Bestselling author and gynecologist Dr Jennifer Gunter is one of the fiercest advocates for women’s health on social media. She discusses why we’re so confused about health, how to be more discerning about the content you consume, plus the most important thing you can do for your health today.

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For information on her event Menstruation, Menopause & Medical Mythology at UNSW Sydney on August 15th, see here. You can catch her @drjengunter, via her site here or grab her latest book Blood: The science, medicine and mythology of menstruation (Hachette, $34.99) here. 

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In print: Each Sunday, grab Body+Soul inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania).