485: Perimenopause vs Menopause: Understanding Your Hormone Changes and What Actually Works with Mariza Snyder

Midlife Conversations with Natalie Jill: Fat Loss, Hormones & Health for Women Over 40

Natalie Jill

Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 635 Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

You're exhausted, can't sleep, gaining weight despite doing "all the right things," and your doctor hands you an antidepressant or birth control pills. Sound familiar?

In this raw and revealing conversation, integrative doctor and perimenopause expert Dr. Mariza Snyder pulls back the curtain on what's really happening to your hormones during this massive transition—and why the standard medical approach is leaving millions of women struggling unnecessarily.

We're breaking down the confusion between perimenopause and menopause, revealing why your progesterone tanks first (and what that means for your sleep and mood), and exploring real solutions beyond the lazy medicine of symptom management. From the power of circadian rhythm optimization to understanding when hormone replacement makes sense (and when it doesn't), this episode gives you the knowledge to advocate for yourself and thrive.

Whether you're in the trenches of perimenopause or sitting in that confusing "waiting room" before menopause, this conversation will change how you think about your body, your symptoms, and your options. It's time to stop accepting that suffering is just part of being a woman—you deserve better.

Get Dr. Mariza's book "The Perimenopause Revolution" at https://drmariza.com/book for exclusive bonuses including symptom trackers, lab ranges, and more.

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0:00.0	Estrogen is the CEO of the brain.
0:01.9	We're talking about a neuroindocrine transition where the brain is vastly changing in perimenopause
0:09.0	because estrogen, who is, you know, showing up every single day rhythmically for 20-something,
0:16.8	30-something years, all of a sudden is erratically maybe showing up, sometimes over-showing up,
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