What Does Your Women's Healthcare Expert Use at Home?
Our favorite resources to support women’s health during perimenopause and menopause
What Does Your Women's Healthcare Expert Use at Home?
Our favorite resources to support women’s health during perimenopause and menopause
“An exercise snack is just like it sounds. It’s a small bit of exercise. These are things that really we can fit in through the day” explains Kate Willis, Nurse Practitioner. In this episode of Menopause Rescue, Dr. Polly Watson and Kate Willis discuss their favorite lifestyle resources to support women’s health during perimenopause and menopause. They explore fitness programs that emphasize the importance of mobility and injury prevention while introducing the concept of ‘exercise snacks’ throughout the day to support optimal health.
“The more I have life experience being a human, the more I realize that our nervous systems are really foundational to our health and our healing.”
Kate and Dr. Watson discuss meal prep hacks for families with different lifestyle needs and the use of blood glucose monitors for metabolic health. “We’ve done all this sort of shame and blame of I’m not trying hard enough and I’m not counting my macros enough. Well, maybe the stress from all that is actually counterproductive,” says Dr. Polly Watson. They also highlight the importance of nervous system health, recommending Primal Trust as a tool for holistic well-being and more. Packed with practical advice and personal insights, this episode empowers women to take charge of their health and well-being during this transformative phase.
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Key Takeaways:
🌸 Practical advice and personal insights to empower women during this transformative phase.
🌸 Introduction of the concept of ‘exercise snacks’ for daily movement and the exploration of fitness programs that focus on mobility and injury prevention.
🌸 Discussion on meal prep hacks for families with diverse lifestyle needs as well as the use of blood glucose monitors for assessing metabolic health.
🌸 Emphasis on the importance of nervous system health and recommendation of Primal Trust as a tool for holistic well-being.
“An exercise snack is just like it sounds. It’s a small bit of exercise. These are things that really we can fit in through the day” explains Kate Willis, Nurse Practitioner. In this episode of Menopause Rescue, Dr. Polly Watson and Kate Willis discuss their favorite lifestyle resources to support women’s health during perimenopause and menopause. They explore fitness programs that emphasize the importance of mobility and injury prevention while introducing the concept of ‘exercise snacks’ throughout the day to support optimal health.
“The more I have life experience being a human, the more I realize that our nervous systems are really foundational to our health and our healing.”
Kate and Dr. Watson discuss meal prep hacks for families with different lifestyle needs and the use of blood glucose monitors for metabolic health. “We’ve done all this sort of shame and blame of I’m not trying hard enough and I’m not counting my macros enough. Well, maybe the stress from all that is actually counterproductive,” says Dr. Polly Watson. They also highlight the importance of nervous system health, recommending Primal Trust as a tool for holistic well-being and more. Packed with practical advice and personal insights, this episode empowers women to take charge of their health and well-being during this transformative phase.
In this episode of Menopause Rescue, Dr. Polly Watson and nurse practitioner Kate Willis discuss their favorite resources to support women’s health during perimenopause and menopause. They explore fitness programs that emphasize the importance of mobility and injury prevention, and introduce the concept of ‘exercise snacks’ for daily movement. They discuss meal prep hacks for families with different lifestyle needs and the use of blood glucose monitors for metabolic health. Kate and Dr. Watson emphasize the importance of nervous system health, recommending Primal Trust as a tool for holistic well-being. They also discuss the benefits of the Femmenessence supplement and addressing vaginal health with Intrarosa. Packed with practical advice and personal insights, this episode empowers women to take charge of their health and well-being during this transformative phase.
Quotes:
- “As we’re really getting stronger, we really want to make sure we’re emphasizing mobility, injury prevention and just not feeling so creaky.” Dr. Polly Watson
- “An exercise snack is just like it sounds. It’s a small bit of exercise. These are things that really we can fit in through the day.” Kate Willis NP-C
- “We’ve done all this sort of shame and blame of I’m not trying hard enough and I’m not counting my macros enough. Well, maybe the stress from all that is actually counterproductive.” Dr. Polly Watson
- “The longer I do this work and the more I have life experience being a human, the more I realize that our nervous systems are really, really foundational to our health and our healing. We live in a world that really assaults our nervous system on a minute-by-minute basis.” Kate Willis NP-C
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Meet the host!
Dr. Polly Watson is a board certified OBGYN who has additional training in menopausal medicine, sexual medicine and functional medicine.
She looks forward to sharing her knowledge with you to help find a solution to address the imbalance in your system and restore your health.
In 2019 I left my job as an employed physician with a large organization and started Hormone Wellness MD. I started with no staff working out of a single room. Since then, my staff has grown to a team of 5 and we’ve helped over 1,100 people on their health journey.
Meet the Guest Speaker!
Kate Willis, NP-C, IFMCP is a virtual nurse practitioner for Hormone Wellness MD. She’s been working in women’s health for 15 years in the field of gynecologic oncology and sexual wellness.
In 2021, Kate received her certification through the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM), and is thankful for such solid and evidence-based training. She uses it daily in her care for patients as she works to address the root cause of disease and dysfunction in the body. As of 2024, she is also a Menopause Society Certified nurse practitioner who is ready to help with your perimenopause and menopause questions. Click here to become a patient!
I love working with women because I think women change the world.
Meet the host!
Dr. Polly Watson is a board certified OBGYN who has additional training in menopausal medicine, sexual medicine and functional medicine.
She looks forward to sharing her knowledge with you to help find a solution to address the imbalance in your system and restore your health.
In 2019 I left my job as an employed physician with a large organization and started Hormone Wellness MD. I started with no staff working out of a single room. Since then, my staff has grown to a team of 5 and we’ve helped over 1,100 people on their health journey.
Meet the Guest!
Kate Willis, NP-C, IFMCP is a virtual nurse practitioner for Hormone Wellness MD. She’s been working in women’s health for 15 years in the field of gynecologic oncology and sexual wellness.
In 2021, Kate received her certification through the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM), and is thankful for such solid and evidence-based training. She uses it daily in her care for patients as she works to address the root cause of disease and dysfunction in the body. As of 2024, she is also a Menopause Society Certified nurse practitioner who is ready to help with your perimenopause and menopause questions. Click here to become a patient!
I love working with women because I think women change the world.
