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integrative medicine
Expanding The Definition Of “Health”
Lissa Rankin, September 12, 2011
Not only do I think we need to revolutionize the way we as patients and healers collaborate; I also think we need to redefine how we think about health.
It’s time to think BIG, baby. “Health” is simply too small, and you can’t cram us into little boxes that don’t even begin to contain the vast expansiveness of the brilliant beings we all are. We’ve gotta blow open the box and make room for all the parts of us that may be in need of healing.
Read More...Should We Vaccinate Our Kids?
Lissa Rankin, January 6, 2011
You’ve all heard the rumors -- that childhood vaccines may cause autism and might actually cause more harm than good. This kind of rumor didn’t exist back when I was a kid. People were so grateful to actually HAVE vaccines, since my mother’s generation lost loved ones or witnessed devastating disability because of diseases like polio, tetanus, and small pox. But things have changed. When I went to vaccinate my baby, other Mommy & Me mothers raised eyebrows. You’d have thought I was needling my daughter with poison.
Read More...Going To The Spa? Steam Your Vagina: An OB/GYN’s Thoughts on Vaginal Steam Baths
Lissa Rankin, January 5, 2011
You gotta love us Californians. We’re always so ahead of the curve when it comes to things like fashion. And environmentalism. And vaginal steam baths.
Yeah. You heard me. I said Vaginal Steam Baths.
Read More...Is Perimenopause Making You Moody?
Lissa Rankin, July 28, 2010
Dr. Lissa Rankin's medical blog is based on her upcoming book What's Up Down There? Questions You'd Only Ask Your Gynecologist If She Was Your Best Friend, which you can preorder here. If you have a question you'd like Dr. Lissa Rankin to answer in her blog, please join the What's Up Down There posse in our Owning Pink community, or contact us.
Q: The closer I get to menopause, the more irritable and gloomy I get. It’s hurt my sex life. Help!
Read More...Is Your Adrenal Gland As Fatigued As You Are?
Lissa Rankin, June 10, 2010
Adrenal fatigue? Say what? I hear you. It’s certainly nothing they ever taught me in medical school, and chances are that if you go to your doctor at Kaiser and ask to get tested for it, they’ll raise a white coat eyebrow at you.
Read More...How Bio-identical Hormones Can Help Women Before & After Menopause
Lissa Rankin, June 6, 2010
Do you feel tired 24/ 7? Are you so moody that your cocker spaniel is keeping his distance? Is your sex drive in the crapper? Are you carrying extra weight you can’t seem to shed, no matter how much you diet? Does your energy level drag throughout the day? Are you mentally foggy? Do you feel like you’ve lost your mojo and can’t get it back?
Read More...10 Things You Need To Be Vital
Lissa Rankin, April 6, 2010
Today is the first day I see patients at my new practice, The Owning Pink Center, an integrative medicine center for vital wellness. In honor of this special day, I wanted to share with you some thoughts I have on being not just well, but VITAL. Too many people (including doctors) settle for being merely "not sick." But I believe we have the capacity for so much more. I believe we can get and keep our mojo, nurture the body so that it performs optimally, and live a joyful, fulfilled life.
Introducing The Owning Pink Center & The Pink Partnership Agreement
Lissa Rankin, February 2, 2010
Hiya Pinkies! As many of you know, I have been struggling for six months over whether or not to leave my job at the integrative health center where I work. On one level, I adore the people, the space is gorgeous, and my patients are treasures.
Owning Our Boobs: An Integrative Medicine MD's Thoughts on the New Mammography Recommendations
Lissa Rankin, November 17, 2009
Hiya Pinkies. I already posted something for today, but a bunch of you have come to me begging me to don my white coat and comment on the new recommendations from the U.S. Preventative Task Force about mammography in young women, so here goes.
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