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 [...]

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 [...]