Hello and welcome to this episode of the ESG Fitness podcast. In a week where someone has

claimed, and I quote, that perimenopausal, I love that it's actually said like this as well,

perimenopausal is just a bullshit term coined by Big Pharma to get you hooked on HRT. You can

change your diet and lifestyle and reverse your symptoms.

Which is obviously absolutely ridiculous. I would like to invite you to a menopause workshop that I am running and remind people what you do need to know about HRT.

Which is that it can be absolutely life-changing

and a huge benefit to many people, but also that it's not for everyone. And there are pros and

cons to taking it, much like there are pros and cons to taking absolutely any medication,

or if you want to go a little bit

further up, any decision that you make in life has a pro and a con to it, right? And based on you and

your situation, something will be right for you or not right for you. The correct dosage of HRT,

and I say correct dosage, because it was only last week that we had a big call out from a very popular

menopause doctor who was prescribing in excess massively in excess of the doses suggested

by the menopause society. Anyway, the correct dosage has been well studied and is very effective and safe for people

assuming that they are not otherwise at high risk. And again, this would be something that you

should be taking personalized medical advice from your doctor who will know your given circumstance,

not finding advice on the internet. So I would definitely speak to a doctor about what is best for you.

And just as another kind of side note,

so if people don't get caught out anybody,

and I mean anyone, even if they're a doctor,

giving out advice about whether or not you should take HRT online,

shouldn't be listened to.

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