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😴 Still Tired? You’re Not Alone
Sleep struggles, AI’s impact on women’s health, and why your ovaries hold the key to longevity—plus, what’s keeping me curious this week.
The Sleep Struggle Is Real 😴
Think you’re doing everything right and still can’t sleep? It’s not just you—women’s biology makes restful sleep an uphill battle. We’re breaking down what actually works.
Plus:
🔹 AI & Women’s Health – Is artificial intelligence fixing healthcare or reinforcing old biases?
🔹 Ovarian Aging & Brain Health – Why your ovaries are key to metabolism, cognition, and longevity.
🔹 What Keeps Me Curious – My decaf switch, a must-read pregnancy book, and an AI dinner hack you’ll love.
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💡 Ready to dig in? Let’s go.
🤔 AI in Women’s Healthcare: Will It Fix Medicine or Just Automate the Same Old Bias?
💡 AI in healthcare is exploding—but what if it’s just automating the same mistakes medicine has made for decades?
💡 Women are already misdiagnosed, ignored, and under-researched. Now, AI is learning from those blind spots.
💡 If we don’t fix the foundation—better data, smarter reimbursement, and unbiased research—AI will scale inequality, not solve it.
🚀 So, what’s the fix? Dive in to find out. ⬇️
🙌🏼 Related: Read Caroline Criado Perez’s book Invisible Women, which details the data bias in a world designed for men. It is well beyond healthcare.
💤 The Sleep Struggle is Real: Why Women Can’t Sleep & What to Do
Women’s sleep is different—and most advice ignores it. From hormonal changes to sleep apnea misdiagnoses, here’s what’s wrecking your sleep (and science-backed ways to fix it).
Plus, expert insights from Dr. Chris Winter, American sleep researcher, neurologist, and author of The Sleep Solution.
🙌🏼 Related: On the verge of burnout…or already there? Learn what Dr. Renee Wellenstein has to say about how to Prevent (or Fix) Burnout.
🧠 Your Ovaries Are Talking to Your Brain—Are You Listening?
Your ovaries are in constant conversation with your brain, metabolism, and immune system. And here’s the kicker—they age faster than the rest of your body. Scientists like Dr. Jennifer Garrison & Dr. Lisa Mosconi are uncovering shocking links between ovarian aging and Alzheimer’s, longevity, and overall health.
🔹 What’s the connection?
🔹 Why hasn’t this been studied more?
🔹 What can we do about it?
🙌🏼 Related: Learn why ovulation is important for women’s health. Listener favorites Dr Jerilynn Prior and Dr. Lara Briden joined me on Fempower Health. Click here to read instead.
🙌🏼 What’s Keeping Me Curious
🔹 My Sleep Hack: After 7 PM, I put on these blue light glasses and as for the morning, I recently switched to decaf coffee. If I need a boost, I will drink a caffeinated coffee, but I have found that to be so rare. Game changers for sleep. #sleepawarenessweek
🔹 New Book: If you or any of your friends are pregnant and looking for a great resource, share this book by Leslie Schrock - Bumpin': The Modern Guide to Pregnancy
🔹 AI Can Help you with Dinner Plans 😲: Struggling with what to make for dinner? Go into your favorite AI tool and type in the ingredients you have and ask it to suggest recipes for you. Have an AI prompt you love? Please share!
📬 Have thoughts or experiences to share? Hit reply—I’d love to hear from you!
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