Category Archives: Diet
Fatigue
I’d say over the past six or more months I’ve needed extra sleep at the weekends in order to get by. I go to bed at a reasonable hour on Friday night. I’m up at the usual time on Saturday … Continue reading
Filed under Diet, Dysmenorrhoea, Employment, Endometriosis, PCOS, Period, PMT, Polycystic Ovaries, Sleep
So Tired
I could easily miss a step, fall over like a tree in the forests and be asleep half-way to the floor. I didn’t sleep well Thursday night. The past few days I’ve had problems with what Helios calls “defecation frenzy”. … Continue reading
Five things Friday
I cannot stand Cricket. I find it painfully boring. My mom will be sad to read that I’m still having problems with my feet. The tendons on the soles of my feet – particularly the one linking my big toes … Continue reading
Filed under Birth Control Pill, Diet, pain management
Cookies
Yesterday I made a double batch of chocolate chip cookies. I sell them at work in order to raise money for Cancer ResearchUK. I will be participating in a Relay for Life event in July and need to raise money. … Continue reading
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Filed under Diet, Employment, Family
Embarrassing Bodies – Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
Recently PCOS has featured a couple of times on the TV show: “Embarrassing Bodies” here in the UK. As if having Endometriosis wasn’t bad enough, I’ve got PCOS as well. I therefore had no problem identifying the PCOS sufferers on … Continue reading
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Filed under Birth Control Pill, Depression, Diabetes, Diet, Endometriosis, Family, Gynaecology, HRT, Insulin Resistance, Menstruation, Metformin, PCOS, Polycystic Ovaries
PCOS Diet
Well, by PCOS I mean Insulin Resistance. Studies show that up to 30% of women with PCOS have insulin resistance. I’m one of the lucky few… There is a lot of speculation that one may cause the other but so … Continue reading
Filed under Diet, Employment, PCOS, Polycystic Ovaries
Foxy Returns
I stopped publishing for a bit and then I stopped writing for a little while. There was an incident that made me stop writing. On Monday 26th July I was getting my usual lift home from work. Normally I am … Continue reading
Filed under Diet, Employment, Endometriosis, Menstruation, pain management, Period, Relationships, Sleep, Stress
Last week
I went out with some friends to have an early birthday celebration Tuesday evening which was very nice for me. The major mistake I made was having a coffee at the end of the meal which I am sure had … Continue reading
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Filed under Birthday, Diet, Employment, Insulin Resistance, Relationships, Sleep
Metaphors and a Health Update
Dreams help us make sense of the waking world around us. Some people believe that dreams are the windows onto other dimensions, but I’ve got a much more down-to-earth view of them. I think that dreams are metaphors of your … Continue reading
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Happy Pills, Employment and Nerves
I’ve been taking Prozac since December. I think I needed it for some time (even before my divorce!) but kept resisting because of the stigma attached… Well, it helps but since I’ve been having problems at work nothing has … Continue reading
Filed under Diet, Employment, IBS, Sleep, Stress
