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    Herbal Supplements and Birth Control
    Renata Lynn Atkinson
    • May 21, 2020
    • 2 min

    Herbal Supplements and Birth Control

    We’ve received a few questions recently about interactions between herbs and hormonal birth control, so I’ll address them all here. Erica...
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    Is my favorite supplement okay to take with my birth control pills?
    Jayne Tamburello
    • Aug 4, 2019
    • 2 min

    Is my favorite supplement okay to take with my birth control pills?

    Hello, I was wondering if the supplement I am taking has any effects on prescription birth control. I take the MoonJuice SuperYou which...
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    St. John's wort and oral contraception.
    Jayne Tamburello
    • Sep 25, 2018
    • 3 min

    St. John's wort and oral contraception.

    Have you heard that women on oral contraception, i.e, "the pill" should not concurrently take St. John’s wort because they could...
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    Safety Alert! Is it okay to combine herbs?
    Jayne Tamburello
    • Sep 4, 2018
    • 3 min

    Safety Alert! Is it okay to combine herbs?

    People are often exposed to the world of medicine in a varity of ways - they read an article about an herb that sounds like a good fit,...
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    Herbal Q&A-Berberine with Lipitor?
    Jayne Tamburello
    • May 29, 2018
    • 2 min

    Herbal Q&A-Berberine with Lipitor?

    A reader asks: Is it ok to take Berberine with Lipitor? I take 500 mg of Berberine twice a day and 20 mg of Lipitor at bedtime. Hello and...
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