Hello everyone,
inCYST provider Marissa Kent, RD, and I are excited about our first-ever Saturday Seminar in Orange County (Lake Forest)!
We've got a nice group registered, but there are still a few spaces available.
For more information please visit this link.
If you'd like to see a Saturday Seminar near you, please contact us so we can work it into the schedule!
Monika
We're getting busy and we'd like to be busy with you! Here are the latest events on the calendar.
July 31, 2009 inCYST Mini Seminar, Lake Forest, California
inCYST Provider: Marissa Kent, MS, RD
marissakentrd@cox.net
August 8, 2009 inCYST Saturday Seminar, Los Angeles, California
inCYST Provider: Ellen Reiss Goldfarb, RD
info@ellenreissgoldfarb.com
September 19, 2009 inCYST Saturday Seminar, Auburn Hills, Michigan
inCYST Provider: Monika M. Woolsey, MS, RD
marika@google.com
September 16 and September 23, PCOS Workshop
inCYST Provider: Janenie Wade, RD
JWadeRD@aol.com
Hello everyone,
I've been working with Jackie Smiertka, a nurse specializing in bariatric medicine, to bring the inCYST programs to Detroit. I am very excited about this collaboration, since many women who either seek or who have had bariatric surgery also have PCOS. It's important for the professionals who work with them to understand how PCOS affects their treatment.
Friday and Saturday, September 18 and 19, I'll be conducting the PCOS professional training program. The Saturday session for professionals will also be the inCYST Saturday seminar. A big part of training professionals is getting them to step out of professional shoes and understand women with PCOS as humans. This interactive format will hopefully improve communication between the professionals who are training and the women who are going to need them for future health care.
Click here for information on the professional training.
Click here for information on the inCYST Saturday seminar programs.
If the weeknight classes haven't worked for you…try our one-shot Saturday Seminar in Los Angeles, on Saturday, January 31! Learn about nutrition, exercise, sleep, and stress…and the roles they play in PCOS. We're full of practical skills and ideas and would love for you to join us. Instructors: Ellen Reiss Goldfarb, RD, and Monika M. Woolsey, MS, RD Click here for more information.
Hello everyone,
Just wanted to let you know, space is available in the upcoming PCOS Saturday Seminar, which is scheduled for Saturday, April 11, 2009, at the office of Marissa Kent, RD, in Rancho Santa Margarita, California.
This program starts at 9 am and ends at 3 pm, and will cover the basics of nutrition, activity, sleep, and stress management strategies that are the basis of our PCOS program. Marissa and I (Monika Woolsey) will be co-facilitating.
Cost is $50. If you are a health professional, you may apply this registration fee toward a registration in my upcoming comprehensive PCOS training, in West Los Angeles, in July of 2009.
Click here to register for the Orange County event.
Click here to learn more about the professional training.
Hello everyone,
Our next inCYST Saturday Seminar is being taught by Ellen Reiss Goldfarb, RD, in her West Los Angeles office.
For registration information please visit this link:
Hello everyone,
Just wanted to be sure you knew about classes coming up this week in Phoenix and
Los Angeles.
Our PCOS Saturday Seminar will be in Los Angeles this Saturday, May 30.
Our inCYST on Less Stress! class will be this coming Monday, 1, June 1, at the Tempe Whole Foods.
Please visit www.afterthediet.com/inCYST.htm for more information.
Tempe, Arizona
If you're wanting to make this holiday season the one you enjoy completely (and that means not worrying about the food or your weight), please come to Whole Foods for our"inCYST on Better Eating!". I purposely scheduled the calendar so this class occurs right between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
This topic is the most popular of the four, and it only comes around once every four months. So if you are interested, now is the time to register!
Topics we'll cover include:
--What’s a good carb, what’s not
--Manage those cravings for sweets
--Which fats are good for fertility, which ones are not
--Eating well despite the chaos
--How food can help mood swings and depression
I met with the Whole Foods staff last week to get the holiday deli menus from them, including ingredients. They've got some great items in their deli that can make your holidays a whole lot less stressful. We'll be looking at those to see how they fit into a healthy eating plan.
As always, we'll wrap up the class by cruising the aisles and looking for new things to try. If you have recipes for the holidays, be sure to bring them so we can discuss how to maximize their nutritional value.
Time: 6:30 — 8:30 pm Cost to participate: $15. You can either call me and register by phone at 623.486.0737, or register online. I am still trying to figure out how to get my Yahoo store to not charge the shipping charge that pops up. If you see it, please know, I manually remove it before processing any charges. I am a much better nutritionist than I am a techie!
Marina del Rey, California
I am working on a Whole Foods set up in LA as well. Until we have it confirmed…we're meeting at the Panera Bread in Marina del Rey, 4720 Lincoln Blvd. We'll test drive something on the Panera menu and go over your holiday menus and any other questions you might have about healthy eating. Time: 6:30 — 8:30 pm. You can either call me and register by phone at 623.486.0737, or register online.
If the Wednesday night time just doesn't fit into your schedule, keep our January Saturday seminar in mind. All four classes are rolled into one, and we'll be meeting at Ellen Reiss Goldfarb's office. Click here for more information.
Please do register in advance so I know how many handouts to bring.
I hope you can make it! This class is incredibly fun, and the more the merrier.
Monika M. Woolsey, MS, RD
http://www.afterthediet.com
Hello everyone,
It's been a crazy month! I just returned from Oakland where I met with lactation consultants in the Kaiser Health system, hopefully strengthening the ties we have with this specialty important to PCOS. Many women with PCOS who finally conceive learn that their next challenge is successful breastfeeding. So we need to have strong communication between specialties to be sure each of us in your life at different times provides consistent and useful information. Yesterday was an excellent start in that direction.
Next week I am off to work with the Minnesota team, and we'll be brainstorming what can be done for women in their 'hoods.
Before I go, I will be doing my monthly Tempe Whole Foods inCYST class, please, if you are in Phoenix, Chandler, Gilbert, Ahwatukee, and have a couple of hours to spare, come attend! It's a whole lot more information than you're likely to get if you spend that copayment money on someone who has not been trained in your specific diagnosis.
At the end of the month, Ellen Reiss Goldfarb will be hosting her second inCYST Saturday Seminar. Her last one was wonderful and it really is a must-attend for any LA woman who wants the best, most practical information on PCOS.
All information on classes and events can be found at www.afterthediet.com/inCYST.htm
Oh! And the photo? It doesn't have a whole lot to do with PCOS, except maybe that I took a stress management break and visited the California Academy of Sciences with a good friend Sue and her husband Ernie. Sometimes when you think you've got more on your plate than you can handle…the absolute best thing you can do is step off the treadmill and do something completely different. It gives your brain a rest and an opportunity to derive a plan without your anxiety interfering with the process. That's what I did with my friends, just took a break and enjoyed learning about jellyfish and fish eating snakes and chameleons and albino alligators. The jellyfish were very mesmerizing and relaxing to watch, I decided they are kind of like nature's lava lamps.
The clarity that resulted from the time off will definitely benefit all of you. I hope you have opportunities to do the same when your PCOS seems like it's taken a life of its own. Things will get better!