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Did you know that by the year 2020, it is estimated that one in three British workers will be over the age of 50? Menopause is going to become more and more prevalent in the workplace. Julie Dennis works with organisations to make it easy to introduce the right menopause policies and practices and also with individual women. Julie's on a mission to get employers and business to take menopause more seriously. Julie’s previous career was in global communications for a FTSE100 in London. After redundancy, she retrained as a personal trainer and nutrition adviser. She now works as The Menopause Coach, specialising in practical and natural solutions to controlling menopause symptoms without resorting to HRT. In this show Julie shares: the typical symptoms that women experience (and it's not just the hot flushes) how to tackle the topic with your boss what employers can do to help their female employees cope with menopausal symptoms how to look after yourself to reduce the impact of menopause symptoms GUEST: Juli