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“Doctors are gods in white” was the belief system I grew up with! You would never ask questions or doubt their opinion! I have to say this was neither helpful nor true. Thanks to Dr. Google, we can educate ourselves much better than we ever could before. Although there is also the chance that you could misdiagnose yourself and freak yourself out completely, so be aware and cautious.

Never let your Doctor put you down or not to take you seriously! You are the one that keeps him or her in their job. They are a service provider, and it is up to you to find someone that you can fully trust and feel cared for while being taken seriously. Only if we all ask questions and for good service will the system change.

Don’t give up before you find the right health provider for you. You deserve this and are worthy of having the best care possible.

You know you have a good doctor, when

1 He/she listens to you, your questions and your concerns

2 Takes his /her time

3 Considers natural and alternative approaches

4 Wants to go to the ‘root’ of a problem and not just treat “symptoms.”

When growing up, a Doctor was seen as a God in White, never to be questioned at all and in many cultures that seems to be the case still. My clients sometimes feel very uncomfortable when I send them with a list of questions and tests I want given to the Doctor. It’s like they are afraid to ask and I so understand this. However, this is your health and your body. I believe that we need a reform of healthcare in a big way. How about paying Doctors a retainer when we are healthy for them to prevent any sickness? And if we get sick, they won’t get paid anymore until we are well again. Ok, maybe that is a bit extreme, but think about it. In our modern world, there is no incentive for a Doctor to get you healthy, but the opposite is true. Pharmaceutical companies give them incentives if they prescribe their medication!

It is your right to seek the best care and your right to ask the right questions. Don’t let anybody tell you to get “over it” or tell you that there is nothing that can be done to ease your menopausal symptoms.

One lady in our tribe showed me again, how important it is stand up for yourself and gather the best team for yourself. I had written a blog about my own oestrogen dominance, my symptoms, and how I helped myself balance my hormones out. She showed the same symptoms and had such a hard time to even get her provider to give her the tests I had advised. After a while and changing Gynaecologist, she got her test, and yes, she was oestrogen dominant, but there was nothing they could do apart from HRT (not a fan as you will see in the chapter about HRT). After 6 months of nothing they could do about it, she was now diagnosed with the type of breast cancer that feeds on oestrogen! I was so angry and sad for her!

I do know that my advice is not the ‘just pop a pill” and all will be fine but that it is work and also lifestyle changes are necessary, and that supplements are expensive and the tests are expensive too if they are not covered by our providers – but – You only have this one body! I want you to have a full and happy life, so let's get your hormones balanced and your weight to normal! This is the best prevention.