Dealing with the change

TRADITIONALLY doctors have offered menopausal women drugs like HRT to help ease their symptoms, but with the continuing controversy over this treatment, many women are now turning to natural alternatives.
Dr Juliet Bressan, a GP and author of Menopause — the Drug Free Way, believes positive thinking, exercise and diet can all help to ease menopausal symptoms like hot flushes, weight gain, depression, memory loss and a low sex-drive.