Why won't my GP prescribe HRT?
Age Better with Liz Earle
Liz Earle
4.6 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 27 April 2026
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
Getting support for your perimenopause and menopause symptoms can be a struggle, and many clinicians are still inadequately trained in hormone health. Liz talks about the barriers women still face and ways to feel confident requesting HRT.
Plus: easy ways to stay hydrated, the benefits of NMN supplements, hair dye for a sensitive scalp and easy ways to reduce our risk of falls as we get older.
In this episode:
· What to do when you feel shut down by your GP
· How to dye your hair if your scalp is sensitive
· Protecting yourself from falls as you get older
· Tips for staying hydrated when you don’t drink water
· What are NMN supplements and who should take them?
Links mentioned in the episode:
· Josh Wood PPD-free hair colour
· Article on the benefits of NMN
· NMN and other NAD-boosting supplements
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, welcome along to Age Better with me, Lizelle. |
| 0:06.4 | Do you know, we've got some great questions to get through today. |
| 0:09.0 | And as always, I will be giving some no-nonsense and researched-backed responses. |
| 0:15.3 | It's not medical advice, of course, but it is data-driven. |
| 0:18.8 | So if you've got a question and you would like my help with it, |
| 0:22.1 | please get in touch. All the contact details are in the episode description and at the end of |
| 0:27.4 | the show. Well, coming up today, what needs to change for women's health to be taken more |
| 0:33.8 | seriously? I'll be offering my thoughts on that after Christine's message. I'll also be helping |
| 0:39.2 | Joe to try and get her husband to drink more water. Anonymous would like to know all about hair |
| 0:45.5 | dyes and sensitive scalps. And then we're talking falls and the impact they have on our health. |
| 0:51.6 | And then finally, I'll be looking at a question about NMN and whether I think it's beneficial. |
| 1:04.3 | Well, we're going to start the show with Christine's message. |
| 1:07.4 | And you say, Christine, hi Liz. |
| 1:09.6 | I was struck by the letter that you read out on a recent |
| 1:12.5 | Monday podcast from Lady Called Helen and how she tried five times for her doctor to take |
| 1:19.6 | her seriously about HRT. You are giving us the knowledge and courage to tackle this issue, |
| 1:25.8 | but what do you think will change the NHS |
| 1:28.4 | focus on women's health? Given your following and the great work of Dr Louise Newson, |
| 1:34.3 | Nirmie Potter and many more, can we collectively make a difference. Like Helen, I'm struggling |
| 1:40.1 | and I paid for a private consultation and my GP will not support my prescription, pointing out |
| 1:46.4 | the risks of cancer, even though it's body identical. I've started on progesterone and the difference |
| 1:52.3 | is life uplifting. She completely refuses the conversation about testosterone. My B12 and folate |
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