What exactly is a tumor? This benign process in the human body turns out to be a critical function of detoxification, managing troubling or misbehaving tissues before they turn into something more serious.

Of course, when tumors grow in inconvenient locations or become too large, removal is often prescribed. But, surprisingly, this can be extremely dangerous, even with benign tumors. The body's amazing ability to process and remove tumors is interrupted by medical removal.

Tune in to find out why we all need more education about the tumors that will come and go throughout our lives, and why in fact, the tumor is NOT the problem.

Oral Contraception has given millions of woman control over their reproductive choices, and we firmly believe that giving women options when planning their families is the sign of a healthy society on the right side of history.

But good intentions will only get you so far, and some of the information Dr. Jack and Mary uncovered this week about the history of "The Pill" and the chemical cocktails that have evolved over the decades, is startling indeed.

From the well-known, fairly rare strokes and cardiac episodes, to the lesser known suppression of nutrient absorption and clotting in the blood, the modern pill is no modern miracle. Even the healthiest women should consider their nutrition very closely when using oral contraception.

Tune in to learn more about the science of oral contraception, and the potential health problems that should be a part of any woman's decision-making.

Most of us understand that a woman’s ovaries are important for reproduction and providing hormones during puberty. But few of us understand that they are so much more important than that.

This week Dr. Jack and Mary uncover the mysteries and magnificence of the ovary. From ignoring our nutrition in adolescence to the sexist “hysteria” diagnoses of millions of post-menopausal women for decades, we've mostly gotten it wrong when it comes to the woman’s ovaries.

Our daughters’ ovaries are malnourished. Our mother’s ovaries are mismanaged. Our grandmother’s ovaries are neglected or removed.

Tune in to learn why this continues to be disastrous policy and what you can do to reverse the trend for those closest to you.