The Hemp Connection [06/18/16] 

  • PCOS Prevention Starts With Breastfeeding

    As you have seen me allude to in previous posts, and which you will begin to hear a lot more about as we better network with lactation specialists, inCYST believes strongly in the importance of breastfeeding. Breast milk is where babies get their omega-3's, and a disproportionate percentage of the women we work with, it seems, wer…

  • PCOS Weeks at Green Mountain at Fox Run Resort

    Hello everyone,I'm excited to share our latest development with you! In celebration of PCOS Awareness Month, Green Mountain at Fox Run is offering PCOS-oriented weeks at their beautiful location in Ludlow, Vermont.The program is set up so that you can attend a one week session. Or…if you have time and interest in getting away for …

  • Oh the corny stories your produce is telling!

    Did you know that by simply looking at your produce, you can tell if it's organic or genetically modified? It's very simple, actually. The clues are in the price look up (PLU) code, which is the number you key in during checkout for every piece of produce.A regular PLU code has 4 numbers. That means it is not organic, and it is no…

  • Food of the week: (Watermelon) lemonade

    My Facebook friends already know most of this story, but my kitchen experimenting turned out so well I wanted to share it.I got an email from Whole Foods Market with a recipe for watermelon lemonade. I had just bought a watermelon so I decided to try it. However, rather than using lemon juice, I used 3 lemons that I threw in the f…

  • Nutrition 101: Vitamin B6, the Helper Vitamin

    I gave this vitamin its nickname because its presence is needed in adequate quantities in order to have enough of many other compounds, such as niacin.The most stable version of vitamin B6 is found in plant foods. Another reason to get more fruits and vegetables in your diet! For those of you who just don't like the dark green lea…

  • Healthy Splurging: An Oxymoron?

    Today is National Splurge Day, a concept I absolutely love. While I believe in adhering to schedules and having as much consistency in our lives as possible (it eases stress, creates predictability, and soothes the PCOS brain), I think there’s not only space for splurging in our lives, but a mental health necessity for it as well.…

Random for life:

  1. An oddly freeing feeling
  2. Final Thoughts On BDM102 : Let The Great Journey Begin
  3. It’s like the Bachelor — in my own backyard
  4. DIY — painted photo backgrounds
  5. It’s bad for blogging
  6. If winter tarries too long, make your own spring
  7. I can’t find _ _ _ _ and the _ _ _ _ seems to have disappeared?
  8. I’d like to cancel my wakeup call please
  9. Confessions of a Wannabe organized blogger
  10. Heel toe hip… and some stinky salmon