Dr. Gersh is the medical director of IMGI and is board-certified in Integrative Medicine and OB-GYN. She is a globally-renowned expert in women’s health and complex disease management.

10 things you should never put in or near your body during sex

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Exploring with props, tools, and toys is a perfectly normal part of a healthy sex life, and it’s totally natural to enhance your sexual experience with products designed to do so. But some commonly used products during sex can be potentially unsafe — or downright dangerous — for your body, leading to skin irritation or other health problems. INSIDER…

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Artificial Sweeteners Actually Promote Weight Gain

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Artificial Sweeteners Actually Promote Weight Gain With the overwhelming majority of Americans overweight and obese, it’s not surprising that a huge percentage of the population chooses sweeteners for their food and beverages which incorporate non-nutritive (non-caloric) substances. These are ingredients which are essentially sugar substitutes and contain no calories. For many years, the rallying cry…

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We Know Surprisingly Little About How Birth Control Affects Our Brains

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Since the first birth control pill was approved in 1960, tens of millions of people have used oral contraceptives to prevent pregnancy and regulate their periods. Many have been on the pill for decades. And yet, scientists know basically nothing about how birth control affects our brains. We know plenty about the ways oral contraceptives can affect…

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