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PCOS Challenge Expert Series Webinar Nov 24th

Eating Disorders and PCOS (November 24th) You Are Not Alone. You Now Have a Team of Experts to Help You Overcome PCOS! As part of our continuing mission to provide women with PCOS the best information and support resources for overcoming Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, PCOS Challenge has teamed up with five renowned PCOS health and wellness experts to bring you the PCOS Challenge Expert Series™. Upcoming PCOS Workshop/Webinar Register Now, Space is Limited! Eating Disorders and PCOS (November 24th) Previous PCOS Workshops (CDs Now Available) Nutrition Essentials for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Living Happier and Healthier with PCOS Hair Removal Solutions for Hirsute Women with PCOS The Natural Solution to Overcoming PCOS Transforming the Lives of Women with PCOS The PCOS Challenge Expert Series Bundle Receive a 20% discount and the PCOS Challenge Expert Series Bundle for FREE when you register for all five PCOS Challenge Expert Series Workshops below. Also as another FREE bonus, the ne

PCOS Challenge Expert Series Tuesday Nov 24th

Eating Disorders and PCOS (November 24th) You Are Not Alone. You Now Have a Team of Experts to Help You Overcome PCOS! As part of our continuing mission to provide women with PCOS the best information and support resources for overcoming Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, PCOS Challenge has teamed up with five renowned PCOS health and wellness experts to bring you the PCOS Challenge Expert Series™. Upcoming PCOS Workshop/Webinar Register Now, Space is Limited! Eating Disorders and PCOS (November 24th) Previous PCOS Workshops (CDs Now Available) Nutrition Essentials for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Living Happier and Healthier with PCOS Hair Removal Solutions for Hirsute Women with PCOS The Natural Solution to Overcoming PCOS Transforming the Lives of Women with PCOS The PCOS Challenge Expert Series Bundle Receive a 20% discount and the PCOS Challenge Expert Series Bundle for FREE when you register for all five PCOS Challenge Expert Series Workshops below. Also as another FREE bonus, the ne
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New Food of the Week

Kashi TLC Pumpkin Spice Flax barsI tried these delicious new bars and they are really nutty, crunchy and tasty as a quick breakfast addition or a snackthese bars contain 300 mg Omega-3's from whole flax seedsFiber is 4 grams per servingthere are 7 types of whole grains, canola oil, pumpkin seeds and wheat germ and 2 bars equals one ser

Next PCOS Workshop

PCOS Workshop when: August 8, 2009 where : Office of Ellen Reiss-Goldfarb, R.D. 11500 W. Olympic Blvd. Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90064 310-408-1770 time : 9am-12noon Cost: $60 if paid before July 24th... $70 at the door can send check or use pay pal

Food item of the week-a perfect match for a meal idea

Here is a perfect combination from once again our good old friend "Trader Joes" Trader Joes brand Valencia Peanut Butter with Roasted Flaxseeds-crunchy and salty, it contains 320 mg ALA Omega 3 Fatty Acids per serving (approx 2 tsps) and the ingredients are merely peanuts, roasted golden flaxseeds and salt plus....... Trader Joe's Organic Superfruit Spread (a blend of morello cherrys, red grapes, blueberries and pomegranates) which is mostly from juices but only 8 grams of sugar per tsp and contains 60% DV of Vit C per serving This combination is an anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant and pro-nutrient dense match and might I add, on some whole grain full of seeds bread, it is a yummy sandwich!!!!!!!! you can enjoy as a meal or snack!

PCOS Challenge review by Monika Woolsey

A must-listen if you have an eating disorder with your PCOS Hello everyone,I missed the live version of this interview but stayed up until midnight listening to it. I was going to just catch the first few minutes but Ellen and Sasha did such a wonderful job of talking about body image, eating disorders, and PCOS, I was hooked!It's such a great, thorough, and compassionate look at a part of PCOS that is not easy to discuss. A lot of physicians who treat PCOS are more skilled at managing your lab values than your emotions...and it can be frustrating to feel that such an important part of your disorder is not being acknowledged.I do not intend to criticize physicians with my comment. They are often under pressure to see their patients in a tightly scheduled day, and if they're good at managing your insulin level, they need to be respected for what they're best at.One of the things PCOS Challenge AND inCYST are trying to do, is provide support that sometimes simply is not avail

Food Item of the Week

While shopping at Trader Joes the other day, I stumbled upon an amazing product!Trader Joes Five Seed Almond BarsThey are made with flax, poppy, sunflower, sesame and pumpkin seeds and combined with almonds, cinnamon, vanilla, brown sugar and honey to create these soft, chewy and delicious cookie barsThey taste amazing, but what is so wonderful is that each 110 calorie bar has 53mg EPA and DHA. The omega 3 sources seem to be from the flax as well as Omega-3 refined menhaden fish oil (with tocoperols)If you live by a Trader Joes you just have to try it!

Important Lab Tests for PCOS

Many women who have PCOS have not had the correct blood work done or don't know what blood tests to ask to have done. I would like to post some important labs used to diagnose and monitor PCOS 1. Total testosterone (elevated levels are > 50ng/dl 2. Free testosterone 3. Luteinizing Hormone (LH) (plays a role in ovulation and egg development) 4. Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) (responsible for egg release from the ovaries) 5. LH/FSH ratio (results should be under 2) 6. DHEA-sulfate (this test tells how much androgens or "male hormones" your body is producing) DHEA sulfate converts into testosterone. 7. Prolactin 8. Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) this test will help to rule out hypo or hyperthyroidism (slow vs fast metabolism issues) 9. Liver Function tests (LFT's). Important since medications pass through the liver, to check for possible damages. Checking every 3-6 months is recommended. 10. Fasting Lipid Profile: Total Cholesterol (< 200 mg/dl is ideal)

Eating Disorders workshop for Parents

Eating Disorders Workshop for Parents2 hour event to help Parents get some answers.... Host: Ellen Reiss-Goldfarb, R.D. Type: Meetings - Business Meeting Network: Global Date: Thursday, March 26, 2009 Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm Location: Office of Ellen Reiss-Goldfarb, R.D. Street: 11500 W. Olympic Blvd. Suite 400 City/Town: Los Angeles, CA : View Map Google MapQuest Microsoft Yahoo Phone: 3104081770 Email: info@ellenreissgoldfarb.com Description Cost: $75this event is for parents who have kids or a loved one who suffers from an eating disorder. It is to help parents gain clarity and tools on how to cope themselves with what they are going through and how to be a better support system for their loved one.The instructors are: Ellen Reiss-Goldfarb, R.D. Nutrition Therapistwww.ellenreissgoldfarb.comAnd Bill Stierle Life Coach and Certified Instructor in NVCwww.billstierle.com

Monika Woolsey's internet radio interview Nutrition for PCOS March 4, 2009 at 6pm-tune in!!!

inCYST Founder to Discuss Nutrition for PCOS on Wednesday, March 4, 2009 Join Sasha Ottey on the PCOS Challenge Radio Show on Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at 6 p.m. (EST) as she speaks to Monika Woolsey, an expert in PCOS and nutrition for managing PCOS. Monika M. Woolsey, President and Founder of After the Diet Network (http://www.afterthediet.com), is a nutritionist and exercise physiologist with 25 years of experience in nutrition and exercise counseling. She received her bachelor's degree in Nutrition from Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, and her master's degree in Kinesiology from the University of Colorado, Boulder.Tune in to the PCOS Challenge Radio Show on Wed., March 4, 2009 at 6 p.m. EST at www.blogtalkradio.com/pcoschallenge to learn more about the best PCOS-specific nutrition and practices from Monika.If you have any questions you would like to ask Monika during the show, you can leave a comment here. Or, if you would like to call in during the show to ask Monika

Omega 3 controversy by Monika Woolsey 3/2/09

inCYST on the Best! A blog about polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), by members of the inCYST network. Contributors to this blog have completed a 20 hour course in the diagnosis and management of PCOS. Monday, March 2, 2009 The American Heart Association Needs to Check Its Omega-3 Math I have heard the following recommendations made by the American Heart Association repeatedly for years now. And I hear them parroted everywhere by well-intended medical experts who, it seems, did not stop to check the math on which the recommendations are based:Population Recommendation Patients without documented coronary heart disease (CHD) Eat a variety of (preferably fatty) fish at least twice a week. Include oils and foods rich in alpha-linolenic acid (flaxseed, canola and soybean oils; flaxseed and walnuts).Patients with documented CHD Consume about 1 g of EPA+DHA per day, preferably from fatty fish. EPA+DHA in capsule form could be considered in consultation with the physician. Patients who need to

My wonderful story... to make a long story short

So, I got married at a later age than most, 38 and knew that I wanted to have a family and so did my husband. We succesfully got pregnant on our own a year and a half after we got married however, sadly this ended in a miscarriage in the 10th week, when I went to the doctor there was no heartbeat. I had no idea. It was what they call a missed AB and so I had to get a DNC procedure. They asked if I wanted to have the tissue examined by a lab to see what had gone wrong, I told them yes. The determined that the cause of the miscarriage was due to a chromosome issue and they said most likely had to do with my age. My husband and I were devastated! were we too late, he was 44 and I almost 40 and we had no children yet! what were our options? We then spent and enormous amount of money doing IVF, we did one round in which we made 3 healthy embroyos and inserted them but ...alas... nothing! what were we to do? I then started to think about adoption, but in the meantime, in the back of my min