The Hemp Connection: 07/22/16

We have a new radio program!

If you enjoy Internet radio, be sure to check out our new program, "Healthy Planet, Healthy Hormones".In our first broadcast, I interviewed Stacey Frattinger, dietitian and personal trainer, of Reno, Nevada. Stacey shares her perspective as a dietitian with PCOS, working with women with PCOS.Here is the interview in its entirety. …
The perfect PCOS diet? It's a mixed bag of nuts — literally!

When you're dealing with something as chronic and serious as PCOS, you can get focused on what is the perfect food, the perfect meal, the perfect diet…and if it's not perfect…don't bother.That, in the end, may be your perfect downfall.Consider two studies, both done with nuts.In the first one, subjects were divided into two groups…
How your diet affects your hormones

Here's a great summary of the effects of a high-fat diet on your hormones. A diet containing greater than 35% of calories from fat, in overweight conditions, in this study, was found to:--disrupt 24 hour rhythms of secretion of thyroid stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, testosterone, and to a small extent, progesterone.--lo…

The Hemp Connection [07/22/16]