551: Why Women Gain Belly Fat After 40 and How to Reverse It | Mariza Snyder, DC
The Genius Life
Max Lugavere
4.7 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 16 February 2026
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
An eye-opening conversation with Dr. Mariza Snyder—a functional practitioner, women’s health expert, and author of The Perimenopause Revolution—on why fat loss gets harder during perimenopause, unpacking the hormonal and metabolic shifts driving midlife weight gain and the practical strategies that can help women regain control of their bodies.
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| 0:00.0 | What's going on, everybody? It's episode 551 of The Genius Life. Let's go. |
| 0:07.2 | The genius Appelman |
| 0:08.1 | Max Lugabeer |
| 0:11.3 | What is how to the genius life? |
| 0:18.5 | The genius life. |
| 0:22.5 | What's going on everybody? |
| 0:23.7 | Welcome back to the genius life. The Genius Life. |
| 0:23.6 | What's going on, everybody? |
| 0:25.0 | Welcome back to The Genius Life. |
| 0:26.5 | I'm your host, Max Lugavir. |
| 0:31.5 | Today's episode tackles a topic that affects half the population and yet remains wildly under-disgust, under-recognized, and often misunderstood, perimenopause. |
| 0:36.2 | What's crucial to understand is that this isn't just a |
| 0:38.5 | brief prelude to menopause or a handful of hot flashes. It can begin years earlier than most |
| 0:43.1 | women expect and bring a cascade of subtle but powerful changes from sleep disruption and mood |
| 0:48.2 | shifts to rising blood sugar, stubborn weight gain, muscle loss, and that frustrating sense of not |
| 0:53.7 | feeling like yourself anymore. |
| 0:55.3 | In this conversation with Dr. Marisa Snyder, we break down how to recognize the early signs, |
| 1:00.2 | why there's no single test that diagnoses it, and the most effective strategies to navigate |
| 1:04.3 | this transition with your health and sanity intact. We also get into one of the most talked about |
| 1:09.3 | and controversial topics in women's |
| 1:10.8 | health today, hormone replacement therapy, what the latest evidence actually suggests, and how |
| 1:15.5 | women can advocate for themselves if they're struggling. If you're a woman approaching midlife, |
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