Dr. Jen Gunter, a gynaecologist and women's health expert, takes a bold stand against wellness myths, calling out harmful treatments peddled by influencers. She tackles outrageous trends like coffee enemas and jade yoni eggs, exposing their risks and the profit motives behind them. Gunter dives into the stigma surrounding female hygiene, critiques media sensationalism, and discusses the dangerous overlap between wellness culture and anti-abortion narratives. With humor and insight, she empowers listeners to navigate health misinformation.
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Personal Tragedy Deepens Empathy
Dr. Jen Gunter experienced a personal tragedy at 22 weeks pregnant with triplets, losing one child and having complications with the others.
This patient experience deepened her empathy and understanding of why people might turn to alternative treatments when medicine lacks answers.
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Social Media Fuels Wellness Scams
Predatory wellness practices like coffee enemas have grown worse due to social media legitimizing fringe ideas.
This misinformation epidemic creates more profit opportunities for grifters than decades ago.
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Overcoming Wellness Misinformation
People can be reached and persuaded away from wellness misinformation by encouraging critical thinking and research.
Recognizing that "natural" doesn’t always equal good helps resist misleading health claims.
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The Menopause Manifesto is a book that combines medical guidance with a feminist manifesto. Dr. Jen Gunter counters widespread misinformation and myths about menopause with hard facts, real science, and expert advice. The book covers various aspects of menopause, including perimenopause, hot flashes, sleep disruption, sex and libido, depression, skin and hair issues, and more. It aims to empower women by educating them on what to expect during the menopause transition and beyond, challenging the culture of shame and misogyny surrounding women's bodies[1][3][4].
The Vagina Bible
The Vulva and the Vagina—Separating the Myth from the Medicine
Jen Gunter
The Vagina Bible by Jen Gunter is a thorough resource that covers various aspects of vaginal and vulvar health, including anatomy, hygiene, menstruation, pregnancy, menopause, and more. It aims to empower women by providing accurate, science-based information and debunking common myths and misconceptions about female health.
Coffee enemas? Healing jade yoni eggs? Raw milk? No, nope, nup. Dr Jen Gunter is calling bullsh*t on the internet's wellness industry.
Dr Gunter is on a crusade against disinformation. As a gynaecologist and internationally renowned women's health expert, she calls out influencers promoting harmful treatments and nonsense supplements for profit. And she's not afraid to take on Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop and vaginal steaming products in the process.
Join Yumi Stynes as she gets a lesson in how to spot a fake, the danger of wellness charlatans, the link between wellness influencers and conspiracy theories, and what's really good for our bodies.
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