For today’s episode, I am joined by Dalina Soto, a Spanish speaking registered dietitian who uses her platform to reduce the fear around cultural foods. Rice, tortillas, and beans are foods that are loved by many cultures, but are often labeled as “problematic” for managing your insulin levels and carb intake. 

Dalina shares why it is important to be respectful of cultural food differences, the roles of culture and health, and the merging of nutrition science and cultural foods. We then talk about its impact on individuals with PCOS, especially how to manage carbohydrates in a way that allows you to still enjoy them, but also gives your body what it needs. Last, Dalina discusses the gaps on this subject not only in the training of healthcare professionals, but also in the snippets that are shared and consumed on social media.

Dalina is a wealth of knowledge and brings up so many valuable points in this episode!

Today’s episode covers:

• The stigma of cultural foods and nutrition
• Health isn’t a moral
• Dalina’s perspective on PCOS individuals restricting carbohydrates to manage insulin resistance
• Society’s pursuance on weight loss for acceptance

CONNECT WITH DALINA:
Instagram: your.latina.nutritionist
Tiktok: yourlatinanutritionist
Website: https://yourlatinanutritionist.com/iglinks

CONNECT WITH SAM:
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Download her free Intuitive Eating Workbook for PCOS
Learn more about the Nourished with PCOS Program

✨ Resources & Links ✨

🎉 Join the waitlist for Nourished with PCOS. Registration will open in mid-September! https://pcosnutritionco.com/nourished-waitlist/

Follow Sam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pcos.nutritionist/

Today I am joined by Dione Milausakas. She is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor who specializes in the non-diet approach to lowering A1c and blood sugar.

Dione first shares about her diagnosis with not only PCOS, but also with prediabetes and insulin resistance, and her personal journey to managing her health issues without a rigid diet. She then speaks about her speciality as a dietitian for people with prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes and how to lower their A1c and blood sugar without dieting. Dione describes how she became certified in intuitive eating, how it benefits individuals with diabetes, and what it means to view somebody's overall well-being as a whole.

If you are someone who has tried other options without success, or don’t want to focus on weight loss, Dione’s recommendations that will last for a lifetime and her nutrition tips for prediabetes are a must listen!

Tune in to hear:

• The difference between prediabetes and type 2 diabetes
• Intuitive eating for prediabetes
• Weight centric vs. weight inclusive research
• Advice if you've been told to lose weight for prediabetes
• Common misconceptions about prediabetes and nutrition
• Nutrition tips for people with prediabetes

CONNECT WITH DIONE:

Follow Dione on Instagram
Dione’s website: https://www.prediabetesnutrition.com/
Prediabetes Nutrition Resources: https://www.prediabetesnutrition.com/resources

CONNECT WITH SAM:

Follow Sam on Instagram

Download her free Intuitive Eating Workbook for PCOS

Learn more about the Nourished with PCOS Program

✨ Resources & Links ✨

🎉 Join the waitlist for Nourished with PCOS. Registration will open in mid-September! https://pcosnutritionco.com/nourished-waitlist/

Follow Sam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pcos.nutritionist/

One of my former clients, Sarah, joins me for today’s episode about how she healed from stress and anxiety around food, to finding food freedom while also lowering her A1c.

Sarah first shares her personal PCOS story and how she has disconnected health from the number on the scale. After seeing a reel on social media of a physician speaking out about patients who decline to have their weight taken, Sarah shares her feelings about this being shared on a public forum, how it may affect individuals withPCOS and/or anxiety around their weight. We then talk about when doctors do and don’t need your weight, and the importance of finding a healthcare team that you are able to work in collaboration with.

If you are wanting to have less stress around food, dieting isn’t working, and are hesitant to not be focused on your weight, please tune in.

In this episode, we cover:

• Sarah’s PCOS story
• Declining your weight at the doctor’s office
• The importance of giving patients a choice
• When weighing patients is for their safety
• How to stop dieting when it’s not working

CONNECT WITH SAM:

Follow Sam on Instagram

Download her free Intuitive Eating Workbook for PCOS.

 Learn more about the Nourished with PCOS Program.

✨ Resources & Links ✨

🎉 Join the waitlist for Nourished with PCOS. Registration will open in mid-September! https://pcosnutritionco.com/nourished-waitlist/

Follow Sam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pcos.nutritionist/

There is so much conflicting information out there on how to manage PCOS through the lens of nutrition and wellness. On today’s episode, I’m taking with Angela Grassi, MS, RDN, an internationally recognized author, speaker, researcher, and consultant. She is the founder of The PCOS Nutrition Center where for over 20 years, she has been providing evidence-based nutrition information and counseling to help people reclaim their lives from PCOS.

In this episode we are busting the biggest nutrition and wellness myths and debunking common advice giving to women with PCOS. There is no one size fits all when it comes to managing PCOS and we dive into the considerations you should make when implementing lifestyle changes.

In this episode, we discuss: 

• Deep dive into some of the biggest nutrition and wellness myths around PCOS
• Considerations when eliminating gluten and dairy
• How stress about food and over restriction may impact GI issues
• Should you be scared of sugar if you have insulin resistance?
• Why you don't have to lose weight to manage PCOS

CONNECT WITH ANGELA:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pcosnutrition/ 

Free supplement quiz: https://quiz.pcosnutrition.com/get-matched  

PCOS Nutrition Center website: https://www.pcosnutrition.com/  

CONNECT WITH SAM:

Follow Sam on Instagram

Download her free Intuitive Eating Workbook for PCOS.

Learn more about the Nourished with PCOS Program.

✨ Resources & Links ✨

🎉 Join the waitlist for Nourished with PCOS. Registration will open in mid-September! https://pcosnutritionco.com/nourished-waitlist/

Follow Sam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pcos.nutritionist/

So many folks with PCOS struggle with binge eating. On today’s episode, I’m chatting with registered dietitian and binge eating expert Marissa Miluk. We give in deep to talk about why people binge, some myths around binge eating, and Marissa’s own experience with binge eating disorder.

In this episode, we discuss: 

• What exactly binge eating is and why people binge
• Some common misconceptions around binge eating that can actually make binge eating worse
• How addressing binge eating can be more difficult with PCOS
• Some practical tips for how to stop binge eating

Connect with Marissa:

Follow Marissa on Instagram

Marissa’s Website

Marissa’s Podcast

Connect with Sam:

Follow Sam on Instagram

Download the free Intuitive Eating Workbook for PCOS

Learn more about the Nourished with PCOS Program

✨ Resources & Links ✨

🎉 Join the waitlist for Nourished with PCOS. Registration will open in mid-September! https://pcosnutritionco.com/nourished-waitlist/

Follow Sam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pcos.nutritionist/

I’m so excited to introduce you to our guest today, William Patterson. William is the Director of Public Affairs with PCOS Challenge, the National Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Association.

In today’s episode, William shares the importance of the PCOS Challenge and its accomplishments in advocacy for patients, care, and education in legislation. Next, he shares how they have been able to work with the NIH to improve PCOS research to include more than just reproduction, but also now about other side effects such as endometrial cancer, long term risks, and environmental factors. William then shares the importance of PCOS Challenge to get patients connected to resourceful and educated healthcare professionals, because medical weight bias is so prevalent. PCOS Challenge is also hard at work on new medication treatment options for PCOS, and William gives an update on this.

Thursday, March 2nd is PCOS Advocacy Day. This gives PCOS patients an opportunity to share their story with their US Representatives and Senators. William shares how they can support you to take part in this powerful campaign with our lawmakers.

If you are seeking empowerment in your PCOS journey, this episode is for you. Tune in as William shares the huge strides for research, funding, and care for PCOS patients and how you can get involved.

In this episode, we cover:

• How and why the PCOS Challenge was created
• Raising advocacy and awareness for PCOS
• Bipartisan support for PCOS legislation and research
• How funding and research impacts patient care
• The importance of sharing your story
• How to educate your legislators

To sign up for PCOS Advocacy Day: www.PCOS.org/advocacy (Sign up deadline: 2/20/23)

PCOS Challenges website: www.PCOSchallenge.org 

PCOS.org (new website coming soon)

CONNECT WITH SAM:

Follow Sam on Instagram.

Download her free Intuitive Eating Workbook for PCOS

 Learn more about the Nourished with PCOS Program

✨ Resources & Links ✨

🎉 Join the waitlist for Nourished with PCOS. Registration will open in mid-September! https://pcosnutritionco.com/nourished-waitlist/

Follow Sam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pcos.nutritionist/

So many folks with PCOS struggle with body image. Between being told to “just lose weight” to improve symptoms and dealing with the physical symptoms of PCOS, it may feel impossible to feel at peace with your body. If you can relate to this then you’re going to love today’s episode. I’m joined by body image expert Bri Campos to discuss how you can get started on improving your body image. 

In this episode, we discuss:

• How you can work on your body image when doctors constantly recommend weight loss and restricting food.
• Whether it is possible to improve your body image while also trying to lose weight.
• Practical tips for how you can get started with feeling better in your body.
• How diet culture plays a role in body image struggles with PCOS.

Connect with Bri:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bodyimagewithbri/

Body Griever’s Club Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-body-grievers-club/id1514443684?uo=4

Connect with Sam:

Follow Sam on Instagram.

Download the free Intuitive Eating Workbook for PCOS

Learn more about the Nourished with PCOS Program

✨ Resources & Links ✨

🎉 Join the waitlist for Nourished with PCOS. Registration will open in mid-September! https://pcosnutritionco.com/nourished-waitlist/

Follow Sam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pcos.nutritionist/

Can you practice intuitive eating if you have PCOS? The answer is YES, and I’m breaking everything down for you in this very first episode of Nourished with PCOS. I chatted with fellow registered dietitian and certified intuitive eating counselor Bonnie Roney to discuss everything you need to know about ending the diet cycle and becoming an intuitive eater.

In this episode, we discuss:

• What intuitive eating is and how it can benefit your health
• Whether you can lose weight with intuitive eating
• How intuitive eating looks different when you have a medical condition like PCOS
• What to do if intuitive eating hasn’t worked for you in the past

Connect with Bonnie:

You can follow Bonnie on Instagram, gain knowledge and support via her podcast, or get in touch on her website. 

Connect with Sam:

Follow Sam on Instagram.

Download her free Intuitive Eating Workbook for PCOS

Learn more about the Nourished with PCOS Program

✨ Resources & Links ✨

🎉 Join the waitlist for Nourished with PCOS. Registration will open in mid-September! https://pcosnutritionco.com/nourished-waitlist/

Follow Sam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pcos.nutritionist/

Tired of being told to “just lose weight” to manage PCOS? The Nourished with PCOS Podcast, hosted by Sam Abbott, registered dietitian nutritionist, is your go-to resource for learning how to manage PCOS without a side of diet culture.

Each week Sam welcomes nutrition experts, health professionals, and previous clients to chat about all things related to PCOS and having a healthy relationship with food and your body. You can manage PCOS and improve symptoms while enjoying food and respecting your body.

✨ Resources & Links ✨

🎉 Join the waitlist for Nourished with PCOS. Registration will open in mid-September! https://pcosnutritionco.com/nourished-waitlist/

Follow Sam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pcos.nutritionist/