Dear Friends,
Roughly one woman in ten has polycystic ovary syndrome, (PCOS), and most of the women who have it do not know it. There is no single test for it because it is diagnosed by ruling everything else out.
Our guest, Céline Hovette, is a Naturopath in Northern France who works with women on their hormonal health. Her new book is Take Control of Your PCOS.
I invited Céline to Mind Body Health & Politics to learn what PCOS is, what its symptoms are, and what a woman can do about it day to day.
I invite you to listen to our conversation, and to share it with a woman you think might have this condition.
Below, a practice I learned at a health exam forty years ago and have given my patients ever since.
Today’s Practice: The Food Diary
A simple thing to take with you from this week’s conversation.
Keep a journal and write down every single thing you eat, every single day, for two weeks. Be sure to include the quantity or weight.
Don’t change anything, just eat whatever you normally eat.
At the end of the two weeks, lay out all the pages and look up the calories contained in each item.
You will find your heavy hitters. Mine was a croissant every morning.
Keep the diary for two weeks, then write back telling me what you found regarding your trends, your calorie intake, and anything that surprised you.
Golden light,
Dr. Richard Louis Miller
Forthcoming New Book
Resources mentioned
Céline Hovette — celinehovette.com | Take Control of Your PCOS
A note on working together
I offer a small number of one-on-one sessions for those who want to work with me directly.
This is not traditional therapy. You bring whatever is troubling you, and we practice the simple tools I have used with patients for six decades — ways of quieting the mind and easing anxiety that you can carry into daily life.
We go at your pace, and we work on what helps.
My Latest Book
The Adverse Effects and Therapeutic Potential of Psychedelic Medicines was recently reviewed by Samuel Bendeck Sotillos in the Journal of Psychedelic Studies. I was honored by it. Read the review here.
A few words from the front of the book:
Dr. Richard Louis Miller is a true elder and wisdom keeper of the psychedelic community, and his credentials come honestly, through hard-won experience. In this book, he continues his role as an educator by sharing his knowledge of both the perils and the promise of psychedelic substances. The reader will find valuable advice on how to avoid pitfalls while realizing the maximum benefits from the thoughtful and safe use of these remarkable medicines.
— Dr. Dennis McKenna, ethnopharmacologist and author of The Brotherhood of the Screaming Abyss
Putting forth the adverse effects of these substances in readable form contributes to their understanding and separates psychedelic scientists from those who would cover over, or even hide, negative effects of pharmaceuticals.
— Dr. Robin Carhart-Harris, neuroscientist at the University of California, San Francisco
It’s the fifth book in my series on psychedelic medicine. You can find it on Amazon.
My Other Books
Freeing Sexuality: Psychologists, Consent Teachers, Polyamory Experts, and Sex Workers Speak Out
Integral Psychedelic Therapy (co-edited with Jason A. Butler & Genesee Herzberg)
Psychedelic Wisdom: The Astonishing Rewards of Mind-Altering Substances
Psychedelic Medicine: The Healing Powers of LSD, MDMA, Psilocybin, and Ayahuasca
Master Your Mind: Practical Tools to Calm Anxiety, Silence Your Inner Critic and Stop Overthinking
