September is National PCOS Awareness Month. As someone who has been through PCOS and all the rubbish that entails, I wanted to share my story and encourage you to share yours. Sharing stories is important to demonstrate that we aren't alone and that there "isn't something wrong with us"...
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If you read my Paleo / Keto Bruschetta post, you know that giving up bread was HARD for me. So, when I first changed my eating habits, I knew that I needed some baked good alternatives that would hit the spot. Enter blueberry muffins...
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Are you wearing your busyness as a badge of honour? I know I was for many years and it led me down a path of many health issues....twice! Yeah, it takes me a couple of times to learn things...
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The adrenals are two little glands located above the kidneys. Their job is to produce a range of hormones. The main hormone associated with the adrenals is cortisol - our stress hormone. DHEA is another hormone produced by the adrenals, and it has a really important job. It will signal to the ovaries in women or the testes in men, to produce sex hormones. In addition, part of DHEA will actually convert to sex hormones...
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When I had to change my eating in my late 20s to help heal my numerous health conditions, I mourned food. No really, I legit cried about food for three months! You see, I am half Sicilian. The other half is Norwegian, however, there was never really any of that culture brought into our lives. Instead, the Sicilian culture and food was our main influence. So, when I gave up things like bread, pasta and pizza, not only did I miss those foods, I also felt like I was losing part of my identity...
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There are 5 important pieces when it comes to the thyroid puzzle. TSH, FT4, FT3, Thyroid Antibodies and Reverse T3. Unfortunately, it isn't uncommon for only TSH to be tested...and if you are lucky, FT4. I encourage you to be your own health advocate and ask for a full thyroid panel to be tested...
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If you don’t know by now, I love anything chocolate. I wanted to make something, other than a smoothie, that I could have for a delicious, yet healthy breakfast. Well, my friends, this ticks all the boxes! It is packed with powerful antioxidants from the cacao powder and the blueberries...
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One of the things that I absolutely love to educate people on are hormone disrupting chemicals. Why? Because they were an integral part of my own hormone journey. I have no doubt in my mind that my use of toxic personal care and cleaning products contributed to the myriad of hormone issues that I had through my teens and 20's...
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After two years of being without a period and getting a laundry list of other diagnoses, I was over it. When my friend and mentor told me to go on a low-carb Paleo type of diet to support my hormones, I did...but I cried. For three months. I literally mourned food. I am half Sicilian so bread and pasta were an every day staple for me. But guess what? Things got easier in that time and my health really started to improve...
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When I was a child, I never wanted a birthday cake - I wanted a birthday pie! I thought cake was too dry, the frosting too sweet and it just wasn't my thing. Truth be told, it still isn't. Most of the time, my parents got me a pie, and several times it was a lemon meringue pie. While I thought it was delicious, I would always scrape off the meringue. I thought it was gross -- again, I still do...
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