The Hemp Connection [02/26/17] 

  • Which came first, the stress or the racing thoughts?

    So let's say you've landed on this website because you were doing a Google search at 3:30 in the morning.Or because you're home from work and can't slow your head down enough to relax and enjoy a leisure activity…so you're surfing the Internet to distract yourself.What's going on?It could be a lot of things.1. If your hormones are…

  • Webinar Announcement: The Important Relationship Between PCOS and Eating Disorders

    Friday, March 25 · 12:00pm — 1:00pmThis webinar will be broadcast at noon Eastern time on Friday, March 25, 2011. If you cannot make it live, it can be emailed to you after the broadcast is complete.Is it PCOS? Is it an eating disorder? Is it both? Or are they one and the same?This webinar will explore research on this topic and c…

  • Are you a dietitian with PCOS?

    I don't think I've ever talked about this, but inCYST has, over the years, developed an interesting niche within its niche — we do a lot of work with dietittians who themselves have PCOS.I imagine it must be tough to have a diagnosis that defies much of what we learned in our formal training. When I've done onsite trainings, I've …

  • Stay tuned, our new, improved PCOS Professional Training is just around the corner!

    We're updating our information and soon you'll be able to attend our new training!If you're not interested in the complete training, individual presentations will also be available.Everything will be available via webinar, so you can participate at your convenience. Even in your PJ's!Information as we have it will be posted at htt…

  • The more I read about melatonin the more I think I should have majored in sleep instead of nutrition. Just ran across a research abstract reviewing the many effects melatonin, our sleep hormone, has on hair health.In addition to being a potent antioxidant, which means it destroys compounds that promote the many symptoms of PCOS, m…

  • Food of the week: shrimp

    In the spirit of Mardi Gras week, I thought I'd highlight a kissin' cousin of that Cajun crawfish…shrimp.Shrimp are one of those foods people love…and they have learned to be afraid of. When I started out in this field, I was taught to teach patients to avoid shrimp because of their high cholesterol content.Turns out, dietary chol…