Comments about food and weight seem to be an all-time high this week. One minute I’m reading posts from people who are complaining about holiday eating and weight gain; the next minute I hear people talking about New Year’s resolutions, health goals, weight loss, etc….
Girls with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) typically want to know what causes it. We know that PCOS is the result of an imbalance in the hormones (chemical messengers) in the brain and the ovaries, and it usually happens when a hormone called LH (made in…
Have you ever experienced lasting stomach pain, gas, constipation and/or diarrhea? If so, you may have Googled to see if your stomach problems were related to your PCOS, only to find that it isn’t usually listed as a symptom. While these symptoms could mean many…
Last fall, I embarked on a yoga teacher training program with the intention of bringing the gift of yoga to young people struggling with food and weight concerns. Having practiced yoga for several years, I was truly convinced that gentle movement through yoga postures could…
There are lots of sources of stress. Homework, pressure from friends, and not getting enough sleep are at the top of the list. Just add in the strain of having to deal with going back to school after a care-free summer, and mix in having…
Earlier this month the American Medical Association (AMA) addressed a growing health concern (35% of adults and 17% of children in America are overweight), and voted to classify obesity as a “disease”. Before this new ruling, obesity was considered a “condition”. So what does this…
Are you wondering what all the hype is about the gluten-free diet? People with and without celiac disease have picked up on this trend, and, in some ways, it’s hard not to! Take one look at the magazine covers in the grocery store check-out aisle…
A while back I wrote a blog titled “Pretty Common Ovary Situation”. I was trying to be humorous, but at the same time drive home the message that the name for this collection of symptoms is confusing yet approximately 5 million American women share the…
The inspiration for this blog entry came from a TV commercial for a furniture store that sells mattresses. So what could an advertisement of this sort possibly have in common with PCOS? Well, the ad begins with a man talking about how we live in…
There’s been a lot of talk about added sugar recently, because the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is talking about putting “added sugar” on the nutrition label. If you are someone who reads the nutrition label on the foods you eat, you know that sugar…