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My Lady Garden: Organic GYN's Weekend Action

By Sara Gottfried, MD | September 2, 2013

Curious about what an organic gynecologist does on the weekend? I thought I’d feature a few videos and photos of my organic dye garden as well as some awesome recent…

MOTHS-R-US: Addiction as Initiation

By Sara Gottfried, MD | September 1, 2013

I love this one-liner from Pema Chodron, about how we’re insanely, wildly, immaturely, naively, passionately drawn to things that harm us just as a moth is to flame. All of…

Kicking Dairy: Why Bother?

By Sara Gottfried, MD | August 31, 2013

Throughout my 22 years of taking care of people, I’ve seen a lot of addictive behaviors. Particularly around food. Most common: chocolate, cheese, caffeine, flour, sugar, taken to anesthetize. These…

Help, Kelp?! What to Do with Japan's Radiation (Possibly Heading Our Way)

By Sara Gottfried, MD | August 30, 2013

While I’m sure you’ve heard of the nasty earthquake in Japan – not sure you’ve heard that Japanese nuclear reactors spewed significant amounts of radiation that may be heading our…

Nuclear Japan: Latest News

By Sara Gottfried, MD | August 29, 2013

BBC this morning: “A partial meltdown did occur in reactor 1.” According to BBC reporter Richard Black: “On Sunday, officials said the same thing was suspected in reactor 3 –…

Dr. Sara's Book Club #1. 3 Reasons Why We Get Fat (Plus Lunch with Gary Taubes)

By Sara Gottfried, MD | August 28, 2013

What if everything you know about why we get fat is wrong? We are kicking off the start of my new (and FREE!) Dr. Sara’s Book Club with that question,…

US Aircraft Carrier Detects Radiation Offshore Japan

By Sara Gottfried, MD | August 28, 2013

Japanese officials insist there is no public health risk from the failing nuclear reactors in Fukushima. My read of the news: I have no idea if that is true, and…

Nuclear Risk Worsening: Prevention Never Premature

By Sara Gottfried, MD | August 27, 2013

Now authorities are admitting that the nuclear crisis in Japan, predicted by my grandfather five days ago and in my first blog, is far worse than Three Mile Island, and…

Surgeon General States Buying Iodide a Worthy "Precaution"

By Sara Gottfried, MD | August 26, 2013

US Surgeon General, Regina Benjamin, told NBC that buying iodide is a worthy “precaution.” She does not consider it an overreaction, and said you are right to be prepared. Meanwhile, workers at…

Radiation Dilemma: Resources

By Sara Gottfried, MD | August 25, 2013

Yesterday the US Surgeon General said: Get iodide. It’s a worthy precaution. But don’t take it yet. Meanwhile, the California Department of Public Health says: Don’t take iodide. Here’s their…