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Instead of ___, I eat ___
This thread is about healthy substitutions. I am personally trying to substitute gluten-free items, but this is intended to be about anything that we all eat that could be substituted with something better. For example: What I eat: generic soft white sandwich bread. What I want instead: a good sandwich bread that is not…
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A week of chicken dinners
You probably don't want to actually eat chicken every night, but the idea is to give a variety of ways to make plain ol' chicken. I use allrecipes.com for most of our meals because there are endless recipes, lots of peer reviews, you can search by ingredient, the nutritional info is already calculated, and it's free. So…
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Paleo Physicians Network
I'm not on the Paleo diet, and I can't judge the value of that diet or this website, but I know that some women with PCOS say that going Paleo really helped them. Anyway, there is a website that lists a bunch of doctors who apparently use these nutritional beliefs to treat illness. Many of us have a hard time finding…
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How do you change the nutrition daily goals on the tracker?
I have PCOS and want to change my goals for carbs, protein, and fat, but I don't see how to do it... Am I missing something really obvious?
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I guess i just need moral support...
I'm such a mess lately, and I just don't know what to do. Last year I was on a birth control pill called Juliet.. it's an anti-androgen. I had a lot of headaches, but nothing really too concerning. Eventually I decided to discontinue it and have my hormones tested and that's when I found out about PCOS. I went 9 months…
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What medicine do you take for high androgen levels?
Hey everyone, for those of you who weren't already a part of the conversation, here's a brief summary: My androgen levels are crazy high, and the endocrinologist says it is severe enough to put my ovaries at risk of shutting down or leading to complete infertility. I also have bad acne (I'm 25) and thinning scalp hair…
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Iron deficiency?
I have some symptoms of vitamin deficiency (pale skin, blue lips, smooth spots on my tongue, weakness and fatigue, headaches, etc...). I have PCOS and I assumed that it was causing these things, but after looking further into it I think there is an additional problem. So, I started tracking some nutrients in my food log,…
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My favorite non-meat foods to grill
I've been craving grilled food... Maybe I'm just getting tired of the winter! Some of you may enjoy these, if you haven't tried them before: 1. Grilled pineapple: marinate it overnight in coconut juice. Sprinkle some cinnamon on it while it's grilling. Grill it till there are marks on both sides. It tastes sweet, but…
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What helps with hormonal headaches?
I know a few of my mfp friends have responded to my questions about headaches, but I thought I might open the question up on the forums, so maybe there will be more input and help others as well. I get chronic headaches, and they are obviously hormone-related. They tend to come in waves, and stick around for about a week,…
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Did Spironolactone lower your blood pressure?
Hey ladies, I'm excited that I have my first appointment with an endocrinologist next week. I'm really hoping I can finally get some help. One of the worst symptoms I have is acne, and nothing has helped with that...not birth control, not topical treatment, not antibiotics, and not even the things that have really improved…
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Veggies my husband will eat for dinner!
I am trying to make low-glycemic improvements in my diet. Part of that is eating a lot more vegetables. But, it's hard to do it if my husband is not totally on board. I know he could just 'suck it up and do it', but permanent healthy changes will only be possible if we enjoy our food....I haven't found any vegetable that…
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Customizable food pyramid?
I know there is the classic food pyramid, which gives the amount (in servings) that a person should eat of the various food groups each day. I guess these are guidelines for a healthy person with no dietary restrictions who eats 2,000 calories a day. Does anyone know of a more nuanced version of this that takes into…
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Favorite low GI recipe!
I was recently diagnosed with PCOS and I'm trying to eat lower on the glycemic index. I'm actually borderline underweight, so I am not concerned about calorie counts, etc..... I just need help figuring out what to eat! I'm in that phase at the beginning of a diet where I feel really restricted, like I can't eat anything…
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1 step back, but maybe 2 steps forward?
I had a Drs Appt this morning because I was having sharp abdominal pain on both sides the other day, and then the past 2 days I had nausea and fever too. I was worried something serious was going on, but it turns out it was likely a ruptured cyst, and everything is okay now. Although that was good, my gynocologist (who…
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The 'herbal pharmacist' doesn't seem to be a nut after all!
This is a bit of a long winded post, but the gist is that I found something that is really improving my acne and hair loss!! I'm an American living in Germany, and there are definitely some cultural differences between the USA and Europe when it comes to medicine. In the USA, we have a reputation for handing out…
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Worried about androgens and losing weight
I'm starting to get good and motivated to start on an exercise regimen, but my goals are not weight loss, so it's a bit complicated for me to figure out what exercises (and how much of them) to do. Here are my starting stats: 5'6", 110-115lbs, small frame, weight mostly concentrated in my stomach Goals: I have PCOS, but…
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I'm an American with PCOS living in Germany
Hey everyone, I was recently diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). It's an endocrine disorder that disrupts your hormones and insulin process, causing problems like weight gain, hair loss, acne, and infertility and it puts you at high risk for diabetes, heart disease, and even cancer. I feel overwhelmed and…
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My food diary says I'm eating WAY too little....really?
Hey everybody, This is my first post. I was recently diagnosed with PCOS, which puts me at a high risk of diabetes and heart disease, which already runs in my family. So...I need to take nutrition and exercise very seriously. While most people with PCOS are overweight and need to lose it, I'm part of a subtype called 'lean…
