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The “Good Enough” Holiday: Tips to Abandon Perfectionism

Q&A: sleep aids vs. sleeplessness; how to check blood pressure at home; light boxes for seasonal depression; & soy and breast cancer risk

Holiday Travel Essentials: My Go-To Packable Health Hacks ✈️ 🚗 🚊

Q&A: Ozempic & alcohol cravings; Ambien risks; understanding peri-menopause; & heart rate variability as a marker of health

Your Holiday Survival Guide 🎁

Q&A: eggs and cholesterol; when to worry about headaches; alternatives to GLP1 meds for weight loss; are pap tests not annual anymore?

Let’s Cut Through the Noise about Ozempic & Obesity

How to Enjoy Thanksgiving Day Without Sacrificing Your Integrity or Losing Your $hit

Q&A: cold plunges and hot saunas; gas and bloating; calcium through diet vs. supplements; & COVID contagiousness

My Favorite Things at the Pharmacy - Arthritis Edition

Q&A: APOE gene testing for Alzheimer's; the best magnesium; osteoporosis medications; & is it too late for HRT?

Post-Election Distress: How to Move Forward with Purpose & Hope (Regardless of your Politics)

Q&A: HRT & breast cancer risk; top reasons for fatigue; under-eye circles, & statins and muscle aches

Need Better Sleep? Start here.

Q&A: statins for cholesterol plaque; antidepressant overuse; Ozempic side effects and rebound, & who needs the pneumonia shot

Managing Election Anxiety (Regardless of Your Politics)

Q&A: antibiotics for URIs; how bad is gluten; getting shingles despite the vaccine, & does steroid use affect the flu shot

Understanding Breast Cancer: Risk Factors, Prevention & Early Detection

Q&A: fish oil’s association with stroke and atrial fib; anti-reflux meds; metformin for COVID & Ashwaganda for sleep

My Favorite Things at the Pharmacy: Cold & Flu Edition

Q&A: mercury and tuna; fatty liver disease; the DASH diet & how much alcohol is okay

How Do You Feel? 😊😭😫🙄

Q&A: shingles vaccine; daily multivitamins; the “best” diet, & when to check your coronary calcium score

You’re Only As Sick As Your Secrets

Q&A: coping with female hair loss; long COVID risk; & Parkinson’s versus benign hand tremors

When Crisis Hits Your Family

Q&A: when to worry about low blood pressure; targeting belly fat; how to heal from a stomach bug; & fighting foot fungus

6 Tips for Aging with Intention (with or without plastic surgery)

🎧 Friday Q&A: vitamins K + D; when to stop HRT; & optimal blood pressure readings

A Mysterious Case of Chills, Fatigue & Body Aches

🎧 Friday Q&A: twice yearly Covid boosters?; top tips to prevent bone loss and osteoporosis

When the Kids Leave Home: A Conversation with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly

A quick Labor Day hello 👋

Q&A: Eastern Equine Encephalitis; calcium supplements and heart risk; missed the boat on HRT?; & West Nile virus

🦠 A COVID, RSV & flu update 🦠

Q&A: new COVID shots; benefits of apple cider vinegar; RSV vaccine; and is menopause inevitably bad?

Let's Talk About Urination

Q&A: yearly mammograms forever?; statins and muscle aches; fall '24 COVID shots; a blood test for colon cancer?

Don't Just Do Something, Sit There

Q&A: teens & social media; BMI as bible; testosterone levels, hormonal mood swings

What You Need to Know About Lyme Disease

Q&A: low back pain; when to freeze eggs; how long to take antidepressants; & alcohol and social anxiety

Are You Okay? START HERE 👋

Q&A: berberine for weight loss: targeting belly fat; embarrassed to see my doctor; & heart palpitations and exercise

Make Kindness Great Again

Q&A: the pill vs. HRT for perimenopause: what’s a “normal” amount of sex; controlling blood pressure; & how to switch doctors

Cognitive Health is Health

Q&A: vitamin B12 deficiency; magnesium supplements; best exercise advice; & how to switch doctors

Is Aging Bad for You?

Q&A: leaky gut; zapping belly fat; menopause supplements and HRT substitutes; & testosterone for women

7 Things Your Doctor Needs to Know About You

Q&A: HRT & breast cancer; fall COVID booster; stopping Ozempic; & iron deficiency

Do You Have Brain Fog?

Q&A: addressing despair; elevated liver enzymes; non-surgical tricks for knee arthritis; muscle loss from Ozempic

Myths & facts about menopause & HRT

Q&A: depression vs. blues; helping a loved one in distress; duration of antidepressant use; & "sick" or "stressed out"?

When Our Physical Container Breaks Down

Q&A: when to take an antidepressant; what's really in Ozempic; risks of fish oil supplements; & is Ozempic right for me

Protecting women's health with Dr. Lucy McBride

My Favorite Things at the Pharmacy

Q&A: omega-3s; Ozempic for arthritis and Alzheimer's?; rapid heart rate; & alternative weight loss drugs

The Downsides of Ozempic are Real

Q&A: APOE4 gene test for Alzheimer's; "white coat" hypertension; anxiety tips & the Avian Flu

Ozempic is a Sophisticated Mind/Body Drug 🧠

Q&A: supplements for memory; managing menopause; Galleri test for cancer screening; & UTI prevention

When Work Wears You Down

Q&A: best exercise hacks; when to take probiotics; limits on Advil use; & soy and breast cancer risk

When DIY Medicine Fails

Q&A: exercise for weight loss; Ozempic envy; urinary urgency; & defining perimenopause

Mental Health is Health: Part II 🧠

Q&A: blood test for menopause; multivitamins; osteoporosis meds; & the Mediterranean diet

What's For Dinner? 🥗

Q&A: full body MRIs; new Paxlovid data; tapering antidepressants; & screening for aortic aneurisms

A Doctor's Pain in the Neck

Q&A: measles symptoms; B12 supplements; Ashwagandha for anxiety; & the measles booster

7 Insights about Cancer from Kate Middleton 👑

Q&A: helping a loved one with anxiety; Ozempic hair loss; lung cancer screening; & heart rate variability

Mental Health is Health: Part I 🧠

Friday Q&A: HPV vaccine; preventing cholesterol plaque; COVID isolation for infants; & female hair loss

A Spring 2024 COVID Update

Q&A: coronary calcium scoring; insurance coverage for Wegovy/Mounjaro; berberine & weight loss; & blood pressure variability

Why Taylor Swift is Good for Your Health

🎧 An audio Q&A: high blood pressure; when to worry?; HRT risks after 60; & talking to your doctor about trauma

How to Find the Right Doctor (& Get the Most Out of Your Appointment)

Friday Q&A: alcohol and gut health; new COVID guidelines; anxiety about medications; & teens with eating issues

A Surprising Fix for Weight Gain, Digestive Woes & Skeletal Pain

Friday Q&A: CBD gummies for sleep; multivitamins; testosterone for women; & IBS (irritable bowel syndrome)

Are You Getting Enough Rest?

Friday Q&A: intermittent fasting; APOE4 testing for Alzheimer’s; Pap test frequency; & at-home menopause tests

Tonight at 8:30 pm ET!

Do You Get in Your Own Way?

Friday Q&A: microplastics; infrared saunas; yoga versus pilates; & tinnitus

Five Tricks for Aging Gracefully

Friday Q&A: Hormonal mood swings; tapering antidepressants; HRT and breast cancer; & long COVID

Is it Time to Start An Antidepressant?

A COVID Q&A: booster timing; testing; contagiousness; & the Novavax shot

How Worried Should You Be About COVID & Winter Viruses? 🦠

An Invitation to a Zoom Hangout with Me!

Friday Q&A: dietary protein; holistic primary care; long COVID & Paxlovid; & preventing caregiver burnout

4 Steps Toward Reclaiming Your Health

Friday Q&A: Menopause & Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)

It's Okay to Not be Okay