The PCOS Dietitian Blog
PCOS friendly cereals: How to Choose the Right One
PCOS friendly cereals - Do they even exist? So as a Powerful Chick with Outrageous Spirit I know what you are thinking. PCOS friendly cereals do in fat exist. However, while I am certainly not advocating cereals along the like of Lucky Charms and Golden Grahams...
PCOS and Carbs – 10 Facts You Need to Know if you have PCOS
PCOS and carbs - Ten Facts You NEED to Know 1. If you have PCOS you should aim to consume only a moderate amount (35 % or lower) of carbohydrates to decrease the consequences of insulin resistance and promote weight loss. 2. Carbohydrates come in all...
Motivation Monday: Gratitude It’s What For Dinner
How to be Happy - Slap PCOS in the face with gratitude If you learn any one thing from me on your journey to wherever you may need a little help going 🙂 -- I hope you remember to do this one simple thing – practice being gratitude every. single. day. From...
PCOS Friendly Snacks – Summer Treats
Finding PCOS friendly snacks can be challenging, right? Especially mid summer when all your friends and family are hitting up the Sundae Hut! And If you are anything like me - then you LOVE a sweet treat in the summer! But if you have PCOS and are watching your...
The Awesome Benefits of Metformin for Women with PCOS: What Every Cyster NEEDs to Know
If you have PCOS , there is a good chance you have heard of the medication metformin. However, what you may not know is why it was prescribed for you in the first place. So much of the advice I give to patients surrounding diet revolves around many of the same reasons...
PCOS Friendly Snacks – Parsnip Chips
PCOS Snacks - Parsnip Chips Hello Y'All! It's Thursday and you know what that means? It means it is time to talk PCOS friendly snacks! Last week we talked about my little sweet and salty finds - Trader Joe's Unsalted Peanut Butter Pretzels. If you missed last...
Five Tips for PCOS and Weight Loss
Hello Cysters! There no denying it - most women who have PCOS are overweight. While we are not entirely sure why this population tends to be more overweight than not - we cannot deny the evidence. The number one reason why people come to see me when they have PCOS is...
Hot off the Press – New PCOS Drug in the works
New PCOS Drug on the Horizon Wow cysters this is HUGE! Finally some promise on the horizon for treating women with PCOS. A new PCOS drug has just completed a phase 2 clinical trial. And the results seem quite promising! Yay - Hooray! Will this drug...
PCOS Friendly Snacks – Peanut Butter Filled Pretzels
PCOS friendly snack of the Week Happy Thursday Y'All! Today I wanted to share with you my favorite PCOS friendly snack of the week. So I have been thinking lately -- and one of the questions I often get from women who have PCOS is, "What can I snack...
The Best Carbohydrate Counter for Women With PCOS
Hi Everyone - This will likely be one of my longest posts - but I think one of the most resourceful blogs! One of the questions I get asked a lot is, "How do you determine how many carbohydrates are in specific foods?" We can always read the label. But what happens...