DrShelley Meyer

08/04/2025

Happy from my favorite park! What's your favorite place to take a nature scene pic at WDW?

07/25/2025

🐵Let's take a lesson from our Animal Kingdom friends and give someone we live a nice big hug today! Happy , wishing you all love and hugs out there 🤗!

07/17/2025

Tired but wired? Can't sleep? Gaining weight around the middle? 🤔 Maybe it's your cortisol...
I'm happy to be partnering with Welltech (creators of my favorite fitness app ) to bring you my first in a series of integrative hormone health videos. In this video I'm diving deep into how to balance cortisol through functional nutrition, daily lifestyle shifts, and simple supplement support. The link is in my Linktree, hope you can check it out! (This is on the YouTube channel, not my channel just fyi).

06/13/2025

New video all about healthy hormone levels and what , when, and how to have your hormone levels checked including:
✅ Estradiol
✅ Progesterone
✅Dhea
✅Full thyroid panels
✅Shbg
✅ Testosterone
And more!
Optimal levels, timing, and symptoms of highs and lows-it'ss all in the video and in my guide on my blog, perimenopause.help.
Happy Friday, hope you all have a great weekend!

06/05/2025

05/20/2025

So, seeing this picture you might ask who is that handsome genius ..but you may also ask "What are the 4 Stages of Adrenal Fatigue?"
Well today's blog post dives into that exact topic and how to recognize and understand its connection with perimenopause and other female hormone shifts!
In brief the 4 Stages are:
Stage 1 – Alarm: Your body goes into “fight or flight” mode. Cortisol spikes, blood sugar rises, and you may feel wired, anxious, or have trouble sleeping.

Stage 2 – Resistance: Stress is ongoing. Cortisol stays high, and symptoms like belly weight gain, cravings, irritability, and energy crashes become common.

Stage 3 – Exhaustion: Your adrenals can’t keep up. Cortisol starts to drop, and you feel flat-out fatigued, unmotivated, or foggy.

Stage 4 – Burnout: Cortisol production bottoms out. This stage mimics adrenal insufficiency—think chronic fatigue, low blood pressure, and difficulty getting out of bed.

These stages aren’t “just in your head”—they reflect real changes in cortisol production over time. Knowing where you are is the first step toward reclaiming your energy.
Full post is here and the link is in my Linktree

https://www.perimenopause.help/4-stages-of-adrenal-fatigue/
adrenalfatigue

05/15/2025

Like the new look? No, I haven't started wearing adult diapers 😆 (yet...) but I wanted to share how much I love castor oil packs to help soothe inflammation!!!
Castor oil packs are great for:
🎈Bloating
🤬an angry liver that needs help detoxing
😖Painful periods, cramps, ovarian cyst pain, fibroid discomfort and/or general abdominal discomfort
Queen of Thrones is my favorite as you can apply the oil to the cloth then tie it around you and it's so comfy and less messy than the traditional packs.
💡 It's best to wear it overnight for maximum effect but if that's too much for you then keep it for 2-3 hours.
I'll link the queen of thrones in my Linktree if you want to check it out.

04/26/2025

Did you know low progesterone can cause irregular periods, insomnia, mood swings, anxiety, night sweats and more? Check out my blog that just went up all about the 5 Best Herbs for Progesterone! These herbs can be game changers in perimenopause, and can also be helpful for women at any age with irregular periods or sleep issues. link in profile, on my Linktree, and here: https://www.perimenopause.help/herbs-for-progesterone/

04/18/2025

Night sweats. Racing thoughts. Sleepless nights. Sound familiar?

Perimenopause and Menopause can wreak havoc on your sleep—and your stress levels. That’s where the Muse headband comes in. This wearable tech uses real-time biofeedback to help you quiet your mind, lower cortisol, and get the deep sleep your hormones are begging for.

As a functional medicine doctor (and fellow menopausal woman with a track record of poor sleep), I tested it myself—and the results were impressive!

Tap the link in bio to read my full blog post on how Muse can help you take back your nights.

It's not a cheap tool, but you can save some money with this link, and if it's in your budget it's definitely worth checking out. It is a proven tool to boost brain power, lower cortisol and increase resilience, and improve sleep! 20% Discount link: https://bit.ly/3Gqxplc




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03/26/2025

Hair loss is a problem I hear often from my patients and I have experienced it myself. I just wrote a comprehensive blog all about the potential causes (there are many) and solutions (again many). I'll put the link in my Linktree in my profile or just go directly to my blog on my profile, but to sum it up:
✅Hair loss in peri and menopause can come from hormone changes, the stress caused from hormone changes or life changes, thyroid imbalance that can commonly occur in mid life, or even mineral or vitamin deficiencies
✅A good way to narrow down the cause or causes (it's often not just one thing) it's best to meet up with your healthcare provider and start with some tests like vitamin D, thyroid testing, progesterone to estrogen ratios 7 to 10 days before your expected cycle for those with regular cycles or randomly for those who don't, testosterone levels checks, iron and ferritin testing, and/or cortisol testing (preferably via saliva or urine testing).
✅Solutions can include correcting the above imbalances, working on stress, laser therapy, topical therapy, herbs and more (check out the blog for my detailed list)
✅https://www.perimenopause.help/menopause-and-hair-loss/

03/18/2025

Happy St Patrick's Day 💚💚💚

03/14/2025

Want to balance your hormones and boost your gut health? Are you already a fan of Happy Mammoth supplements? Enter to win a gift box full of Happy Mammoth Hormone and gut health goodies ♥️🎉!
Rules are simple:
Go to the link to enter and earn bonus entries https://kingsumo.com/g/19942v1/happy-mammoth-giveaway, and like this post or yesterday's post, follow me on Instagram, and tag 2 friends! Good luck, I'll be announcing the winners (2 will win the full package and 2 will win Hormone Harmony and Hormone Harmony+) in my stories on 3/20.