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For anyone looking for help with PCOS-related skin problems…
…you've got to hear Carmina McGee's interview she did today! It's packed full of information on everything from acne to acanthosis nigricans to facial hair and what to do about it.Simply click here for the link to listen.Thanks for sharing your expertise, Carmina! …
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Sleep and breast cancer
Awhile back, a good friend of mine who is an airline pilot shared with me that despite the fact that pilots must pass routine and rigorous physicals, most live only about 10 years after retirement…and currently the mandatory retirement age for airline pilots is 60!I've been interested ever since in why a demographic of individuals…
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To those who serve(d) and those who love those who serve(d)--thank you
Several years ago I hosted an inCYST professional training in Los Angeles. In the weeks before the event, I'd been chatting on the phone with a young woman from several thousand miles away, who decided to come and participate. The whole time we chatted on the phone, I had assumed she was a dietitian, coming down to represent the m…
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Ten ways to set yourself up for success with your dietitian
Rachel Brandeis is a dietitian in our network, practicing in the Atlanta area. She is well respected in the reproductive medicine world, and well versed in PCOS. The other day, in a phone conversation, she mentioned that one of the aspects of her work that doesn't always allow her to be as productive and helpful to her clients, is…
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No diet you follow, no food choice you make, not even clean eating, will put a halo over your head
Clean Eating. It's the new buzzword in diet world. I know its users are well-intended, but I get concerned about some of the judgmental ways in which I see it being used. After all, in 30 years of doing this work, most of the people I've worked with have felt badly about themselves because of their weight, and they have a tendency…