Last week, we talked about the estrogen is youth fallacy.

For most Western women, the time will come where hot flashes, insomnia, weight gain, migraines, and mood swings will all come knocking at our door.

It’s standard-of-care to be

Horse pee.

Sound appetizing? What if I told you that for shiny hair, perky breasts, and a trim waist, all you had to do was to drink a little bit of urine from a pregnant mare every day?

I see you nodding. You’re like, yo. sign me up.

I know, I’ve ingested weirder things in the name of American Beauty too. There was that time in

Only three? Ugh. I have, like, 15.

But my husband always tells me my blogs are too long. Therefore, I will attempt to keep this blog short. I  make no promises, though.

Have you heard of Hippocrates? Integrative nutrition practitioners love this Father of Modern Medicine, for his lore is full of pithy sayings, including the following:

“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.”

“Walking

You might anticipate my answer here. It’s nope.

The copper IUD is not a good idea. In fact, for women who are already suffering from PMS, mood swings, and heavy periods, it’s a downright bad idea.

What is the copper IUD?

The copper IUD is a little T-shaped device about 1.25 inches in length. An OBGYN inserts the device into your uterus, where the copper acts as a spermicide to prevent pregnancy. It’s pretty effective, too. The copper IUD that