The Hemp Connection [06/10/16] 

  • Nutrition 101: Vitamin B3 (niacin)

    This post is interestingly timed, given what I wrote a few days ago about the importance of melatonin in maintaining fertility. The chemical pathways for both melatonin and niacin get their start with the amino acid L-tryptophan.When a strong pro-inflammatory process is predominant, and the body wants to make more melatonin, it ma…

  • Got emotions?

    We've got a great new resource for you!Gretchen Kubacky, Psy.D, is a psychologist practicing in Los Angeles who specializes in helping people diagnosed with endocrine disorders.She's dedicated to helping women like you, and we're so excited to have such an awesome member on our team!PCOS may be about hormones, but hormones are wha…

  • If you've ever dieted, and you have trouble sleeping…there may be a reason. Keep in mind, this study was done on rainbow trout, but there is still a message in it for humans. Three groups of trout were studied with regard to their melatonin (sleep hormone/antioxidant) levels and cortisol (stress hormone) levels. The three groups w…

  • Is an eating disorder worsening your PCOS?

    Yesterday I had the honor and pleasure of speaking to a group of eating disorder professionals in Santa Monica, California, about what happens when an eating disorder and PCOS collide in the same person.Here are some of the statistics I shared with them:**Women with PCOS have a higher lifetime incidence of depressive episodes, soc…

  • Thanks, Maxim Hygiene

    I was surprised and flattered recently when our friends at Maxim Hygiene asked me to answer questions for an interview as their"Fierce Woman of the Month". It is the first time I've ever talked much about why it is that I do what I do, and it was an opportunity to think about that, and clarify for myself what I want to do with inC…