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  • 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.…

  • How to prevent cancer at younger ages

    Hi everyone – The alarming rise of cancer rates in younger populations is occupying a lot of space in my head these days. Today, I talk about why that is, what we can do to prevent it and how to reverse course. The Wall Street Journal reported last week that…

  • Neuroplasticity and the “New Year, New You” Craze

    Hi everyone – Happy 2024! There’s something special about entering a new year. It might seem arbitrary to mark a new beginning on a calendar, but I find joy in the collective spirit of starting afresh. Life, after all, is a series of new beginnings. In my last newsletter, I…

  • You booze, you lose?

    Hi everyone – The holiday season is in full swing, and I have events almost every night of the week leading up to the holiday break, and then again through New Year’s. Booze, as I’m sure you can relate, is everywhere. Despite recent news indicating that the share of Americans…

  • Loooongevity: Which Treatments & Therapeutics Actually Work?

    Hi everyone – I hope you had a great Thanksgiving. Mine was spent at home in Brooklyn, cooking a largely gluten-free, dairy-free meal with my husband for our kids and parents, and having some much needed downtime. If you went somewhere fantastic or braved the holiday travel crush – I…

  • All your questions answered about Ozempic and GLP-1s

    Hi everyone – Should I take Ozempic? Does the weight come back? What exactly are GLP-1s? I’m getting these questions a lot these days, from patients, from friends, and in DM’s from followers, so I decided to put my answers in one place and share them here. Also hi again…