Podcast 341: Understand, Optimize, and Regulate Your Hormones During Menopause with Dr. Mariza Snyder

On this episode of the WHOOP Podcast, WHOOP Global Head of Human Performance and Principal Scientist Dr. Kristen Holmes sits down with women’s health expert Dr. Mariza Snyder.

Dr. Snyder and Dr. Holmes break down some common misconceptions in perimenopause and menopause care, and go over actionable tools to regain control of your hormones. Dr. Snyder shares her personal journey navigating perimenopause, the warning signs to watch for, and how WHOOP can empower women to better understand their bodies. Learn the baseline knowledge every woman should have by age 30, and practical routines for building a symptom-free lifestyle.

Episode Chapters

3:17 - The warning signs of perimenopause

8:21 - The role of data in understanding your body

11:51 - Advocating for perimenopause treatment

17:31 - Finding solutions to perimenopause symptoms

19:15 - Starting the conversation with your partner

22:33 - The early signs of perimenopause

28:34 - Incremental lifestyle habits to feel your best

36:17 - Parenting the next generation

42:47 - Cortisol-awakening response

49:56 - Exercise’s role in symptom management

1:00:31 - Baseline knowledge for every woman to know by 30

1:04:04 - Daily routines for a symptom-free lifestyle

1:11:22 - Hormones, birth control, & HRT

1:16:12 - How alcohol is altering hormones during perimenopause

1:27:06 - Dr. Snyder’s perimenopause revolution