My name is Dr. Sara Martinez, and like millions of women, menopause blindsided me at 47. One day I was a confident physician managing my practice and family life, the next I was waking up at 2 AM drenched in sweat, struggling to think clearly during patient consultations, and snapping at my husband over nothing.
What frustrated me most wasn't just the symptoms—it was how dismissed I felt by my own medical community. Despite my MD and years of clinical experience, I was told the same things I'd heard my patients complain about: "It's just part of aging," "Try to exercise more," or "Here's an antidepressant that might help."
But I knew there had to be more to the story.
After 18 months of sleepless nights and embarrassing hot flashes during hospital rounds, I decided to approach menopause the way I approach any medical challenge—with rigorous research and an open mind.
I partnered with Dr. Elena Rodriguez, a gastroenterologist specializing in the gut microbiome, and Dr. Michael Chen, an endocrinologist studying hormone metabolism. Together, we dove deep into emerging research on the gut-hormone connection that most physicians aren't taught in medical school.
What we discovered was eye-opening: during menopause, the beneficial bacteria responsible for processing estrogen in the gut become severely depleted. This creates a domino effect—unstable hormone levels, temperature regulation chaos, sleep destruction, and mood swings.
The solution wasn't just hormone replacement or symptom management. It was restoring the body's natural ability to process and utilize estrogen through targeted probiotic therapy combined with plant-based hormone support.
After months of testing different probiotic strains and phytoestrogen combinations, we developed what would become RestoreNights. I was the first test subject—and within three weeks, I was sleeping through the night for the first time in two years.
But we didn't stop there. We conducted a small pilot study with 47 women from my practice who were struggling with similar symptoms. The results were remarkable: 89% reported significant improvement in sleep quality, and 84% experienced reduced hot flash frequency within four weeks.
RestoreNights exists because women deserve better than being told to "just deal with it." We deserve solutions based on science, not dismissal. We deserve to feel like ourselves again, not like strangers in our own bodies.
Every bottle of RestoreNights represents years of research, testing, and refinement. But more importantly, it represents hope for women who've been told their suffering is "normal" and that there's nothing they can do about it.
That's simply not true. And I've dedicated my career to proving it.
Dr. Sara Martinez, MD
Founder & Chief Medical Officer
RestoreNights