My Reasons

Hi there!

I'm Karoline, the creator and editor of this blog.

PCOS and CAH are both issues close to my heart and of personal significance to me. After battling common symptoms for years throughout my teenage- and early adulthood, I finally built up the courage to seek out help from a qualified practitioner earlier this year. The diagnosis was heartbreaking, however, the initial shock was spoiled by assumptions and beliefs I secretly held for many months leading up to my doctor's visit (shoutout to Google for feeding into my horrid habit of over-analysing symptoms). While I live with late onset CAH due to primary and secondary adrenal cortex disfunction, my mum was diagnosed with PCOS in her early adult years. Consequently, both of us needed to adapt our habits and lifestyles to our bodies' individual needs, which was an intense learning process.

As all of you probably know, being diagnosed with a genetically imposed hormonal imbalance usually comes with a set of recommendations concerning diet and nutrition. We might be aware of the general outlines - little to no carbs, low glycemic index foods, high-protein, dairy-free, ... but what exactly does this mean in terms of actual meals? And what is the science that backs those claims up?

One of the most challenging issues that I have encountered, is maintaining a PCOS/ CAH friendly diet while being a vegetarian. Since most of the dietary guides online recommend mainly meat-heavy dishes, vegetarians, vegans and reducetarians often feel left out of the discussion. Luckily, one does not have to sacrifice health by choosing not to eat meat! Each of the recipes that I provide on my blog is packed full of nutrition that aids you in sustainably countervailing hormonal imbalances, proven by recent academic research.

I hope to be able to share some ideas and inspire you to give vegetarianism a try!

Best of luck and bon appétit!