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Join date: Feb 23, 2023
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Amanda has been a Family Nurse Practitioner for over 16 years and a nurse for over 20 years. As her career and personal life have evolved, her passion and interests have lead her to the cross-roads of functional medicine and women's hormones. Today, she is sees clients, offers speaking engagements and teaches classes hoping to share her knowledge with as many women as she can reach. She is passionate, engaging and a powerful educator. When she's not educating women, she can be found dancing in the kitchen with her 5 kids, trying to look flexible in yoga or trying a new recipe in the kitchen. She is excited to meet you in class!
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Mar 27, 2026 ∙ 2 min
Why sleep changes in midlife (and what actually helps)
One of the most common things women say in their 40s and 50s is: “I used to sleep great. Now I wake up constantly.” Hormones certainly play a role. But sleep disruption in midlife is usually influenced by several different systems working together. Hormones and Sleep Estrogen and progesterone both support sleep in different ways. Progesterone tends to have calming effects on the brain. Estrogen helps regulate body temperature and neurotransmitters involved in sleep. As these hormones...
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Mar 20, 2026 ∙ 2 min
The Morning Habit That Resets Your Sleep, Hormones, and Metabolism
Most sleep advice focuses on nighttime routines. But sleep actually starts the moment you wake up. The most powerful signal your body receives each day is light . Morning light tells your brain that the day has begun. That signal sets off a cascade of biological events. What Morning Light Does Light entering the eyes sends information to the brain’s master clock. This triggers several changes: cortisol rises to help you wake up body temperature increases metabolism activates alertness...
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Mar 13, 2026 ∙ 2 min
Why earlier bedtime creates better sleep
A common comment I hear from women is this: “I still get seven hours of sleep.” The assumption is that if the total hours add up, sleep should be fine. (I know I've been guilty of this thought process before!) But sleep physiology doesn’t work that way. Not all hours of sleep are equal. The timing of sleep matters just as much as the duration. The Deep Sleep Window Sleep cycles through different stages throughout the night. The most restorative stage is called deep sleep , sometimes referred...
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