Opt to Thrive…for Midlife Women
Opt to Thrive is a health and wellness podcast designed to support, educate, inspire, empower and motivate midlife women to live their healthiest, happiest most fulfilled lives. Motivated by her own life experiences and challenging midlife transition, Dr Corina Sims created Opt to Thrive.
Dr Sims is a rural GP Obstetrician and Menopause Specialist who has a passion for connecting with and empowering other women to be the best version of themselves. Disappointed with the vast amount of contradictory information targeted at menopausal women, Dr Sims also recognised the gap in medicine that has been identified around the globe in managing women going through it. Dr Dims strives to bring evidence based information to those who are searching for answers.
Listen in every week where on one week you’ll find either a short and sweet episode designed to uplift, inspire and give helpful tips to manage your mind and a longer episode the next created to educate and inform.
Opt to Thrive…for Midlife Women
What Your Wearable Can And CANNOT Tell You About Your Health
Wearables are everywhere — watches, rings, bands — tracking your sleep, recovery, stress, heart rhythm… and making a lot of women wonder: Should I trust this?
In this episode, I break down what your tracker can tell you… what it can’t… and the mistakes I see all the time in clinic when people treat the numbers like a diagnosis.
You’ll discover:
- The real reason sleep tracking can look convincing… but still be wrong
- Why “deep sleep” is the metric that causes the most confusion (and anxiety)
- The hidden problem with sleep scores (and why your score can change depending on the app)
- HRV and “recovery” scores: what they’re trying to measure — and why comparing yours to others is a trap
- The atrial fibrillation/irregular rhythm feature that can accidentally freak you out (and a setting you might need to change)
- When wearable data is a helpful nudge… and when it can actually make sleep worse
If you’ve ever woken up, checked your sleep score, and decided how tired you’re going to feel… this one is for you.
🎧 Hit play and let’s make wearables useful — not stressful.
Other helpful episodes mentioned in the show you may be interested in:
- Episode 7: 8 Top Tips for a Better Night's Sleep
- Episode 44: The Silent Bone Crisis Affecting Midlife Women
Let’s Stay Connected:
- Get your free Midlife Health & Body Reset Guide: Here
- Find out more about the Midlife Reset Program: Here
- Join the Opt to Thrive mailing list: Here
- Follow Dr. Corina on Instagram: @drcorinasimsopttothrive
- Connect on Facebook: Opt to Thrive (Dr Corina Sims)
- Opt to Thrive official website
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