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Dr. Kandis Lock, ND

Perimenopause and Menopause Coach and Naturopathic Doctor

I'm passionate about health care and I will work with you to create individualized treatment plans that support healing the body.

12/29/2025

Play and creativity are super important aspects of self care. Play often sparks new ideas, it’s also stress release.

So think about what’s some thing fun you could do?
Social time with your girls friends?
Paint night
Knitting club
Dance class
Snow fort

Play looks different for everyone. What sparks the joy and mischief inside of you?

12/25/2025

Merry Christmas! I hope you get some rest and self care at some point during the holidays!

❤️

12/23/2025

Making a list for our partners sucks. Yes it adds to our task list to make that list … and it also subtracts from it. If you can trust your partner will do the list, then make it.

My question to many women is always what can you off load, be it to a spouse , kids, hiring someone if that’s a financial option.

If end goal is ease and less work, sometimes starting with a list is ok. Maybe that list ends up laminated and stays the same year to year lol, so you only make it once for your partner. Yes it takes work and mental space, but less than if you just did everything yourself.

It’s not a perfect solution, it may not leave us feeling stellar, but it will save us time and energy in the long run.

What’s your end goal (stuff done) and how will you get there (ask for help)?

❤️

12/19/2025

Why progesterone matters for hair:

- Progesterone is anti-androgenic at the follicle

- It reduces 5-alpha reductase activity locally

- In perimenopause, ovulation is often inconsistent → functional progesterone deficiency

- Hair follicles are very sensitive to progesterone withdrawal

📌 Inconsistent cyclical progesterone can actually worsen shedding by creating repeated withdrawal signals.

Estrogen is trickier- it's helpful but too much can be troublesome:
Estrogen can:

- Prolong the anagen (growth) phase

- Increase scalp blood flow

- Improve hair diameter

When it doesn’t (or backfires)

If progesterone is inadequate, raising estrogen:

- Can increase relative androgen activity

- Can worsen shedding

- Estrogen fluctuations (not absolute dose) are often the trigger for telogen effluvium

12/18/2025

Why perimenopause makes migraines worse:

Perimenopause isn’t a state of low estrogen—it’s a state of unstable estrogen.

Instead of a smooth monthly rise and fall, estrogen levels can:

- Spike very high

- Drop suddenly

- Vary widely from one cycle to the next

These rapid fluctuations are a perfect storm for migraine brains.

Women often notice:

- Migraines becoming more frequent

- Attacks lasting longer

- Less predictable timing

- New migraines in women who never had them before

- Migraines worsening just before periods—or with skipped cycles

- Some women who had migraines only with periods now get them throughout the month.

Talk to your doctor about options for treatment (there are plenty of options out there!)

12/16/2025

Here's the differientiators:

Perimenopausal joint pain is a diagnosis of pattern + exclusion, labs normal

OA is mechanical and localized, better in 30 mins of movement, labs normal

RA is inflammatory, symmetric, and progressive, labs show inflammation

Estrogen decline can unmask early RA or OA, so reassess over time

12/12/2025

Intentionally feeling ease in the body by relaxing the forehead, jaw and belly and dropping those shoulders can impact our stress levels over the holidays in a good way.

You can be busy and do things in a relaxed way. The stuff still gets done but with less physical stress felt.

# perimenopause ❤️

12/11/2025

The mental load is a tough one and so is asking for help. We need to consider who is in our corner and can they help us out. Sometimes it requires a specific ask. Yes it would be nice if our family would intuit our needs, but that likely not the reality so be specific in your asks and off load some of your to do’s

12/09/2025

Alcohol has a big effect on the body and it’s very noticeable in perimenopause. Pick and choose your moments with it. It does affect both mood and sleep. Consider a delicious mocktail if you want to be festive.

❤️

12/05/2025

Absolutely I can’t keep track. Part of that is the holiday rush to get things done before the kids are off of school. Part of it is the perimenopause brain where I go goes in and out in the blink of an eye.

I am now keeping more notes than ever to make sure I remember things. Don’t worry the memory stuff does come back. Do what you can to support yourself and it will come

12/02/2025

As we head into the final month of the year lets take the time to reflect on these past 11 months

What went well?

What surprised you?

What can you celebrate?

Self reflection on the good things helps us realize how much we have actually accomplished. Sometimes we are always looking forward and striving to be more, be better, and reach higher.

Take the time to notice where you started. Find some grace and maybe a little rest for a moment from all the striving for more. Celebrate yourself.

11/30/2025

How are you self-caring today?

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Wednesday	10am - 6pm
Thursday	10am - 5pm

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