In the last article of this series on natural childbirth, we examined the little-known side effects and risks of epidurals. In this article, we turn our attention to synthetic oxytocin.
There is absolutely no doubt that induction with synthetic oxytocin (Pitocin) can be a lifesaving intervention, and is necessary in some circumstances to protect the health and well-being of both mother and baby.
The question I'd like to explore in this article is not whether induction with Pitocin ...
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In this episode Dr. Paul Jaminet answers reader questions, including:
Thoughts on the role of chronic infections in disease?
How to distinguish between fungal and bacterial infections?
What causes depression and how to treat it?
Are essential fatty acids actually essential?
How to treat acne when diet isn't helping?
What to do if you don't tolerate coconut oil?
We loved having Paul on the show and I'm sure you'll enjoy the interview.
In other exciting news, one of our listeners, Jeff Rothschild, has generously ...
I've never been a huge fan of cake, even way back in the day when I wasn't purposefully avoiding food toxins like wheat and excess sugar.
But my wife, Elanne, misses cake every now and then. This was especially true while she was pregnant with Sylvie. So she has experimented with different versions of grain-free cake that weren't elaborate or time consuming (no time for adventurous culinary exploits, breastfeeding a 4-week old infant) but tasted ...
I'm excited to announce that Dr. Paul Jaminet from perfecthealthdiet.com will be joining us on the next episode of the podcast. Paul is one of the smartest people I know, and I'm very excited to have him on the show. A while back I reviewed his excellent book, The Perfect Health Diet, which is still the book I recommend to patients, family and friends who are interested in learning about the approach to nutrition ...
One of the most hotly debated subjects over the past few years has been the cause of the obesity epidemic, and along with that, the best strategy for weight loss.
Some folks (Atkins, Taubes, Eades, etc.) believe that carbohydrates are to blame. Others (Ornish, Campbell, Esselstyn, Fuhrman, etc.) believe that fat is the problem. More recently, researchers like Seth Roberts and Stephan Guyenet and clinicians like Dr. Sharma have raised awareness of another hypothesis, called ...
This is just a short post to let you know I've decided to retire The Healthy Skeptic and merge it with my professional site, chriskresser.com. I don't have an exact date for the switch, yet, but I expect it will happen in 2-3 weeks.
Why the change? When I first started The Healthy Skeptic, my intention was to challenge mainstream myths about nutrition, health and disease. The first myth I took on was the ...
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