Hormones & Sleep: Is Perimenopause Keeping You Awake?
For many women, after many years of sleep deprivation during the child-bearing and rearing years, a good night’s rest is welcomed. Unfortunately, perimenopause, which typically begins sometime in a woman’s mid-to-late 40s and can last anywhere from 2-10 years, may create a whole new set of sleep challenges. In this blog post, Bianca Garilli, ND explores key factors associated with sleep disturbances during perimenopause.
Timing Is Everything: Circadian Rhythm Fasting and Metabolism
Intermittent fasting and its role with circadian rhythms are hot topics in health these days. In this engaging webinar, intermittent fasting expert Amy Shah, MD does a deep dive on the science and her experience using circadian rhythm fasting with patients. She offers several practical tips and protocols that she implements in her practice and answers questions.
We understand that you are busy treating and helping patients and don’t have a lot of extra time to create high-quality patient care materials. That’s why we created this patient resources page. Do you have patients who are having trouble sleeping? Access a sleep hygiene tracker, sleep routine checklist, and tips on healthy sleep habits to ensure you get good-quality Z’s every night. Other topics we cover include nutrition and inflammation, and we update the site frequently.
If you’re trying to maintain a healthy weight, counting sheep may be as important as counting the carbs on your plate or weight repetitions at the gym. Because, while physical activity and a balanced diet are key factors, sleep may be the most overlooked aspect of your weight management plan. Here’s what you need to know about the sleep-weight connection.
Genomics is changing the way clinicians practice today, providing a better understanding of patients and what causes their symptoms. Many practitioners are taught to analyze symptoms like heartburn, anxiety, and chronic pain and come up with a prescription rather than looking at a genetic component that may be connected. In this talk, Bridget Briggs, MD relates that when she sees patients with fibromyalgia, chronic pain or fatigue, or anxiety, she looks at the epigenetic connection to the nervous system or neurology and shares examples of genetic snips that can provide the answers of how to intervene with supplements or changes in diet rather than medications.
