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Hope For the Journey
PCOS can be devastating in so many ways, but it doesn't have to dictate life. In the midst of such an endocrine storm there can be hope and healing. I shared my story before of being a Registered Dietitian with PCOS. My struggle is not unlike others. I suffered through infertility and miscarriage which lead to severe depression; b…
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Hello to our Northern California Friends!
Just wanted everyone in Northern California to know, inCYST is now available in your neighborhood!Kim Oostema Smith, MS, RD, has recently located to San Jose, and is available to help you with your PCOS issues.I'm posting her bio and contact information from our referral page. A great side note, Kim just had her second child and s…
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It pays to be a fertile turtle
I'm guessing the title of this post conjures up the story of the tortoise and the hare for many of you. Though it likely pertains, I would like to tell another reptilian story that this week's series of posts brought to mind.Many moons ago, I traveled to Costa Rica with a couple of friends. It was egg laying season for the leather…
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Fat, lazy, and stupid…or hormone-imbalanced, exhausted, and brain fogged?
We've all heard it--the stereotyped observation that obese people are lazy and stupid. People carrying more weight than the health charts have decided they should, are often discriminated against with regard to social popularity, salary, simple courtesy in retail stores. Weight and body image activists have tried to fight back wit…