The Hemp Connection [08/14/16] 

  • Anatomy of a coconut — understanding each ingredient and its heathfulness…or not

    These days it seems that all a product has to do is contain something from a coconut…and the immediate assumption is that it is healthy, no matter how much of it is consumed.I'm not sure where this false idea comes from, given the statistics of diabetes prevalance in Pacific Island peoples:--Native Hawaiians, in Hawaii, have highe…

  • OK, inCYSTERs, this is your opportunity to be heard!

    It only takes a few minutes of reading comments on this blog to know that many of you have been frustrated with the quality of care you have been offered when you've reached out and asked for help.If you're in the inCYST network, you know that a big part of your training has been about listening more and talking less, and being be…

  • I recently completed Monika's workshop in Columbus and have come away feeling renewed on several levels. As a registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator, I always felt inadequate like I should have this all together. My shame regarding my weight and several other symptoms of PCOS held me back from many things, both perso…

Random for life:

  1. Getting out and about
  2. If I could concentrate, imagine what I could accomplish
  3. A break in the snow, and could that be sun?
  4. And just how much snow is that?
  5. Everlasting summer… a dream, or reality?
  6. Winter vignettes–what to shoot in the dark days
  7. Achieving my goals… with Frankenstein
  8. How seeing red, chases the winter blues
  9. Who let the dogs out?
  10. It’s not just a word, but a feeling