Since turning 40 my well being has grow to be much more of a precedence. Listed here are some methods I’m prioritizing my well being this 12 months. Affiliate hyperlinks included.

40 was a turning level

I don’t know if it was one thing bodily or simply the psychological impact of crossing “over the hill,” however inside the final 12 months, I’ve actually began to need to optimize my well being in a extra deliberate approach. I believe that is widespread for folks round my age, who is perhaps carried out having youngsters and are effectively into their adulting years. I’ve listened to plenty of Jenna Kutcher’s well being story on her podcast, and far of what she has stated resonates with me. 

Once I was youthful, I felt just like the glass was half full. It appeared that actual meals, motion, and contemporary air had been all I wanted to maintain good well being. However now that I’m feeling my physique age, I really feel the necessity to assist it alongside the best way. Enter: a couple of extra dietary supplements, instruments, and routines to realize that objective.

You’ve seen the memes about sleep as you age:

• In your 20s you simply want a sofa and a pillow.
• In your 30s you want a mattress with a pillow and good sheets, maybe a cover.
• And in your 40s you want a darkish room at 65 levels with white noise, blackout curtains, a Tempur-Pedic mattress, and melatonin. (Truly, if I simply don’t drink alcohol, most of my sleep issues are solved!)

And talking of alcohol, there’s this hilarious Reel. I’ve been open about how I’ve considerably reduce on alcohol over the previous few years. 

Methods I’m Prioritizing My Well being

Routines

Life used to really feel extra like a squiggly line. Nowadays I crave a extra even feeling. I need a constant bedtime and wake time, routines in my train schedule, and an easy-to-manage weight loss program primarily based on actual meals. The one night time I stayed up near midnight this final 12 months was for the Survivor finale. Even on New 12 months’s I used to be asleep at my regular bedtime. Getting out of steadiness throws me off, and sticking to my weekly wholesome habits makes me really feel my greatest. You already know you might have some good routines in place while you come residence from trip craving some common rhythms. 

Ladywell

Sponsored by Ladywell. Use the code KATH20 for 20% off.

I lately was launched to Ladywell, a brand new product that goals to steadiness and preserve hormone well being. As I’m now in my 40s with perimenopause on the horizon, I’m extra focused on studying about how hormone imbalances have an effect on our our bodies.

Hormones can influence:

1. Fertility
2. Temper & Feelings
3. Metabolism
4. Libido
5. Sleep
6. Headspace
7. Stamina & Vitality
8. Weight Loss/Achieve

Ladywell is designed for ladies of all ages to steadiness hormones associated to PMS, PMDD, PCOS, fertility, postpartum restoration and perimenopause. The dietary supplements are formulated by docs, girls’s well being specialists, and herbalists to bridge the philosophies of historical Chinese language Medication and fashionable Useful Medication to deal with hormonal well being imbalances. All the pieces is plant-based, third-party examined, and completely freed from synthetic components.

Select between an adaptogenic latte combine in a scrumptious vanilla bean which you can combine into heat milk or your morning espresso, or easy capsules. I discovered the vanilla latte to be scrumptious! I used my Nespresso frother to combine it up with milk for a heat afternoon snack.

The Substances

Listed here are a number of the components inside Ladywell merchandise:

• Adaptogens – If there’s an excessive amount of of 1 hormone, as an example, the adaptogens assist to decrease it. On the flip facet, if there isn’t sufficient of a hormone, adaptogens may help replenish its ranges.
• Herbs – Nervine herbs particularly assist assist the nervous system. They assist ease nervousness, melancholy, overwhelm, irritability, sleep points and on-edginess. There are additionally superherbs with an extended historical past of helpful use.
• Amino acids – These are the constructing blocks of hormones that guarantee you might have what your physique must construct the hormones you depend on.
• Phytoestrogens – Phytoestrogens are plant compounds that may act like estrogens within the physique. These flex to supply mild assist when estrogen is just too low or too excessive.

Examine a number of the particular components right here.

I met with Ashley Rocha, the founding father of Ladywell, to ask a couple of questions.

Are Ladywell merchandise protected to make use of in case you’re utilizing hormonal contraception?

Sure, these merchandise don’t include hormones nor do they deal with circumstances. They merely act to assist and steadiness the pure processes in your physique. If you happen to don’t have a deficiency or extra, your physique will proceed alongside its similar path.

At 41, I’m most likely getting near perimenopause. Would you suggest Ladywell for me?

Sure, for certain! Throughout perimenopause the extent of estrogen — the primary feminine hormone — in your physique rises and falls erratically. Ladywell may help to stabilize this swing and decrease the signs many ladies expertise.

Who’s Ladywell for?

If stabilizing hormone well being is one thing you suppose you may profit from, ask your physician if Ladywell is an efficient match for you.

Biohacking Wellness Merchandise

I’ve additionally talked about lately that I’ve found the magic that’s HigherDose. I additionally discovered about these from Jenna’s podcast, and love that they’re each a wellness product and a feel-good product in a single. It’s a win-win. I purchased the sauna blanket myself, and the corporate despatched me the PEMF Go mat as a evaluation product. Clearly I’m sauna blanket obsessed. I’ve been getting in it virtually each day for 20-40 minutes. I solely have nice issues to say about how I really feel once I get out of the sauna! 

The PEMF Go mat has been on our desk chair for a couple of weeks now. I normally flip the warmth on low (it will get fairly heat sitting right here!) and the frequency of the PEMF (pulse electromagnetic area) to Degree 4. That is the 23 hz beta mind wave that helps stimulate psychological perform, improve focus, and assist with focus. I’ve additionally come down to sit down within the chair on Degree 1-2, which is the delta mind waves to assist recharge and floor once I’m feeling frazzled. It’s exhausting to say if the waves are working magic as a result of psychological power is so subjective, however sitting on the mat at all times makes me really feel higher! 

AG1

Incorporating AG1 into my each day life has been maybe one of the vital modifications. It’s the most costly for the long-term as effectively. Thomas and I began taking AG1 as an experiment to see if we favored how we felt or if we seen a distinction in power. Seems we DID find it irresistible. For the reason that fall we’ve been having AG1 inexperienced smoothies virtually day by day for breakfast. These have: banana, spinach, complete milk, peanut butter, whey protein, and AG1. Nutritionally I really feel actually good about getting greens for breakfast, and the opposite components present an excellent base of protein, carbs, and fats for the day. These smoothies preserve us full all morning lengthy (as a result of they aren’t gentle on energy and are full of all of the macros!). You too can drink it blended with water, which I do once we skip our smoothie. 

AG1 will get my dietary endorsement as a result of it packs a lot right into a scoop with 75 components your physique can simply take up:

Do I believe everybody wants this to be wholesome? Positively not. However in case you’re eager to optimize, I believe it’s an incredible add on (clearly at a price). And because it’s a multivitamin and probiotic in a single, you’ll be able to skip taking these dietary supplements as well as. 

Ingesting Is Enjoyable

However alcohol just isn’t needed! I’ve realized how a lot I like having a drink at 5:00 to “finish the day” and that drink doesn’t must include alcohol to make me comfortable. Whereas I most actually didn’t take part in Dry January whereas in Mexico, the remainder of the month has been very dry! Having a ton of nonalcoholic choices makes this a lot simpler. I had Uncool NA beers whereas out with mates. At residence, Allay, Certainly, Path Magic, Athletic Brewing and Spindrift have been having a second in our home. I can’t wait to see what NA choices come out subsequent! 

Room For Enchancment?

There may be at all times room for enchancment in my consuming patterns. Breakfasts and dinners are strong, however I must do a greater job planning forward with lunches. And naturally the “sugar after a meal” behavior that’s extra a few palate cleanser than anything. I’m additionally at all times preventing for extra yoga / stretching / meditation in my life. The impediment is sort of at all times time, and I believe as my youngsters proceed to become old, that door to do these actions will open wider. I can’t consider Birch is effectively on his approach to 6! 

I’d love to listen to the way you’re placing your well being first in 2024.