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Dr. Lisa Watson, ND Naturopath

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Dr. Lisa | Menopause & Hormones
🔥 Helping women navigate the mayhem of midlife
🧠 Evidence-based. Straight talk. No BS
🌶️ Perimenopause •Menopause •MHT

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I had my period and then another one two weeks later... WTF?
Is it my Hormones? Ask Dr Lisa.
#HotMessWellness #IsItMyHormones #askDrLisa by @drlisawatsonnd

Wow! Thank you all SO MUCH for your votes!! I am so flattered to have been voted one of the best naturopaths in Toronto! 🏆🏆 I’m in amazing company with the other winners. I’m grateful every day that I get to do the work I do, supporting anyone who has ever asked the question, WHAT THE F@CK IS UP WITH MY HORMONES?!?! ❤️🔥 #readerschoiceawards #readerschoice2025 #torontonaturopath #hotmesswellness Check out the link in bio for ALL the winners! 🥇🥈🥉 by @drlisawatsonnd

Are you ready to take action? Because you know what, you might never FEEL ready. 🤔🏃🏻‍♀️🔥#letsdothistogether #hotmesswellness #perimenopausesupport by @drlisawatsonnd

🌙🌙 Tossing and turning? Ready to start a 3am book club? You're not alone! Up to 60% of people in perimenopause experience insomnia. 😴 #shittystatistic

From hot flashes to hormonal rollercoasters, sleep issues spike during this time of life. But don't worry, it's not just you – for many of us sleep issues are the FIRST symptom of our perimenopause journey.

Sleep is HELLA important, so don’t just roll over and ignore it. Let’s talk and find a way to get you back to sleep, and back to being the badass you are. 🔥🔥🔥
#Perimenopause #SleepMatters #hotmesswellness #sleepsupport #perimenopausetoronto by @drlisawatsonnd

I’ve opened up TWO spaces for new patients next Thursday October 29th. If you’ve been thinking about working together, this is your chance- without the usual 6 week wait list!!! Hit the link in bio 🔗 to book! 🔥🔥🔥 #torontonaturopath #hotmesswellness by @drlisawatsonnd

Any time now. I’ll wait. by @drlisawatsonnd

🚨 PLOT TWIST: PMOS/PCOS is NOT one-size-fits-all.

Four phenotypes. Different presentations. Different symptoms. Different lab results. And yet we’re still handing out cookie-cutter care? 🙄

Make it make sense.

Your hormones are complicated. Your care should be smarter. 🔥🔥

#PMOS #PCOS #hotmesshormones #PMOScare #PMOStoronto by @drlisawatsonnd

Just do it. All the cool kids are doing it. 😉 #perimenopausehumor #hotmesshormones by @drlisawatsonnd

Always dragging by 3 PM? 🥱 It might not just be "life"—your body could be trying to tell you something - and your labs can help us to see exactly what it is. 🧪

Swipe through to see the essential biomarkers I ALWAYS check when a patient is constantly running on empty (hint: it's not just iron!) 📉✨

Want to see how your energy panel measures up? Book an appointment and let's see where your energy may be flagging.

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#hotmesswellness #energyiseverything #labtesting by @drlisawatsonnd

This really happened friends. Perimenopause having a sense of humor over here. Luckily there are strategies that can help:

1. Remember it’s temporary - our brains will adjust to the changing estrogen levels and we’ll be as sharp as we ever were on the other side of menopause
2. Menopausal and perimenopausal hormone therapy can provide our brain with a whisper of estrogen and help to ease these symptoms
3. Omega 3 fatty acids, antioxidants from fruits and vegetables, and supplements like B12 and carnitine all can help fuel our brain and keep it functioning even while our hormones are going AWOL
4. Sleep makes a HUGE difference, so get your zzz’s or get help if you’re struggling with sleep
5. We can usually find a different word that will work, so say what you can (“that day in mid-November”) and move on!

Drop a note below with your favourite experience of anosmia so I don’t feel so alone!

#perimenopausemoments #perimenopausehumour #hotmesswellness #perimenopausenaturopath #perimenopausetoronto by @drlisawatsonnd

Your weight is not your medical history. 👏

Let's talk about weight stigma in healthcare.

It's what happens when your weight becomes the headline, the diagnosis, and somehow the solution to EVERY SINGLE health problem you've ever had.

Exhausted? Lose weight. 📉�
Sleeping terribly? Lose weight. 📉�
Periods going haywire? Lose weight. 📉�F
eeling like your brain has been replaced with mashed potatoes? Have you tried losing weight? 📉�🙄

Here's the problem: when we blame everything on weight, we risk missing the bigger picture.

Women deserve a proper assessment of their symptoms, hormones, sleep, metabolic health, medications, lifestyle and overall wellbeing.

Does weight sometimes matter to health? Absolutely.
Does that mean every woman needs to lose weight to be healthier? Absolutely not.

We can talk about weight without shame. We can support metabolic health without making thinness the goal. And we can treat women like whole human beings instead of a number on a scale. 👏👏👏 (Louder for the people in the back!)

I'm not in the business of making women smaller.
I'm in the business of helping women understand their bodies, make informed decisions and feel damn good about taking care of themselves.
Can we please make that the standard? 🔥🔥🔥

#WeightStigma #MenopauseHealth #Perimenopause #WomensHealth #WeightInclusiveCare by @drlisawatsonnd

Testing for PCOS/PMOS shouldn’t be so damn complicated. Getting this diagnosis *should* be straight forward.

You just need to have 2 out of 3:

🔥 an irregular period
🔥 symptoms of androgen dominance or testing showing elevated androgens (like testosterone)
🔥 an elevated AMH or evidence of cysts on ultrasound

Remember, PCOS/PMOS is a diagnosis of PATTERNS, not a single symptom or single lab test. Which means GOOD QUALITY testing should look a little deeper (and be a hell of a lot more strategic!!!)

And here’s the kicker: you can have PCOS/PMOS with “normal” labs… ESPECIALLY if no one bothered to test the right ones, at the right time.

If you’ve been told “everything looks fine” but your symptoms are loud—irregular cycles, acne, hair changes, stubborn weight—your body is not lying.
It’s time to test smarter, not just more.

#PCOS #HormoneHealth #hotmesshormones #hotmesswellness #PCOSnaturopath by @drlisawatsonnd