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4worldlovers: Hey there! I’m Sam Abbott, registered dietitian nutritionist. I help people with PCOS who are struggling with their relationship with food and their body manage PCOS without dieting. I incorporate intuitive eating principles into our coaching and practice using a HAES-aligned approach.

Ready to feel more peace with nutrition, hormones, and your body? Let’s get you there!

This FREE 28-page workbook will teach you how to become an intuitive eater even if you have PCOS!

Do you experience binge eating and yo-yo dieting and wish you could have a more peaceful relationship with food? But you just keep being told to “eat less” or “just lose weight”?

Have you been diagnosed with insulin resistance, prediabetes or type 2 diabetes, and wish you had the tools to manage these with more peace around food, especially carbs and sweets?

Do you experience intense cravings, constant hunger, and low energy and you just want to feel better?

If you answered yes to these questions then the Nourished with PCOS group coaching program is for you! Nourished with PCOS can help you stop binge eating and end the yo-yo diet cycle while also learning how to manage hormones and address elevated labs. You can enjoy food while honoring your health and hormones. Let’s get you there!

Click below for information on how to apply for our June group!

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.

When you have PCOS and experience physical symptoms like acne or hirsutism, you probably have hit up google to see if there’s anything to help. And you’ve likely come across zinc for PCOS!

When you think of zinc, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. You might think of it as a nutrient that helps the immune system if you’re under the weather, or something that could help prevent you from getting sick in the first place. Also, in recent years, you may have heard about people taking zinc to help restore taste after an infection. While zinc is crucial for our immune systems and our sense of taste and smell, it also plays an important role in PCOS management!

What is zinc, where can I find it, and what does it do?

Zinc is a mineral that we need from food, because our bodies don’t make it on their own. This is what’s called an essential mineral. Some of the best food sources of zinc are oysters, beef, crab, and the dark meat of turkey and chicken. It’s also found in plant based foods such as fortified cereal, soybeans, nuts, and seeds, but the zinc from these foods are not absorbed as well as the zinc from animal foods.

Zinc has many roles in our bodies – beyond immune health and taste/smell! These roles include:

Lowers inflammation and acts as an antioxidant (which helps fight chronic diseases)

Improves insulin sensitivity/helps our cells use glucose (or carbohydrates) for energy

Helps maintain testosterone levels, and is involved with metabolizing other androgens

You may really relate to the last five points on this list if you have PCOS. With PCOS, irregular or absent ovulation, inflammation, insulin resistance, elevated androgens, and high cholesterol/triglycerides are very common. So while Zinc is important for everyone, it is especially important to get enough if you have PCOS.

We see in research that zinc levels in the blood tend to be lower in those with PCOS, which is why it’s a nutrient we want to pay more attention to for PCOS treatment and management.

Here’s a preview of what the research says about Zinc and PCOS:

Lipids: Zinc supplementation also helped lower triglycerides, total cholesterol, and LDL (or “bad”) cholesterol levels

Antioxidant & Inflammation: Along with Magnesium supplementation, zinc supplements acted as an antioxidant and lowered inflammation

4worldlovers: Are you overwhelmed and frustrated by conflicting information as to what you should eat? Tried so many different diets and just ended up feeling worse? I know how that feels. Before I discovered nutrition science in graduate school, I was overweight, had several chronic illnesses and no diets, gyms or doctors were able to help.

My name is Ali Brigham. I have spent the last 29 years researching the relationship between diet and health. My own personal journey to wellness was riddled with illness, anxiety and a constant battle with weight. After years of yo-yo dieting and struggling with chronic illnesses in my teens and 20's, it was an enormous relief to discover the key to life-long weight control and optimum health.

I am on a mission to free people from the ineffective diet mindset and the useless cycle of calorie restrictive dieting and extreme exercise, so they can get back in touch with their bodies, enjoy food, and let the excess pounds melt away, without feeling a drop of deprivation. My approach is simple, proven, and realistic. ​

I am trained to help you achieve optimum health. I have made it my life's work to BE THE SOLUTION for you! My job is to identify the areas that are lacking and causing you discomfort. My holistic approach of teaching you how to nourish your body with whole foods, remove toxins, manage sleep and stress, and balance hormones, is the key for 'forever' weight loss and keeping you healthy for years to come.

To see how I was trained, and to learn more about the importance of a health coach, CLICK HERE.

Get started with your free 20-30 minute phone consultation. Here we'll discuss a bit about your current situation and background, and what your desired outcomes would be from working with me. I will explain how I can help you reach your goals and go into more detail about the process. If I feel we are a good fit to work with one another, we will conclude by scheduling your initial session.

Your first session will last approximately 60-90 minutes. I will ask you very key, poignant questions, which will allow me to build a custom plan for YOU! Before you leave, you will have a starter program in hand, which will allow you to get going when you walk out the door! Over the next 3-4 days, I will build your detailed, personalized plan, which we will review together at our next visit.

4worldlovers: I’m McKenzie Caldwell, registered dietitian nutritionist. I help folks heal from perfectionism around food and their bodies so they can live fully nourished through fertility, pregnancy and beyond.

I’m a strong believer that your body is wise, and that tuning into your innate wisdom is powerful. I want to help you find that power through reconnecting to your body, and with a little nutrition science along the way, reach your reproductive health goals and ultimately live your best life. I believe nutrition should be truly holistic - which means it takes into account your mental and emotional health too. That’s why I take a weight-inclusive, eating disorder informed approach to my practice. No matter the size of your body, you deserve to receive quality healthcare, feel at peace with food and have positive body image.

"I’ve had so many take-aways and so many improvements I don’t know where to start.

My relationship with food has completely changed for the better. I spent the last 5 years eliminating food that was completely unnecessary. McKenzie was able to help me add foods back in and teach me to not feel guilty about it. I’ve been struggling with infertility, insulin resistance, and psoriatic arthritis. McKenzie has taught me what to eat to help with these conditions. I would recommend her to anyone struggling with food issues, PCOS, infertility, and insulin resistance.”