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PCOS and Candy: How Sugar Can Make Your PCOS Worse
We’re creeping up on Halloween season, and that means that the stores are loaded with pumpkin-themed everything, costumes for the kids, face paint, decorations – and TONS of candy. I mean, literal
Continue readingHealthy Alternatives To Halloween Candy
Halloween is upon us, and with it comes pumpkin-flavored everything, from coffee (sorry, but EWW!) to donuts to you name it. Plus, all the Halloween candy itself. Halloween candy is all about quantity,
Continue readingHow Does Breast Cancer Affect Your PCOS Symptoms?
You’ve got PCOS, and now you’ve got breast cancer too. Life is just incredibly unfair sometimes. How will the breast cancer affect your PCOS symptoms? It’s a very good question since it seems
Continue readingEmotional Nutrition: Feeding Your Mind, Heart, and Soul
One of the recurring themes I see in my clients is a lack of self-care. This is one of the indicators that I am working with someone who is depressed. Self-care is often one of the first things to go by
Continue readingPCOS Superfoods & How They Can Help Your Body Image
You’re out at a restaurant with friends and you want to treat yourself. You eat a giant plate of pasta, loaded with fried shrimp and a creamy sauce. It’s delicious. But half an hour later, you’re
Continue readingAdvice for Want-to-be-Fathers Living in a PCOS Household
Infertility is one of life’s most painful experiences. So is PCOS. It’s even worse when you don’t know anyone else going through the experience, or you just feel like you can’t talk about it. Here’s
Continue readingNational Women’s Health Week: How Women with PCOS Can Ramp It Up!
The calendar year is full of “national day of this” and “national week of that,” but the week of May 13 – 19, 2018, is an important one because it’s National Women’s Health Week (NWHW)
Continue readingPCOS, Anxiety, and Baking Your Way Calm
I come from a long line of bakers. My grandfather was a professional baker. My mother studied Viennese pastry making and made exquisite breads, donuts, pies, cakes, pastries, rolls, and cookies all the
Continue readingPCOS and Mental Health: Teens with PCOS
You’ve been growing faster than everyone else, especially around the middle. Like, uncontrollable, where the heck did this come from and how can I get rid of it now before anyone else notices, weight
Continue readingStarting a Gratitude Practice and Counting the Gifts of PCOS This Thanksgiving
As we approach Thanksgiving in America, there’s an increased focus on gratitude. Many of us will start gratitude countdown lists on FaceBook, or post our gratitude on Twitter or in pictures on Instagram.
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