scale can’t measure health, vitality, or longevity—muscle does. Chronic dieting strips away precious muscle, slows metabolism, accelerates aging, and makes fat gain easier and fat loss harder. That was the old way.

The Metabolism Fix is the new way.

Instead of shrinking your body through restriction and willpower, you rebuild your metabolism through strength. When you shift your focus from losing weight to building muscle, you reignite fat burning, restore energy, support healthy hormones, and finally step off the diet roller coaster—for good.

When you learn to fuel and train your body strategically—with optimal protein, fiber-rich carbs that support your gut microbiome, and resistance training that challenges and preserves lean muscle—you transform not just how you look, but how you age. Prioritize muscle and repair your metabolism, increase strength and resilience, boost confidence, and create a body that works for you, not against you.

Muscle is the metabolism fix.

Whether you want to lose stubborn fat, boost energy, balance midlife hormones, or you’re already thin but lack muscle tone and metabolic resilience, this book gives you the complete roadmap. Inside you’ll find a proven muscle-first nutrition and strength plan, simple workouts for every fitness level, and dozens of recipes, meal plans, and tools designed to help you build lean muscle, burn fat, and support healthy aging.

This isn’t another diet. It’s a new operating system for your body—one that helps you build strength, fire up your metabolism, and step into your most powerful, energized years yet.

Muscle changes everything. And starting today, it’s going to change you.

About the Author

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JJ Virgin is a renowned keynote speaker, triple board-certified nutrition expert, fitness hall-of-famer, and four-time New York Times bestselling author. JJ has been featured on Dr. Phil, the Today show, Dr. Oz, and Rachael Ray, cohosted TLC’s Freaky Eaters, and has hosted two PBS specials. JJ is the chair of A4M’s Profitable Practice Blueprint, the nutrition and fitness speaker for Tony Robbins, and the chief metabolic health officer for Lindora Metabolic Health and Wellness. She regularly speaks to audiences of over 10,000 and has shared the stage with icons like Seth Godin, Gary Vaynerchuk, and Dr. Mark Hyman. As founder of the Health Business Growth Collective (formerly Mindshare), she leads the most influential community of health entrepreneurs, helping practitioners scale their businesses and amplify their impact. Her Muscle Changes Everything philosophy empowers people to break free of outdated weight loss dogma and embrace aging powerfully.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Gallery Books (December 29, 2026)
  • Length: 368 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781501155345

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Raves and Reviews

“The quality of your life is determined by the quality of your energy. The Metabolism Fix gives you the roadmap to build the strength, vitality, and metabolic health that fuel an extraordinary life. JJ Virgin has created a blueprint that can change not only how you age—but how you live.”

–Tony Robbins, New York Times bestselling author of Life Force

 

The Metabolism Fix is the book every woman in midlife needs on her shelf. JJ Virgin makes the science of muscle, metabolism, and powerful aging actionable and empowering. This isn't about shrinking; it's about building the strongest version of yourself starting today!”

–Tamsen Fadal, New York Times bestselling author of How to Menopause and host of The Tamsen Show Podcast

 

“To have a healthy brain, you must have a healthy body. In The Metabolism Fix, my friend and mentor JJ Virgin connects metabolic health to energy, focus, mood, and long-term brain health. Her practical plan for building muscle, prioritizing protein, and recovering well can help you create a stronger body, a healthier brain, and a better life.”

–Daniel G. Amen, M.D., New York Times bestselling author of Change Your Brain, Change Your Life and founder of Amen Clinics

 

“The Metabolism Fix delivers a message that deserves to be heard: growing older does not have to mean growing weaker. JJ Virgin brilliantly reframes muscle as essential metabolic machinery, fundamental to our strength, resilience, independence, and longevity. More than a book about metabolism, this is a powerful blueprint for taking control of how we age.”

–David Perlmutter, M.D., New York Times bestselling author of Grain Brain and Brain Defenders

 

“The worst possible way to try to lose weight is: eat less, do more cardio, and burn through the muscle that keeps your metabolism online. JJ Virgin fixes that. The Metabolism Fix is the muscle-first biohack for losing fat without becoming weaker, slower, and easier to kill. JJ shows you how to use protein, resistance training, smart movement, and recovery to upgrade your metabolism and perform better at any age. Read this before you start another diet—or use a GLP-1 without a plan to protect your muscle.”

–Dave Asprey, New York Times bestselling author of The Bulletproof Diet

 

“For too long, women have been prescribed smaller portions, more cardio, and lower expectations for what their bodies can do as they age. In The Metabolism Fix, JJ Virgin replaces that outdated prescription with a science-based strategy centered on muscle. She shows how protein, resistance training, recovery, and metabolic health work together to build strength, improve body composition, and support a longer, more vital life.”

–Sara Szal M.D., New York Times bestselling author of Women, Food, and Hormones

 

“In midlife it’s as if we are on a quest to build muscle while we burn fat and yet often this quest feels confusing and without a clear direction. That is until now.  JJ Virgin, one of the most trusted voices in the health space refines how you can once again take control of your body in her book The Metabolism Fix—it is not only accessible but actionable and will lead you towards a stronger you.”

–Vonda Wright, M.D., New York Times bestselling author of Unbreakable and orthopedic sports surgeon

 

The Metabolism Fix is a fantastic, evidence-backed guide to everything you need to age gracefully: build muscle, improve body composition, and feel strong every step of the way.” 

–Marie Forleo, New York Times bestselling author of Everything is Figureoutable

 

“I'm blown away! The Metabolism Fix delivers cutting-edge science in a way that's simple, inspiring, and easy-to-implement. If you want to transform your body, this book is the roadmap to do it.”

–Shawn Stevenson, nationally bestselling author of Sleep Smarter and Eat Smarter

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