The Hemp Connection: 10/21/16

Fish may not be the mercury culprit in your diet

One of the most frequent questions women have when advised to use fish oil is whether or not they should be concerned about the mercury content. I routinely hear from clients I've worked with that they feel comfortable taking fish oil to conceive, but then once they're pregnant they become concerned about mercury and stop the supp…
Good news for vegetarians

A significant percentage of the women I counsel, whether their issues are officially related to PCOS or not, are vegetarian. They get in trouble with their vegan lifestyle because it eliminates the essential nutrients DHA and EPA.Not any more!Marine algae is an up and comer in the omega-3 world. It's been increasingly incorporated…
Fish or flax? All omega-3's are not created equal

Many of the women I work with are vegan vegetarians. Which means when it comes to increasing omega-3 intake, they tend to want to go heavy on flax, hoping it will make up for not eating fish. It simply doesn't work this way…in ways that are very important to PCOS.When different groups of rats are given ALA (the primary omega-3 in …
Amber's Journey — Note from the copilot

Hello everyone,Amber texted me a bit ago to say she was having trouble with her computer and can't do her journal entry for tomorrow. So I told her I'd share some photos from our time together today. She and I and Craig met in Burbank to chat with ABC-7's Food Coach, Lori Corbin. She wanted to do a story about PCOS. I think it's g…

The Hemp Connection [10/21/16]

Fish may not be the mercury culprit in your diet

Good news for vegetarians

Fish or flax? All omega-3's are not created equal

Amber's Journey — Note from the copilot

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