Posts by Bliss Lewis, Page 9
CBT-I: Why Behavioral Treatment Is First-Line for Menopausal Insomnia
Key Points Summary
✓ Robust evidence base: CBT-I works for menopausal insomnia whether or not hot flashes or mood disorders are presen...
It’s Not Just Hormones: The Bigger Picture of Perimenopausal Sleep
Key Points Summary
✓ Multiple converging factors: Mood changes, sleep disorders, life stress, and metabolic shifts all intensify durin...
Hot Flashes, Night Sweats, and the Sleep Disruption Cycle
Key Points Summary
✓ Significant but not the whole story: Vasomotor symptoms contribute to sleep disruption but don't fully explain it...
The Hormone and Sleep Connection: How Estrogen and Progesterone Shape Your Nights
Key Points Summary
✓ Direct brain effects: Estrogen and progesterone act directly on brain systems that regulate sleep, independent of...
Perimenopause Insomnia: Why It Happens & How to Fix It
Understanding the unique nature of sleep disruption during the menopausal transition
Key Points Summary
✓ Unique pattern: Perimenopau...
Supplements for Depression: A Quiet Guide to What Helps, What Harms, and What to Hold Lightly
There is a particular mood that often shows up right before someone asks me about supplements.It is not quite desperation. It is no...
Nutrition and Depression: Not a Miracle Cure, Not a Moral Test, But a Real Lever
There is a quiet kind of hope I see when people talk about food and mood.Not the bright, performative kind. More like a small inter...
Inflammation and Depression: What We Know, What’s Still Unclear, and How to Use This Information Without Getting Lost
Here’s something that surprises a lot of people.Depression is not only a “mind” condition. For a meaningful subset of people, depre...
Exercise for Depression: The Minimum Effective Dose, the Best Types, and How to Begin When Motivation Is Gone
There is a particular kind of suffering that does not announce itself.It looks like silence. It looks like canceled plans. It looks...
Sleep and Depression: Why Treating Insomnia Can Change Your Mood More Than You Expect
Here’s something that surprises people.When you are depressed, sleep is not just a symptom. For many people, it is part of the engi...