37 Facts About Christiane Northrup

Christiane Northrup is a former obstetrics and gynecology physician and author who promotes alternative medicine and vaccine freedom.

When Christiane Northrup was five years old, her six-month-old brother died after being admitted to the hospital.

Christiane Northrup's mother insisted she knew he would be okay.

Christiane Northrup calls this "intact maternal intuition" and believes that these early childhood incidents resulted in her current medical beliefs.

Shortly after starting her practice in 1980, Christiane Northrup co-founded the private obstetrics and gynaecology practice Women to Women in Yarmouth, Maine in 1996.

Christiane Northrup originally became known after writing New York Times best-selling books such as Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom, which has been translated into sixteen languages, and The Wisdom of Menopause.

Christiane Northrup was a regular guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show and The Dr Oz Show, appearing as a women's health expert.

Christiane Northrup wrote over twenty articles for the Huffington Post between 2011 and 2014, writes a regular newsletter and has a website.

Christiane Northrup appeared on Winfrey's podcast as recently as August 2020.

Christiane Northrup is a member of the American Holistic Medical Association, a pseudo-medical professional association.

Christiane Northrup recommends regular workouts, such as Pilates, to prevent aches and stiffness common in aging.

In 2016 Christiane Northrup decided to post a vlog every day about what she was grateful for, stating that staying positive can be a difficult discipline but becomes a reward that changes the brain.

Christiane Northrup recommends training yourself to notice blessings, then you will feel more blessed.

Christiane Northrup believes that qi gong will cure many female health issues, increase the qi to the vagina and provide better orgasms.

Christiane Northrup has admitted to using Tarot cards to diagnose her own illnesses.

Christiane Northrup believes that the term "conspiracy theorist" was coined by the CIA, which she claims is run out of China.

Christiane Northrup contends that the term "anti-vaxxer" was created by Big Pharma.

Christiane Northrup promotes alternative medical therapies and connections between the soul and body.

Christiane Northrup believes the regular medical establishment overlook these connections.

Christiane Northrup recommends non-standard laboratory testing from Genova Diagnostics, which consumer protection site Quackwatch advises people to avoid.

Christiane Northrup recommends large doses of vitamin A to prevent heart disease.

Christiane Northrup believes that a woman's "emotional style" influences her risk of developing breast cancer and her ability to recover from it.

Christiane Northrup stresses empowerment and positive thinking, which Hall considers to be idealistic.

Christiane Northrup subscribes to the idea that male circumcision causes dyspareunia.

Christiane Northrup explained that the robots would be permanent and would enable people to be controlled by outside forces.

Christiane Northrup responded saying she did not think that COVID-19 was a hoax, just that it was being misrepresented by the media.

Christiane Northrup is credited with contributing significantly to the initial online spread of the COVID-19 conspiracy theory film Plandemic, which was released in early May 2020.

Christiane Northrup shared the film on Facebook the following day, and it was re-shared by over 1000 of her followers, many of whom posted it to large anti-vaccine groups on Facebook.

In early 2021 the Center for Countering Digital Hate released a report titled The Disinformation Dozen, which exposed that that two-thirds of anti-vaccine content including misinformation and outright lies, shared or posted on social media could be attributed to just twelve individuals, Christiane Northrup was listed as one of these individuals.

Christiane Northrup opposes vaccination and describes it as a cultural ritual that is imperfect and unnecessary if people have a good immune system.

Christiane Northrup stipulates that vaccines are designed to only boost the first chakra, a view which has no foundation in science.

Christiane Northrup was an outspoken advocate of failed efforts in 2019 to expand the exemptions to student vaccination requirements in Maine and was a leader of the people's veto movement, opposing the elimination of religious and philosophical exemptions to vaccinations, which appeared as a statewide ballot referendum in 2020.

Christiane Northrup makes the claim that current medical professionals focus more on testing and poking and prodding.

Christiane Northrup explains that thermography is just another test and is not preventative in any way.

Christiane Northrup cites a study from 1982 in her written articles about the topic, despite many more recent studies showing its ineffectiveness.

Gorski believes Christiane Northrup is guilty of malpractice when she encourages patients who believe they have healthy breasts to forego mammograms, even if this is against the advice of their doctors.

Christiane Northrup has two daughters and lives in Yarmouth, Maine.