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The ocean's gift to your weight loss program
Ten percent of women with PCOS will be type II diabetic by the time they are 40. One of the primary risks of pregnancy with PCOS is the same problem, diabetes. It is very important to understand that choices you make regarding food, activity, stress, and sleep, affect whether or not this problem…becomes YOUR problem.Fortunately, i…
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Elected officials eat food too!
This past spring I was on a committee to plan events for our local Earth Day celebration. I advocated for our catering to, as much as possible, follow the guidelines taught on this blog, and for our vendors to be locally owned (at least) and organic (whenever possible).In the process, I came to know Chef Elizabeth, house chef at t…
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Better than an adult weight loss camp
We've been doing some really fun co-marketing with Green Mountain at Fox Run. This resort in Ludlow, Vermont is completely unique. It's not a posh spa. And it's not a sadistic, Biggest Loser kind of experience. It's simply a supportive place to step out of the environment that is likely not supporting your quest for health, and ex…
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Got PCOS? Smoking? Not a good idea
Here's a pretty large study (650 women with PCOS) that illustrates why taking care of your PCOS is not just about diet and exercise.Smoking cigarettes may be very important in hormone function and PCOS. They found that women with PCOS who smoked, compared to women with PCOS who did not, had higher fasting blood lipids (cholesterol…