“Look in the mirror once or twice a day, full on, eyes into eyes and say, ‘I accept myself unconditionally right now.’ After 30 days, you’ll find that your life and health will improve.”

Get more sensible advice and whole health tidbits here from physician, former surgeon, mother, writer, and speaker, Dr. Christiane Northrup whose latest is a reprint of her classic text, “Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom.”

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