About this episode
Whether you or your daughter, or someone you know, the perimenopause brain can be a “thing. If you’ve been tuning in to Flipping 50 long enough, you’re familiar with symptoms of menopause. In this episode, I explore the connections of symptoms to brain health. With my guest, we’ll share how bHRT or Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy could benefit not just your brain, but also your cardiometabolic health. Tune in to discover what we can do to improve your perimenopause brain power and cardiometabolic health. My Guest: Dr. Mariza Snyder is a functional doctor, perimenopause and menopause expert and the author of eight books. Her recent book, The Essential Oils Menopause Solution, focuses on solutions for women in perimenopause and menopause and the #1 National Bestselling book, The Essential Oils Hormone Solution, focuses on optimizing women’s health. Dr. Mariza is also the host of the top-rated Energized Podcast, (with over 12 million downloads) designed to empower women to claim agency over their health. Questions We Answer in This Episode: You’re in a unique niche I think we’ll see more and more of - the blending of perimenopause and postpartum or young children which is a whole other animal than comparing women who are otherwise asymptomatic until mid or late 50s… and wow! I can’t imagine.. Having been a mom to an infant or toddler I can’t imagine what women who have severe or stacked symptoms during perimenopause and young children too, might face. [00:03:59] What has been your perimenopause journey and how has your journey inspired you to support women in midlife? [00:07:56] What are some of the biggest symptoms that you find show up for women in midlife you’re serving and how are so many of them related to their brain? [00:10:13] How can BHRT be beneficial for brain and cardiometabolic health? [00:15:16] What are other habits you like to recommend a woman use to improve her resilience, strength and cardiometabolic health? [00:27:37] First, let’s define cardiometabolic health and how that plays out for women more used to hearing and using metabolism. Metabolic flexibility, cardio as so many women know is related to heart, but a vocabulary lesson is in order here. Let’s just assume it's the first day of midlife women’s health class and we want to define all of these terms so we don’t do any assuming. [00:18:32] What are the most powerful levers for boosting our perimenopause brain energy and capacity? [0030:32] Connect with Dr. Mariza: Thriving in Perimenopause and Menopause Summit: https://www.flippingfifty.com/perimenopausesummit On Social: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drmarizasnyder/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/drmariza/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/drmarizasnyder Twitter: https://twitter.com/drmariza Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/drmariza/ Other Episodes You Might Like: Restore Hormones to Factory Settings? More Science for bHRT: https://www.flippingfifty.com/restore-hormones/ Your Brain Better | A No Negative Side-Effects Method: https://www.flippingfifty.com/your-better-brain/