#277 - Abby Epstein and Ricki Lake: The Business Of Birth Control, Women's Reproductive Health, Pregnancy, Labor & Delivery, Home Births & Midwifery, Birth Control Pill Problems, Having A Normal Healthy Cycle, Menopause & Perimenopause, And More!

The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

Melanie Avalon

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.5 • 650 Ratings

🗓️ 22 November 2024

⏱️ 78 minutes

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0:00.0	They really swept a lot of the evidence and the testimony under the rug because it was so important for society to keep these pills on the market.
0:10.0	I never thought about side effects. I never considered that it actually changes your personality.
0:16.0	Do you know about cycle mapping the copper IUD? And how about condoms?
0:23.3	What's an empowering birth for somebody is a nightmare for someone else, right?
0:28.2	Why can't people just make their own personal decision?
0:31.6	Welcome to the Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast, where we meet the world's top experts to explore the secrets of health,
0:40.3	mindset, longevity, and so much more.
0:43.6	Are you ready to take charge of your existence and biohack your life?
0:47.9	This show is for you.
0:49.8	Please keep in mind.
0:51.1	We're not dispensing medical advice and are not responsible for any outcomes
0:55.3	you may experience from implementing the tactics lying herein. Are you ready? Let's do this.
1:04.0	Welcome back to the Melanie Avalon Biohacking podcast. Okay friends, I honestly think this might become
1:10.0	one of my most popular episodes ever. I loved
1:13.3	today's conversation and I loved doing the prep work for it. We talk about this in this show,
1:18.2	but I had been to Ricky Lake's talk show back in the day when I lived in Los Angeles,
1:22.2	which is so surreal to see how much has changed in my life since then and exploring her
1:26.2	documentaries with Abby Epstein,
1:28.3	who also does a lot of incredible stuff in the theater world, was such an honor, so
1:33.3	enlightening and so mind-blowing. If you want to know what actually is going down and happening
1:38.3	with things like birth control, as well as the birthing process, this is the episode for you.
1:43.5	And we talk about so many shocking things in today's episode, things like the kind of sinister
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