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Only one of the members of my team comes from the established medical community. The other 6 practitioners fall firmly under the heading ‘alternative.’

On average, I see my doctor for 15 minutes twice a year, unless I run into her in the post office. On average I see a member of Team Alternative once a week plus the inevitable meetings for walks, lunch, social events, weddings, funerals and random sightings.

Team Alternative is very generous about suggesting other forms of treatments from other practitioners that they know and respect. They provide their own referral system to their own world. They also suggest the conventional medical route when that path appears to be in my best interests.

This does not seem to be the style of the medical community. In the thirty year’s I’ve been navigating my own health I have never had my doctor say - “have you tried massage for your stress?” Instead I hear, “would you like a prescription?”

So here’s today’s point. As we all know, menopause is not a disease. Plus, menopause is not going away. And menopause is different for every woman. With this being the case, be very wary of any professional that tries to sell you on a one-pill solution.

Instead, I’d slip into the alternative stream and get a second opinion.

Sue Richards

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