Special offer : 4 week PCOS Nutrition Program $256 (reg $320) until Sep 30 In honour of PCOS awareness month, I have created a four week nutritional program to help manage symptoms and balance hormones using food. Each week comes with a different lesson, protocol, meal plan, grocery list and recipes. Week one: Focuses on… Read more »
PCOS and Mental Health
If you are new to learning about Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, welcome. PCOS is the most frequent endocrinological disorder affecting people of reproductive age (1). You may have read our previous blogs explaining what PCOS is, but you may not know that it can affect depression, anxiety and stress. In fact, studies report an overall higher… Read more »
PCOS Acne: A Natural Approach
What is PCOS Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome or PCOS is an endocrine disorder and one of the most common reproductive disorders in women of reproductive age. This syndrome affects roughly 4-12% of women and can have a huge impact on fertility as well as an increased risk in other health conditions such as insulin resistance, type… Read more »
PCOS: Top 3 Supplements
I typically get asked “what more can I do if I have PCOS?” Supplementation along with regular acupuncture treatments is one way that you can positively affect your PCOS diagnosis. Insulin Resistance With the correct supplement regimen you can impact your menstrual cycle and increase ovulation by treating insulin resistance. What does insulin resistance have… Read more »
Mindfulness and the Mind’s Cycle of Stress
The Downward Spiral Mindfulness is not a linear process. It’s not about getting anywhere or achieving a particular outcome. It’s a process, which some describe as a spiral. On autopilot, we tend to spiral downward into a self-perpetuating cycle of reactivity that goes something like this: We encounter some event or stimulus, and it has a… Read more »