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One of the most valuable tips I’ve taken away from 70 podcasts came from Dr Annice Mukherjee, way back in the beginning. 

She is the British endocrinologist who wrote 2021’s The Complete Guide to the Menopause - one of my top-recommended books that everyone should have - and I quote her often. 

That’s because she’s one of the people who has the most reasonable, evidence-based approaches to the menopause. She is an expert on human hormones and how to prescribe them, she had breast cancer, and she did not take HRT to get through the menopause that ensued. She has a book, yes, but no private clinic or products to pump. She’s principled, bound by her work with professional societies, unable and unwilling to endorse anything for profit, or be involved in any endeavor that could be a conflict of interest or be seen to be a conflict of interest.

My point is that I rate Dr Mukherjee very highly. And she was the one who told me way back at the start, in episode…