03/11/2026
It's Tea Time Tuesday!โ๏ธ
Did you know that 1 in 2 Americans uses a screen in bed every single night and more than 56% of perimenopausal women are already sleeping less than the recommended 7 hours? Friend, your phone is not just stealing your sleep. It's stealing your hormonal balance!
On today's episode of the Essence of Health Tea Time Podcast, Dr. Shayla will be spilling "๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ง ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ-๐ญ๐จ-๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐๐จ๐๐ฒ'๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ."
Check out this brand new episode as Dr. Shayla breaks down a hot-off-the-press survey from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) revealing just how much our bedtime scrolling habits are wrecking our rest and why women in midlife are paying the highest price. On todayโs show weโre diving into an article from the AASM titled โAmericans are โdoomscrollingโ at bedtime, prioritizing screen time over sleep.โ
Listen to todayโs episode to get the tea onโฆ
โ๏ธWhat the AASM's 2025 Sleep Prioritization Survey revealed about Americans' bedtime screen habits
โ๏ธ What blue light actually does to your melatonin and cortisol levels, and why this hits harder for women in perimenopause and menopause
โ๏ธ The progesterone-sleep connection that your doctor probably didnโt mention to you and why waking up at 3am may be a hormone story, not a stress story
โ๏ธ How chronic sleep deprivation drives hormonal imbalance that leads to insulin resistance, hunger cue dysregulation, and weight gain
โ๏ธ Why Daylight Saving Time is more than just a 1 hour inconvenience and how the time change can come with health and safety risks
โ๏ธ Dr. Shaylaโs โsleepy scrolling teaโ on the 5 tips to integrate into your sleep routine starting tonight to improve your quality of sleep
Check out today's episode on your favorite podcast platform including Apple, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon and more!
Listen to the end to learn more about our FREE ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ณ that you can take right now to gain more insight into your own sleep habits, along with personal action tips to a better nightโs sleep and hormonal balance.
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