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Mind, Mood, and Anxiety
In my last post, I talked about the relationship between depression and PCOS; this post addresses anxiety and PCOS. Although we may tend to think of anxiety and depression as two different and distinct conditions or diagnoses, in fact, there's a lot of overlap. As a therapist, I end up assessing to see whether depression or anxiet…
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"Big Pharma:" — Friend or Foe?
You’ve no doubt noticed the onslaught of pharmaceutical company sponsored advertising flooding television commercials and magazine inserts. You can hardly glance at the media without hearing about side effects such as 36-hour erections (okay, we don't have to worry about that one!), loose, oily stools, nausea, cramping, bouts of m…
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July Cooking Pinterest board now available
If you're looking for PCOS-friendly recipes, I have been uploading files I've saved over the years onto my Pinterest account. I am organizing them by month, to help you with seasonal ideas. For the most part, they are PCOS-friendly, some instances may require substitutions. Recipes are sources of inspiration and should be adapted …
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The very best advocate for PCOS awareness…is YOU
Just a reminder, there is a 5K event coming up that needs your support.I can write, I can teach, I can post stuff on Facebook. But if you readers want genuine concern and support for your cause, log off, get out there, and put a face to your diagnosis.That is all for today.Here is the link to event information.http://www.powerupfo…