by HW | Sep 30, 2015 | PCOS: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Prediabetes
This day and age, the most obvious reason why someone might consider seeing a registered dietitian/nutritionist is for help losing weight. That’s understandable, and probably the main reason someone might see an RD, but there are many other reasons why receiving...
by HW | Sep 25, 2015 | PCOS: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Share Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is of clinical and public health importance, affecting up to one in five women of reproductive age. It has significant and diverse clinical implications including reproductive, metabolic, and psychological features. This new...
by HW | Nov 30, 2014 | PCOS: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Prediabetes
Without question, trying to get pumped up to change your lifestyle can be overwhelming. Knowing that the solution isn’t painful crash dieting but gradual lifestyle change, focusing on one new habit at at time, can make it easier. For anyone ready to take on one new...
by HW | Sep 3, 2014 | PCOS: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
PCOS, or Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, is the most common hormonal disorder of women of reproductive age, and is the subject of my first book, “The PCOS Diet Plan: A Natural Approach to Health for Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.” Like prediabetes, an underlying...
by HW | Sep 2, 2014 | Prediabetes
This study is getting a lot of press today so I thought I’d weigh in. First things to consider: this study lasted only a year so it’s hard to draw long-term conclusions, and the study subjects ate only 40 grams of “digestible carbs” daily, which in my mind lands it...
by HW | Mar 15, 2014 | Prediabetes
As someone with two type 1 diabetic brothers and a mom with type 2, I’ve been loving people with diabetes most of my life. While not much is known about preventing type 1, many cases of type 2 can be prevented through diet and lifestyle change, which is the focus on...
by HW | Nov 30, 2013 | PCOS: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Prediabetes
Many people have great book ideas, but in my experience most never act on them because it seems too big to tackle. I know I felt, and still feel at times, the same way. I think what got me going on the first book, The PCOS Diet Plan, was the fact that I really saw a...
by HW | Nov 20, 2013 | Prediabetes
The saying “it takes a village” is used so often these days, and nowhere in my life has that been more true than when writing this book. On the publishing end, it started with me pitching the idea to my agent Judith Riven, and then my editor at Ten Speed, Sara Golski...
