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New Episode: Extreme Spa-ing: Colon Hydrotherapy

CLICK TO PLAY EPISODE A caller tells us all about her intestinal adventure with colon hydrotherapy–at a spa. Are you feeling backed up? If you can’t get enough fiber, perhaps a little water shot up your rectum will help matters! Lauren thinks the science is dubious, but this caller claims it worked for her–and Steph … Continue reading »

New Episode: While you were sleeping…

CLICK TO HEAR EPISODE: Is your body betraying you while you’re asleep? Dear Lady Brain, I’m in a new relationship and we’ve just started regularly doing sleeping overs.  This morning I woke up to the sound of seals barking or a really loud foghorn.  Then, much to my horrification, I realized the sound was coming … Continue reading »

Poll: How do you handle those gray hairs?

Going gray? According to the New York Times, all is not lost! “Notably, scientists haven’t found a link between signs of aging in hair and real aging in the body. A major study of 20,000 men and women in Copenhagen looked for any links between heart-disease mortality and physical signs of aging like gray hair, … Continue reading »