The Hemp Connection [08/05/16] 

  • We women are really children of the moon!

    Recently I read"Prodigal Summer" by Barbara Kingsolver. In it one of the characters noted that her menstrual cycle and the moon were related. I did some Internet research and found an interesting article in Wikipedia, from which this is excerpted.Menstruation and the moonTraditional sources agree that the menstrual cycle is linked…

  • Is vomiting another symptom of PCOS? Lessons I'm learning from working with inCYSTERs

    Not long ago, Renata Mangrum (who you'll soon see more of on our blog, she's studying to be an inCYST provider) forwarded me a note from a discussion list for lactation consultants. Someone on that list wanted to know if excessive vomiting during pregnancy (hyperemesis) was common with PCOS. The person asking the question had a pa…

  • Blessed to Have PCOS — My Story

    Beth Wolf is heading up the PCOS Walk-a-Thon in Nashua, NH, and the PCOS Virtual Walk-a-Thon which is anywhere (on planet Earth, at least for now) where you happen to be with a desire to walk for PCOS. Here is her story.Blessed to have PCOSBy Beth WolfOne day, after being un-diagnosed for years, I was told I had PCOS. I spent the …