Flu season is around the corner, and while I’m not going to tell anyone over 65 to avoid getting a flu shot, I am going to share the dark truth about the jab that your doctor won’t tell you. Here it is, in all its burnished glory: flu shots don’t do much good for…
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.
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Miscarriage remains a highly sensitive topic that many Americans avoid talking about—but more women than you may think experience early pregnancy loss, often leaving them with intense emotional and physical symptoms of grief. Among women who know they are pregnant, roughly 10 to 15 percent experience a miscarriage. However, it’s estimated that the actual miscarriage…
Like many people, Susan would use alcohol as a way to unwind and unleash her inhibitions. Sure, it had its drawbacks, but she figured it did the trick ― and for years, it did. That’s until she discovered cannabidiol, or CBD, the nonpsychoactive ingredient in the marijuana plant that’s skyrocketed in popularity recently. “I actually only…
I am smitten with estrogen, and it pains me terribly to see it constantly vilified. Big pharma has, for a long time, blamed the hormone for causing breast cancer and dementia. Birth control pills, which in fact contain NO estrogen at all, are marketed as containing the lowest dose, as if introducing even the smallest…
If you are overweight when you get pregnant, you are at greater risk for complications. According to the National Institutes of Health, your weight also makes it more likely that you will have a hard delivery and need a cesarean section (C-section). For those reasons, you may consider losing weight while pregnant if your body…