Things You have to Remember with PCOS

PCOS is a bitch. There, I said it. Lately I have been really really frustrated with the idea that it is really part of my life. It is just not any fun and there are so many things you can’t do anymore that you have to remind yourself about.
For example-
-skip the yummy lemon cupcakes your [...]

Food on Friday 6/12/09

So Friday was my first day of Ph”ood’ journaling.  I must say it is kind of fun to see peoples funny looks at work going “why are you taking pictures of your lunch?”

Breakfast was unfortunately grabbed on the sly via the local Starbucks, and while the fruit looks good it was pretty much either under [...]

Ph”ood” Journaling

Wow, things have been a little crazy around here lately and I am afraid the blog was backburnered a bit but I haven’t stopped working on things and I have been thinking about ways to make this blog more useful for myself as well as fun to read.
The one thing that I haven’t been able [...]

HFCS Comes with a Free Order of Mercury!

I know you probably don’t really need another reason why HFCS is bad for you but here is one anyway.
It turns out that the caustic soda used to refine HFCS often contains Mercury from when it was manufactured and it is passing this “tasty treat” on to the foods that are sweetened with it. The [...]

In the Kitchen: Millet

One of the main tenants of healthy eating is eat your whole grains. Whole grains are amazing things, they have tons of fiber and important vitamins and minerals. Most of these this reside in the husk of most grains and this is removed when grains are refined into flours and other products, which is sad [...]

What’s in your “Water”

Coke is being sued for claiming health benefits on the labels of their VitaminWater Brand bottled drinks, check out the article.
It may just be me but water isn’t supposed to have 33 grams of sugar in it, at least the last time I checked.
There are a lot of sports drinks out there that make a [...]

Rockin’ the Glycemic Index

I am sure most folks have heard about the Glycemic Index, mostly in conjunction with folks that have diabetes. The Glycemic Index measures the impact that individual foods have on your blood sugar levels. Eating foods that are low on the index makes your blood sugar fluctuate less. This is what makes it so great [...]

PCOS or Pill Causes Obnoxious Side effects

So I am about two weeks through starting the birth control pills (BC) that my OB/GYN put me on. The nausea is finally calming down. BC is one of the main things used to treat PCOS because it regulates the menstrual cycle and reduces the level of androgens in the system. It also makes your [...]

PCOS- A Diagnosis

Last Friday I went to my Dr and got some not so great news, I have PCOS or Poly Cystic Ovary Syndrome.
PCOS is a hormanal imbalance caused by the body producing to many androgens (male hormones like testosterone). It is very common and getting diagnosesed more and more, about 1 in 15 women have it.
Symptoms [...]

No Sugar Challange!

Ok, I know, this may seem a little crazy, especially in December, but then I kind of am a little crazy. I have joined in the no sugar challenge put up by John over at his blog. The goal is to cut out any added and refined sugar for 30 days. Now, normally I am [...]