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  • How Do You Actually Know Your Heart Is Healthy?

    How Do You Actually Know Your Heart Is Healthy?

    Plus, HRT for Alzheimer’s and toxic mold. Let’s stop waiting to measure heart health until there’s already damage. Heart disease is slow-moving, largely preventable, and in many cases, reversible. Yet it’s still the #1 killer of women—and nearly half of American adults have some form of cardiovascular disease (Circulation, 2019).…

  • Chronological vs. Biological Age: Which One Really Matters?

    Chronological vs. Biological Age: Which One Really Matters?

    Plus, gel manicures and mushrooms vs. microplastics. Right now, I have 4 different ages. Chronologically, I’m 44. But my biological age—how old my cells, tissues, and systems really are—depends on who you ask. 🕜 WHOOP says I’m 46 (based on VO₂ max, time spent in Zone 2, resting heart rate,…

  • ChatGPT gave my patient the wrong prescription—here’s what it got right.

    ChatGPT gave my patient the wrong prescription—here’s what it got right.

    Plus, magnesium for hormones and 7k steps for longevity. 1 in 5 people regularly use ChatGPT for health advice. But 1 in 5 of those people also end up following advice that turns out to be wrong, according to data from Cornell. As AI explodes into healthcare, it’s tempting to…

  • 100 Essential Labs Every Woman Should Be Tracking

    100 Essential Labs Every Woman Should Be Tracking

    Plus, air purifiers and a new low for alcohol. Women deserve more than 19 data points.  Most standard lab panels test just 19 biomarkers. To understand women’s health and longevity, we need more—100+. Why? Women age differently. Hormones shift. Metabolism changes. Bone loss accelerates. Autoimmune risk rises. Nutrient reserves deplete.…

  • The cold plunge controversy

    The cold plunge controversy

    Plus, a new reason to try a keto diet and my favorite at-home HIIT workouts. It’s summer and it feels like everyone is installing a cold plunge in their backyard or basement spa. As someone who is obsessed with my in-home sauna but despises being cold, I usually feel a…

  • Is “fibermaxxing” the key to slowing aging? 

    Is “fibermaxxing” the key to slowing aging? 

    I don’t normally advise taking medical advice from TikTok but sometimes the algorithm gets it right and boosts a tip with actual evidence behind it—like “fibermaxxing.”  Don’t let the name turn you off. Fiber is a macronutrient with extensive research behind it, something that makes it unique in the grand…

  • My personal Thanksgiving menu

    I don’t buy into the message that it’s either pleasure or health—especially when it comes to my Thanksgiving menu.  This time of year is full of health fear-mongering—which isn’t totally unreasonable. The majority of the weight the average American gains over the course of a year happens during the holidays.…

  • What is your vaginal microbiome telling you?

    I’ll never forget when I worked for Dr. Oz back in 2005 and he got a question on his radio show from a caller on douching (which, I would realize years later, was really a question about the vaginal microbiome). What he said would bring him attention for decades to…

  • How to achieve optimal hormone balance, regardless of age

    Hi everyone – It’s spring, and hormones are in the air in all the ways. This week I’m headed to the annual SXSW conference in Austin to speak at a couple of events, including one on AI and Women’s Health, and one on how to optimize hormones called Your Hormones…

  • Should you get a full body MRI?

    Hi there, Prevention is everything when it comes to health, which is why I got a full body MRI with Ezra last week, one of the many companies offering elective MRI’s direct-to-consumer that you may have seen peppering your social media feed. I was proud of myself for doing it.…