TOOLS FOR THE
BIGGEST
TRANSITION OF YOUR ADULT LIFE
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→ You’ve been initiated! and are experiencing the biochemical, hormonal, and spiritual processes we call perimenopause.
→ It’s wrecked your confidence and hijacked your body and mind. Your ovaries are sputtering, and your brain is foggy. Memory lapses are for REAL.
→ Middle age is showing, around your middle. You’re tired but can’t sleep. Sex? Nah. BUT, punching everyone in the face seems like a good idea! So does getting a PhD!
→ Tingling? Itchiness? Palpitations? UTIs & incontinence? Vaginal dryness? Joint pain? Negative changes in your lipid panel? Pre-Diabetes? … You want to know what the FAAARK is going on.
“CONSIDER YOUR 40S THE MAGIC DECADE. THE DECADE THAT CAN GIVE YOU THE MOST LEVERAGE WHEN IT COMES TO HEALTHSPAN, IF YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT.”
Life hits differently after your reproductive years. Nine out of ten women enter this season of life unprepared. If you’re one of these women, you may be asking, “Where’s the manual on how to do this?” I mean, nobody told you about the menopause appetizer—the time when hormones would be changing as rapidly as they did in middle school, the time when your brain shifts from running on gas, let’s say, to running on electricity. You didn’t realize wetting the bed would become a thing again or that you would grow whiskers!
Midlife for women is a time of significant transition and change, often marked by shifts in hormone levels due to menopause. This stage presents unique health challenges, including potential increases in cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, and certain cancers, as well as psychological changes related to work, family, and relationships. However, midlife can also be a time of growth and empowerment, with opportunities to focus on personal well-being and proactively manage your health for a longer, better life.
ARE YOU READY
TO UPLEVEL?
MIDIMANUAL IS HOME TO THE METHOD AND SYSTEMS
YOU NEED TO BUILD YOUR BEST MIDLIFE. LEVEL UP BY TAKING YOURSELF STEP BY STEP THROUGH THE MANUAL ON YOUR OWN TIME, AT YOUR OWN PACE.
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STEP 1: DEFINE
THE METABOLIC POWER OF STORY
STEP 2: EMPOWER
THE A.R.T. OF THE PRACTICE
STEP 3: ADVISE
PUT YOUR METABOLIC HOUSE IN ORDER
STEP 4: CREATE
A SCHEDULE OF HEALTH
STEP 5: INTEGRATE
A MIDLIFE SUPPORT SQUAD
STEP 6: BALANCE
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S h a e M i t c h e l l, CFNP
Creator of MIDIMANUAL
MIDIMANUAL is the system I use to RESET, REBUILD, and RECLAIM my RESILIENCE during midlife. It's also what I depend on to SHAPE and SHIELD my HEALTHSPAN. Here you will gain access to a curated body of multi-dimensional tools and a reflective space designed to care for your midlife transition at home and in partnership with your healthcare team. The content reads like a magazine, a popular, general interest publication focused on a woman’s premenopause experience with optional personalized “workshops” nested within and available for purchase. Content is updated periodically to reflect advances in the area of women’s midlife interests related to healthcare. Note: This is a "need-to-know" resource. Everything you need to know to begin your midi journey is here. I've spent a decade figuring it out so you can hit the ground running.
FAQ
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Women in midlife. Women who want to get ahead of the menopause transition. Women who are in the menopause transition. Women who are beyond the menopause transition and haven’t yet addressed their health concerns. Spouses who want to see their partners thrive.
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MIDIMANUAL is Ideal for busy women who want to learn specific skills or gain knowledge in a particular area without committing to a long-term program.
The manual allows midilearners to fill in knowledge gaps or acquire new skills quickly. Knowledge gained here is designed to be easily incorporated into daily routines and builds momentum towards larger goals.
It emphasizes practical, self-care tips and tricks that can be applied immediately.
The manual contributes to micro-habits: small, manageable actions that require minimal effort and can be completed in a short amount of time.
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In an era dominated by digital technology, it can feel like handwriting is a lost art. However, a growing body of research suggests that the act of writing by hand has significant cognitive benefits.
Handwriting can have a range of advantages for the brain, including a calming effect, coordination of the left and right brain, boosting cognitive skills, inspiring creativity, sharpening aging minds, and improving memory. It also involves more of the brain than typing does.
While digital devices offer numerous benefits, over-reliance can lead to cognitive offloading. This is when we rely on external tools, such as smartphones or computers, to remember information for us, potentially impacting our memory and motor skills. Therefore it’s important to strike a balance between the convenience of digital tools and the cognitive benefits of handwriting. The key is to incorporate handwriting into our daily routines, whether it’s jotting down notes, simply doodling on a notepad, or keeping a MIDIMANUAL.
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Please do! Hopefully they have additional training in women’s health past their reproductive years, but if they’re like the majority of health care professionals, they do not. I created MIDIMANUAL to teach women about options they have for supporting their health in their 40s and beyond, from nutrition to natural medicine to medical options. Further, MIDIMANUAL will empower women in how to advocate for themselves with their doctors and seek the tests and support they need to feel their best.
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MIDIMANUAL is not a medical service and we do not offer medical advice nor do we have prescriptive capabilities. Our objective is to prepare you to advocate for yourself within the medical community and beyond while providing you with resources you need to build your healthcare team, one that includes the right physicians in telemedicine, or not, who can provide you with prescriptions when needed.
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Functional lab tests offer amazing clues for creating a personalized approach to wellnss and MIDIMANUAL will recommend a number of test options that can add to your care plan. But, these tests still have limitations. For this reason, a holistic and comprehensive approach is needed for the best results.
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Probably not. Midlife symptoms can last for years before and after your last period. Other health risks even increase after menopause due to the loss of hormones. Supporting your hormone health, especially now, can benefit you for the rest of your life.
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Our manual encourages the use of devices worn on the body that collect and transmit health data, such as fitness trackers, smartwatches, and biosensors, enabling remote monitoring and improved patient care.
MIDIMANUAL factors in this data when creating content that can be used to tailor treatment plans and interventions. As the manual is not a digital tool but a medical notebook/journal for writing down insights related to health and wellness, it is the users responsibility to transfer this information to the page.