716: Midlife, Hormones & Heart Health: The Critical Connection You’re Not Hearing About with Cathy Eason

Energized with Dr. Mariza

Dr. Mariza Snyder

Alternative Health, Health & Fitness, Medicine

4.8 • 999 Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2026

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Aging does NOT have to keep us down. In this episode, join me for a feel-good conversation with the CSO of Berkeley Life– Cathy Eason– all about midlife, hormones, and protecting your heart as you age stronger. Together, we explore how boosting mitochondrial health and blood flow can radically improve energy, resilience, and overall vitality. Kathy shares actionable lifestyle strategies to increase nitric oxide production for easing symptoms, plus offers supportive solutions when you need a little extra help during perimenopause and menopause. We also talk about targeted supplements that support heart health, circulation, mood, sleep, stress response, and neurotransmitters—all in one place. Tune in here to boost your blood flow, help your heart, and thrive through midlife and beyond!Cathy Eason Cathy Eason is the Chief Science Officer at Berkeley Life. She has over 20 years of experience as a functional medicine focused nutritionist, women’s health educator, speaker, and wellness strategist specializing in midlife health. She bridges cutting-edge science with practical solutions for perimenopause and menopause, focusing on cardiovascular health, nitric oxide biochemistry, and whole-body resilience. Cathy’s known for translating complex physiology into empowering insights that help women thrive through midlife and beyond. IN THIS EPISODE Cathy’s perimenopause journey & her non-negotiables for thriving through it The benefits of regulating your nervous system How insulin resistance impacts perimenopause symptoms Why we need to talk more about blood flow for whole body wellness The benefit of nitric oxide in perimenopause and menopause How to best support yourself through midlife hormone shifts The positive impact of Berkeley Life supplementation How to get 15% off your Berkeley Life Nitric Oxide supplement! QUOTES“We're seeing those perimenopausal signs come on earlier and earlier, and unfortunately, I think it's happening to younger and younger women too.” “We need to stop apologizing for what's happening to us. Recognize that we can be proactive about our health, but we also don't have to apologize for sweating during a meeting, or being a little cranky in the morning because we didn't get good sleep the night before.” “That’s the biggest thing I feel by taking the Berkeley Life supplementation— I have consistent energy every day and I wake up motivated for the day ahead of me. And to me that equates to being energized, to having mitochondrial energy to get me through the day.” RESOURCES MENTIONED Order my new book: The Perimenopause Revolution https://peri-revolution.com/ Order your Berkeley Life Nitric Oxide Support Supplement HERE! https://berkeleylife.pxf.io/Vxvdja Use Code: THRIVE15 for 15% off! Berkeley Life Website Berkeley Life on Instagram Berkeley Life on Facebook Berkeley Life LinkedIn Berkeley Life on YouTube RELATED EPISODES 675: Feeling Off After 40? The Surprising Vitality Molecule to Reignite Your Energy, Libido & Confidence with Cathy Eason 711: Estrogen, Inflammation, and Your Heart Health: What Every Woman Needs to Know with Dr. Sanjay Bhojraj 704: Hormone Intelligence for Women in Midlife: How to Thrive Through Perimenopause with Dr. Aviva Romm 693: Tired All the Time? It Might Be Hidden Problems With Your Mitochondria with Siobhan Mitchell

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0:00.0	Women are seeing that as sort of their, oh, I've been so stressed, I'm going to reward myself.
0:06.6	Well, not only are they spending like eight bucks on these things, you know, the Grande Vanilla
0:10.9	Latte, I think that could have gone to, you know, a yoga class or something.
0:15.3	They, you know, they're then getting that big sugar bomb and it's just catapulting them into that
0:20.4	vicious cycle.
0:21.7	Welcome back to the energized with Dr. Marisa podcast.
0:25.8	I'm your host, Dr. Marisa, and I'm here to help you rock your hormones,
0:30.4	optimize your metabolic health, and feel energized in your body so that you can age powerfully
0:35.9	and wake up feeling amazing in your body for many
0:39.1	years to come. Let's jump on in. There comes a moment for almost every woman in midlife.
0:45.7	Sometimes it's in perimenopause, sometimes menopause, where you think, I'm doing everything I can.
0:53.0	So why do I still feel less energized? Why do I still feel less energized? Why do I still feel
0:58.3	off? What is wrong? Maybe it's the racing heart, the relentless fatigue, the short fuse,
1:05.6	the brain fog, the sleep that never feels deep enough or restorative enough.
1:13.4	Well, today's episode is all about changing that.
1:16.5	Not with quick fixes or overwhelming protocols,
1:20.3	but with simple strategic habits that create real relief today and build resilience for tomorrow.
1:23.1	Because isn't that what we all want?
1:25.9	To feel good now and to build resilience for later so that we
1:30.7	also feel good later. I'm joined by Kathy Easton, board certified holistic nutritionist and chief
1:36.9	science officer at Berkeley Life. Kathy has spent more than two decades helping women navigate
1:42.0	the hormone nervous system connection with grace,
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