After addressing PCOS through nutrition and lifestyle interventions, if further support is needed we may look to use supplementation to help your body manage symptoms. There is strong evidence that some supplements can help allay symptoms that are associated with PCOS, but not every supplement is recommended for every person with PCOS. As with everything surrounding PCOS, supplementation should be individualized. Lucky for you, we are here to help discuss top supplements for PCOS management and would love to support you in finding the best supplements for you.

How can lifestyle affect PCOS? Let’s explore this deep connection. If you haven’t gotten a chance to see how to better support hormonal balance through nutrition, we encourage you to check out our previous blog, “A beginners guide to nutrition for PCOS” first. Focusing efforts on the nutritional pieces to PCOS is important, but lifestyle changes can also play a huge role.

PCOS? What is it, what does it stand for, and what can you do about it? Around 6-10% of women between ages of 15-45 live with this hormonal disorder known as polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). Typically, making small lifestyle changes including nutrition and exercise is a large part of the care plan that can help improve the symptoms of PCOS. Today, we will start by explaining what PCOS symptoms are and how nutrition can make a large impact.

We all have created a New Year’s resolution that lasted for 1-2 months and did not stick. At Katie Chapmon Nutrition, we aren’t just interested in your short-term success over the first few months of the year, but aim to assist in sustaining long-term goals of improving gut health, weight loss, hormone balance, and other individualized goals. Wondering how we work with clients to help them achieve long-term success? Look no further!

I think we can all agree the holidays are a joyous, yet stressful time. Although we put all the pieces in place with nutrition and lifestyle, sometimes we need an extra stress reduction boost to further support weight loss goals. This is where supplementation and an extra emphasis on mental health step in. We aim to outline actionable items for stress reduction as it plays an integral role in health, inflammation, weight, and chronic disease.

Have you ever heard “you need to reduce your stress” or “you are too stressed out”, but never been given tangible tools for stress reduction? If this is your experience, look no further. We aim to outline actionable items for stress reduction as they play an integral role in health, inflammation, weight, and chronic disease.

You may have heard that increased stress in your life can contribute to the development of chronic diseases, but have you ever considered how stress may be affecting your weight? If your weight loss has slowed or halted, you may want to consider how chronic stress may be playing a role in your weight loss journey.

Like weight gain, inflammation has been identified as a common contributing factor to many chronic diseases. In our last blog, we discussed the connection between inflammation and increased weight plus foods to be added to promote an anti-inflammatory effect on the body. Today, we wanted to share an anti-inflammatory breakfast, lunch, and dinner recipe to help promote lowering inflammation and weight loss.

Like weight gain, inflammation has been identified as a common contributing factor to many chronic diseases. But how are the two interconnected?