http://pullingdownthemoon.com/blogPulling Down the MoonenTue, 07 Sep 2010 13:59:44 PDTnoPulling Down the Moonhttp/pullingdownthemooncom/blog/feedrsshttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with PodnovaSubscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with ODEOSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PlusmoSubscribe with The Free DictionarySubscribe with Bitty BrowserSubscribe with NewsAlloySubscribe with Live.comSubscribe with Excite MIXSubscribe with Attensa for OutlookSubscribe with WebwagSubscribe with Podcast ReadySubscribe with FlurrySubscribe with WikioSubscribe with Daily Rotationhttp://pullingdownthemoon.com/blog/2010/09/07/insulin-resistance-a-role-in-pcos/By Breea Johnson, MS RD When most people hear the term “insulin” they immediately think of someone with diabetes- not knowing why or how they use insulin but knowing that something with their levels just isn’t right. Most diabetics in this country have Type II diabetes which is developed later in life and usually attributed to [...]http://pullingdownthemoon.com/blog/2010/09/02/is-it-pcos-ask-your-mom/Beth Heller, M.S. Has your fertility journey caused you to ask your mother questions about her experience trying to conceive?  Many women at Pulling Down the Moon report that their challenges have prompted their mothers to reveal  previously untold stories of struggles to conceive, miscarriages and losses.  Others learned for the first time that their mothers [...]http://pullingdownthemoon.com/blog/2010/09/01/pcos-awareness-month/By Breea Johnson, MS RD LDN September is PCOS Awareness Month which helps bring attention to women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS).  Did you know about 7 million women in the U.S. have PCOS? PCOS is one of the leading causes of infertility and afflicts nearly 5-10% of women of childbearing age.  Common symptoms of PCOS [...]http://pullingdownthemoon.com/blog/2010/08/31/irest-for-fertility-2/by Ellen MacGran Each of us has great inner wealth – an abundance of wisdom, joy and peace.  How can we become more present to this in our daily lives? After years of exploring meditation practices in search of greater access to this inner treasure, I found Beth Heller’s weekly iRest class at my gym.  The practice [...]http://pullingdownthemoon.com/blog/2010/08/12/postdiluvian-pdtm-a-post-flood-update/My horoscope for July 24 read: “Gigantic waves of slowly unfolding change reach the shores of our awareness today as expansive Jupiter forms a stressful, yet creative, square with transformational Pluto.” Do ya think?  I awoke at 6 a.m. the morning of July 24 to multiple messages on my cell phone from our Ops manager Bill Sviatko [...]http://pullingdownthemoon.com/blog/2010/08/10/cleaning-up-everyday-toxicity/by Margaret Wertheim, MS RD LDN Here at Pulling Down the Moon, in addition to optimizing your diet, we also look at the bigger picture of your total lifestyle and how it may be affecting your chances of conception. Many items that you use every day can be a source of toxic chemicals that could negatively [...]http://pullingdownthemoon.com/blog/2010/07/23/from-gym-rat-to-mat-rat/by Rebecca Bossen, R.Y.T. and Chief Shady Grove Goddess True confession: I used to be a gym rat. At 5 AM, you could find me mixing a protein shake and listening to the clang of metal hitting metal as the morning weightlifters began their routines. It was 1999, I was twenty-two, and it seemed perfectly logical [...]http://pullingdownthemoon.com/blog/2010/07/22/rethink-your-drink/by Breea Johnson, MS RD LDN I’m sure you have heard the saying “You are what you eat” but have you ever heard the saying “you are what you drink?” Beverages are everywhere – especially when the temperature increases in the summer time! The average American adult consumes about 28 ounces of sugar-sweetened beverages per [...]http://pullingdownthemoon.com/blog/2010/06/25/acupuncture-and-miscarriage-prevention/by Pamela Policastro, L.Ac. Miscarriage is the result of many possible factors during pregnancy.  These include genetic factors, environmental factors, circulatory factors, and immunologic factors.  Many of these conditions are a result of subtle imbalance within a very delicate internal environment.  Since acupuncture is used to bring the body back to balance, it is able to [...]http://pullingdownthemoon.com/blog/2010/06/23/food-and-moon-coping-with-loss/By Breea Johnson, MS RD LDN Going through a loss can have a huge impact on our nutrition. We know that the mind and body are intertwined, with an even closer connection between the brain and the gut (otherwise known as the digestive system). Do you ever notice when you are nervous you feel it in [...]nonadult