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Been heapin' hemp on your breakfast cereal? Be sure you know what you're doing!
We get many questions about hemp, and its value as a protein and omega-3 source. Time to learn some more.Here are the basic nutrition facts about hemp, calculated for a 1 tbsp serving.Calories: 80Fat: 5 gramsCarbohydrate: 3.5 gramsProtein 5.5 gramsPOSITIVE: To put that into perspective, a tablespoon of hemp seed has about the same…
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Why should you care about an oil's smoke point?
And what the heck is smoke point in the first place? If you're a well-intended but not always great chef like me, you've heated oil in the pan to the point where it starts to create a smoke that really excites your smoke alarm. This is the point where the oil has started to break down nutritionally. It is also thought that at this…
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Vegan? Here's a bucket list to keep you inspired!
One of my litmus tests for how healthy a vegan's diet truly is, is to listen to how they describe what they eat. If they focus on telling me what they DON'T eat, and have a limited list of what they DO eat, I start to consider that what we're describing is an eating disorder, not a vegan eater.Here's a challenge to encourage you t…
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Pumpkin Pie and PCOS? Absolutely! Well sort of.: ) A Pumpkin Pie Smoothie!
One of my clients sent me this recipe, which also happens to be gluten-free. I'm thinking it could make a great Thanksgiving day breakfast, giving you a great Thanksgiving taste, fueling a great morning walk or workout, and keeping your appetite in check when the big meal is served. I removed the whipped cream and the sugar from t…
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Milk alternatives: How do they fit into a PCOS diet?
Continuing on with yesterday's theme, I wanted to summarize options for anyone who, for whatever reason, chooses to drink milk alternatives instead of cow's milk.The primary problems with these alternatives are:1. They almost, without question, do not provide equivalent amounts of protein and raise your diet's carbohydrate to prot…
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HOW inCYST does business is equally as important as what kind of business it does or how much it knows
I wanted to post a testimonial from a client. He volunteered to do this, I did not ask him for it. My sincere hope, in training inCYST professionals, is that this is the experience each and every woman has when reaching out and asking for help. We understand that you are not just patients or lab values, but rather individuals with…
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You're not crazy — your appetite may NOT be normal
One of the pieces of PCOS that I find intriguing, but which really is not well studied, is what is happening with appetite. This is such a crucial piece of the picture, because it doesn't really matter what ANY expert, medical, nutritional, whatever…tells you that you SHOULD be eating, if your appetite hormones are not supporting …
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Food of the Week: Pistachio Pesto
Just a few weeks ago, I was talking with my husband about the amount of money I spend buying healthy food every month. I often wonder why the foods that are the most damaging to our nutrition are so much less expensive than foods that protect and nourish our bodies in so many different beneficial ways. Then again, when I wander th…
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Webinar: PCOS and the Thyroid Gland
So many of you women with PCOS also have problems with your thyroids…I decided it was time for all of us to learn more about the issue. I asked Dr. John O'Dea to participate in our professional training, and he is going to talk about the topic.John O'Dea, MD, was born in the south of Ireland. He was raised and educated in Dublin, …
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Invest in yourself and give back at the same time!
If you're not here in Phoenix, you likely aren't aware that I have a good friend, Ken Clark, who is all about making our world here a better place. For the past year, I've worked with Ken and his hand-picked committee to create monthly events celebrating new small businesses taking a risk on downtown Phoenix. (Here we like to call…
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About those vegetables!
Something I love, love, love about my work is that there is always something new to learn. Recently my work with Chow Locally has taught me a lot about why people don't have a user-friendly relationship with vegetables. It's probably because most of the vegetables they have been exposed to are bland and boring.We are so lucky to b…