by Dr. Claudia Welch

This piece grew out of a few sparks: a conversation between Kate O’Donnell and nutritionist Karen Hurd (recommended by a friend), and reflections on the stubborn problem of high cholesterol — even in people who are not overweight, who eat well, yet still struggle with high numbers, on how best to rid the body of excess estrogen in cases of estrogen dominance and reflections on detox. What struck me is how different traditions — Ayurveda, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), a...