If you are in perimenopause or menopause and notice that your hot flashes, sleep issues, mood changes, low energy, or weight gain worsen during the holidays, this video explains why. You are not imagining it. Every year, many women feel stable most of the time, then experience symptom flare ups once the holiday season begins.

In this video, Dr. Laara Van Bryce, functional medicine doctor, explains how menopause symptoms are driven by underlying hormone shifts, blood sugar instability, stress, gut health challenges, inflammation, and sleep disruption. The holidays tend to amplify all of these at once, making symptoms feel sudden and overwhelming. You will learn how blood sugar swings can trigger hot flashes, anxiety, brain fog, and weight gain, why holiday stress raises cortisol and worsens sleep and mood, how inflammation and gut triggers increase fatigue and discomfort, and why sleep becomes essential medicine during menopause.

This video also shares realistic holiday survival strategies for menopause including stabilizing blood sugar, reducing alcohol impact, protecting sleep, calming your nervous system, and setting boundaries that support your hormones.

These approaches are designed to help you move through the holidays with more ease, less guilt, and better symptom control without extreme restriction. Menopause is not the time to push harder. It is the time to work smarter with your body. Holiday symptom flares are not failure. They are signals that your body needs more support during this season.

Get a Free 15-Minute Consultation with Dr. Laara Van Bryce. Dr. Van Bryce offers a free 15-minute consultation to help you understand your options. This is your chance to ask questions, discuss your health goals, and explore how functional medicine can help you take control of your well-being.

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