Procedure

Getting a semen analysis

Get your sperm tested. It predicts a lot more than whether you can have kids.

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Vasectomy

Book the snip once your family's finished, then don't trust it until the lab does.

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Ayahuasca ceremony

Don't drink ayahuasca on an SSRI, and never at an unsupervised retreat.

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Sweat lodge and temazcal ceremony

Skip the ceremony. Take a sauna with a door you can open.

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Yoga as a whole system

Do yoga for your back if you enjoy it. Any exercise you'll stick with does the same.

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Homeopathy

Put it back on the shelf. There's nothing in the bottle but water.

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St John's wort and CYP3A4 induction

Don't take St John's wort alongside a prescription. Pick one.

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Panchakarma

Go for the holiday. Don't pay extra for the purification.

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Ayurvedic bhasma and rasa shastra preparations

Bin the Ayurvedic pills. One in five carries lead, mercury or arsenic.

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Chinese herbal formulas

Don't take a mixed Chinese herbal formula. Nobody can tell you what's in it.

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Gua sha

One session for a neck that won't turn. Don't buy a course of ten.

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