Ross, also known as the Natural Pharmacist, is a Certified Clinical Nutritionist. He received his Ph.D. in Psychology and holistic health. He has written 10 books including “The Pill Problem: How to protect your health from the side effects of oral contraceptives” and “The Nutritional Cost of Prescription Drugs”, and in 1999, he was named… Read More »
FFP 154 | Managing Your Toxic Load | Optimizing Digestion and Liver Function | Dr. Joseph Pizzorno | Dr. Joe Klassen
I have a special compilation episode for you today where I share interviews with two incredible health professionals. Dr. Pizzorno is one of the world’s leading authorities on science-based natural medicine. In 2000, Dr. Pizzorno was appointed by President Clinton to the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy and by President Bush… Read More »
Sweetening the Pill: or How We Got Hooked on Hormonal Birth Control by Holly Grigg-Spall | Book Review
After reading Holly Grigg-Spall’s most recent book Sweetening the Pill : or How We Got Hooked on Hormonal Birth Control I was left feeling like I had just read a cautionary tale. The book is a well researched report about the birth control pill complete with numerous stories from women who have used the pill and… Read More »
FFP 012 | Recovering from Post-Birth Control Syndrome | How to get your period back | Laura Schoenfeld
Laura Schoenfeld is a Registered Dietitian who also has her Masters in Public Health Nutrition. Laura is the founder of AncestralizeMe.com and is passionate about making traditional diets healthful and accessible for all her clients. You may know Laura from the work that she’s done with Chris Kresser. Laura encourages the use of an ancestral diet to… Read More »
Why are you on the pill?
One of the issues I have with the pill are the creative marketing practices that expand the market to include a variety of women who use oral contraceptives for reasons other than birth control. Everyone seems to be looking for a quick and easy solution for just about everything and the pill seems to offer just… Read More »