I've enjoyed your posts on PCOS. I'm struggling with that right now. Do you think this condition contributes to my sugar cravings? Jennifer Definitely! But it's not just the PCOS, although that certainly contributes. I can think of 3 likely reasons for sugar cravings: 1) Unbalanced blood sugar and insulin levels, common in most…
Image by JuanRax I know you're out there! Have you used a traditional/whole foods diet and made natural lifestyle changes to improve your symptoms of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome? Have you lost weight, seen your symptoms dramatically reduce or even disappear, or finally achieved a long hoped for pregnancy? Fellow PCOS'ers, if this describes you,…
Anyone with PCOS knows that one of the most disconcerting aspects of the disorder (and in fact, the biggest giveaway to the fact that that's what you are dealing with) is the lack of a regular menstrual cycle. In my own journey, my cycle has actually been a bit of a measuring stick for how…
Continuing on from Monday's post… 3) Do you have the insulin problem (insulin resistance) and if so, how do you deal with it? I do have insulin issues, although mine are not as pronounced as some women's. This may be because I have been able to maintain a healthy weight, ever since I began to…
Hello, fellow PCOS’ers! I hope you don’t think that I have forgotten or abandoned you in light of my current pregnancy! In fact, it makes me even more eager than ever to continue to talk through the issues surrounding PCOS. I hope that I can offer encouragement, as I keep sharing about the lifestyle changes…
I have been leading up to writing more specifically about what good nutrition looks like for those living with PCOS. Although what I have to share today is not specifically about PCOS, it is solid, nutritional teaching that will benefit anyone and is the backbone of overall good health. These are the teachings of Dr….
How has your PCOS been worsening the last few months? And why do you think it has been happening? Lynnette Thanks for the question, Lynnette. Well, in a nutshell, my cycle came back almost 5 months ago (since having my baby almost 18 months ago). It has been very off, despite the fact that I…
Let's continue on with our look at things to be avoided when dealing with PCOS and it's symptoms (and I know that last time I said there were 10 in total, but I realized one of them was redundant, so I guess it's only 9 now. 🙂 6) Vegetarianism/ Low-Fat Diets There are a few…
go through the basic tenets of weston price's teaching: fermented, cultulred, raw dairy, grass-fed meats, seafood, cod liver oil, butter and cream, soaked whole grains, vegetables, etc. make it as basic and straightforward as you can. a list of his basic teachings. https://www.soilandhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/02/0203CAT/020305ppnf/price.html
Perhaps you’ve heard the phrase “First, do no harm”. It’s a phrase used in medicine, and it refers to the physicians duty to consider first how any interventions or treatments may cause unnecessary harm when treating a patient. When it comes to living with PCOS, I think that before we start trying to add new…
I began this post with every intention of carrying on where I left off last time- beginning to discuss nutrition more specifically, and then moving on to helpful supplements and natural remedies. It just didn't feel right, though, and I felt that there was a more pressing issue to be examined first. Our hearts. You…
If you've missed the first posts in this series, you can read them here: The beginning of my story and then Taking a step back. When I was first diagnosed with PCOS, I was lightyears from the place of health and nutrition consciousness that I am now. In fact, it was my diagnosis that spurred…
Allow me to back up a little for those who are unfamiliar with PCOS, and give just a bit of information on this condition and my journey with it, before I delve into how I use nutrition and natural medicine to treat it. I have mentioned several times now that I have PCOS, but have…
It all started in my 4th year of university. It had probably begun nearly 10 years earlier, but that was when I first began to be alerted to the fact that something was seriously wrong. Though my cycle had always been erratic, it seemed to be getting worse. When I went through a period of…
Do you need a healthy gut? Yes, you do, and here are 9 reasons why…with the benefits you’ll experience and some ways to start small so you can succeed.
Welcome to Keeper of the Home! We’re so glad you’re here! If you are a woman like me, you want the people you care about to live happy, healthy lives. But let’s face it—living a naturally healthy life is not easy these days. Does This Sound Familiar? I know it can be tough to get reliable…
Curious to know how I got onto this road of pursuing more healthy, natural living? This is my story: Hi friends, You know, back when I first started Keeper of the Home (seven years ago… can you believe it?), I shared a lot of my personal story. But our readership has changed and grown so…
Note from Stephanie: Many years ago, I connected with fellow blogger Donielle Baker through the realization that we shared a common struggle of infertility due to having a diagnosis of PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome). What bonded us further was that we were both using real foods, herbal remedies and supplements, and making natural lifestyle changes…
By Natalie, Klejwa, Contributing Writer Because we live in a sin-wrecked world, not everyone will be able to have as many children as they would like. For various reasons that range from unwilling spouses to physical limitations, our families will all be of varying sizes. One thing we can all say with resounding conviction is…
Happy Monday morning and welcome to Keeper of the Home’s newly designed site! This redesign project has been in the works now for months and I am just a little bit giddy to introduce it to you all to my new blog. Isn’t she pretty? 🙂 Since I know you’ll ask who designed it, the…
Written by Kate Tietje, Contributing Writer Back when I was in high school, I remember sitting in French class one day. I don’t remember what brought it up, but the teacher told us that she didn’t have a microwave. We were honestly shocked. Why, we thought (and said). In this day and age, everyone has a…
You know you must be tired when you’re a writer and you have exciting news and the only way that you can think of announcing it is to simply blurt it out… We’re expecting baby #4! Upon returning home from our trip to the Philippines with Compassion International (literally, the day after we got home),…
Written by Kate Tietje, Contributing Writer These days, it’s hard to pinpoint what health really is. Our country’s health is going down the tubes – there are constantly reports on how more and more people are suffering from obesity, diabetes, heart disease, chronic infections, stomach disorders, reproductive disorders/infertility, cancer, neurological disorders, learning disabilities…. And yet,…
Today I’m over at Simple Organic, sharing about my journey with PCOS and natural ways to treat it through lifestyle changes. Call me naive. I didn’t know that there was something terribly wrong about going 6 months without a cycle. I was 20 years old and in my last year of university. My health was…