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Sacred Socks & Pablo Neruda

By Sara Gottfried, MD | September 28, 2013

Maybe you didn’t quite get just how obsessed I am with knitting. Here’s an example: I could not properly express the joy I feel with my new socks, knitted from…

Converted

By Sara Gottfried, MD | September 27, 2013

Was getting a little veggie henna applied to my lashes today on Fourth Street in Berkeley when I stumbled upon a new eco boutique in the ‘hood: CONVERT. WOW. Waltzed in…

Organic Right Up Next to Your Skin: Undies

By Sara Gottfried, MD | September 26, 2013

Perhaps the most important layer in my organic experiment is my undies. Right up next to your privateness, you want no endocrine disruptors or heavy metals. Surprisingly, I found this to be…

Dr. Sara’s Book Club #3: Hardwiring Happiness: The Hidden Power of Everyday Experiences

By Sara Gottfried, MD | September 25, 2013

I wanted to let you know about a new book that I think you’ll like…. Because I LOVE it. It’s called Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm,…

Mental Vitamin: Sewing | Knitting | Cooking

By Sara Gottfried, MD | September 25, 2013

Love this idea from neuroscientist Kelly Lambert, PhD’s book on depression, about choosing alternatives to the conventional quick-fix of changing your neurotransmitter mix with a prescription for Lexapro, Prozac or…

Organically Jeaned: Change Up the Paradigm

By Sara Gottfried, MD | September 25, 2013

Learned today that the European Union has rigid boundaries on the type of cotton they import – no toxic dyes, no cheap cotton laced with DDT, as several cottons from China…

Keepin' It Real: Bolinas for Holiday

By Sara Gottfried, MD | September 24, 2013

Signing off for a week of reading, doodling, strolling, yoga, meditating, cooking, writing, and, oh yeah, hanging out with my kids and DH. Guess where I am? Thinking I need…

ReCAP of 2010: Dr. Sara Puts It Out There

By Sara Gottfried, MD | September 23, 2013

Ok, friends: It’s D-2 for the start of my organic experiment. As I look back on the crazy-assed testing I’ve done to measure my toxic load this month, and look…

Notes on an Organic Life, Week 2

By Sara Gottfried, MD | September 22, 2013

I’m 2 weeks into my organic experiment of wearing, eating and schmearing only organic. Frankly it’s been difficult: cold, my options are rather limited and it’s been expensive. Yet I…

Madonna My Thyroid, Please

By Sara Gottfried, MD | September 21, 2013

One comment personal trainers hear daily from overweight, middle-aged women is: “I want Madonna arms.” It makes them want to shoot themselves. Actually, um, I want Madonna arms. While she…