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BONUS: Mental Clarity in Perimenopause and Menopause with Katie Emerson, PhD(c), RD, CISSN | Perimenopause, Menopause, Mental Clarity
This episode is another in a series of interviews with highly vetted companies that I consider tremendously beneficial for my Everyday Wellness community. Today, I’m honored to welcome Katie Emerson, Senior Manager of Scientific Affairs at Kyowa Hakko USA. Katie is a registered dietitian and certified sports nutritionist, and she completed her doctoral work in nutritional science. In today’s conversation, we discuss women’s mental clarity through midlife, including focus, memory, attention, and mental energy during perimenopause and menopause. We explore how everyday distractions and mental fatigue differ from true cognitive concerns, and Katie explains how citicoline supports brain cell membranes and neurotransmitter production, its key physiologic benefits, and how it works, especially concerning estrogen and phosphatidylcholine synthesis. We also discuss caffeine, citicoline, and creatine, looking at citicoline’s peak efficacy and half-life, key benefits for athletes, students, and the elderly, what glutathione is, and how Setria can support healthy aging through detoxification. We also explain how to choose high-quality glutathione products, how branded ingredients differ from generic ingredients, and why reading supplement labels actually matters. Stay tuned for an invaluable conversation you will likely revisit more than once. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL LEARN: How estrogen fluctuations and declining estrogen levels can affect women’s mental clarity, focus, memory, and attention How sleep disruption, stress, hot flashes, and mood changes can influence women’s cognitive performance in midlife How to distinguish everyday distractions and mental fatigue from cognitive concerns When memory, attention, language, and orientation changes need to be evaluated by a healthcare practitioner How citicoline supports brain cell structure and communication How to use citicoline for short-term focus and longer-term cognitive support How glutathione helps protect cells and support the body’s natural detoxification pathways How to evaluate the quality of supplements, ingredients, and brands Bio: Katie Emerson, PhD(c), RD, CISSN Katie Emerson's role sits deliberately at a crossing point that didn't used to exist in the supplement industry: performance nutrition used to mean muscle and endurance almost exclusively, and now includes focus, attention, and mental energy as an equally serious category. She leads the scientific communication behind Kyowa Hakko's branded ingredients, primarily Cognizin citicoline, translating the same underlying clinical research for three distinct audiences: brand teams deciding what to formulate, clinicians evaluating whether the evidence holds up, and consumers trying to figure out what a supplement label means. That translation work, moving between technical, clinical, and consumer registers without losing accuracy in any direction, is the throughline of her role. Connect with Cynthia Thurlow Cynthia’s website. Check out the Everyday Podcast on Instagram! www.instagram.com/everydaywellnesspodcast Follow on X, Instagram & LinkedIn Submit your questions to support@cynthiathurlow.com Join other like-minded women in a supportive, nurturing community: The Midlife Pause/Cynthia Thurlow. Purchase Cynthia’s book, The Menopause Gut. Cynthia’s Intermittent Fasting Transformation Book The Midlife Pause Supplement Line ** For more information about Cynthia's upcoming retreat, visit https://www.cynthiathurlow.com/ and click the Events tab. Connect with Katie Emerson Kyowa Hakko USA Kyowa Hakko USA on Facebook and LinkedIn Cognizin Citicoline on Instagram Katie on Instagram
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