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Nov 2024
1h 20m

Expert Pharmacist Advocates for Natural ...

DR. MERCOLA
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In this interview with compounding pharmacist Carol Petersen, we discuss how bioidentical hormones mirror your body's natural hormones; Petersen strongly advocates for natural progesterone over synthetic progestins due to the latter's dangerous health risks including cancer.

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