{Article} Apple Cider Vinegar Helps Insulin Resistance [...]

In my opinion, apple cider vinegar is a must have household item. The list of things it can do is endless!

If you want to find out what ACV can do for women with PCOS, please read this article at PCOS Info.

If you are wanting to start including ACV in your regime but are worried about the flavor/taste, try looking into ACV supplements on Amazon!

Happy Thanksgiving!

I want to wish all of you a very Happy Thanksgiving! May God blessings never cease, and may we always be thankful! I hope you enjoy your holiday with your friends and family and may the food be ever so yummy!

Hey Ladies!

I've just realized that I haven't update about my health since I shared that I had bacterial pneumonia in October. So here it goes:

I haven't been contagious for two weeks now, but my lungs are still not fully healed. If I over do it, they start to burn (sort of feels like a small asthma attack) and this causes me to get tired quickly. I'm very thankful I'm not confined to my bed anymore because it only took one day of being stuck in bed for cabin fever to set it.

I'm thankful that God is protecting and watching over me (and I will always be thankful!). I know it's going to be a few more weeks before I'm back to normal though.

Since I was first sick, I've hardly had an appetite. It's gotten pretty bad to the point where I realized I that I hadn't had anything to eat on some days. Since I haven't really had much to eat, I stopped taking Metformin (for the time being) so my BSL won't drop. This past week, my appetite has been improving but it's still not enough for me to go back on Metformin.

Please pray that I'm able to start eating the way I should be and that my lungs are completely soon! Thank you so much!!!

More eBooks!

 

Wow! Amazon's Kindle market has more free eBooks today! Remember, you do NOT need to own a Kindle to take advantage of these eBooks! You are allowed to download them to your computer! Today's free eBooks are How Acupuncture Can Help Fertility [...] and How You Can Become Pregnant [...]. Please share this with your fellow Cysters! God bless and enjoy!

These eBooks are no longer free!

Another eBook!

So, I just checked Amazon's eBook market and before I saw that it was free, I saw the title. How My Soul Yearns: How God Brought Me Through Infertility and Beyond is now free on Amazon. Just the title alone lets me know this is going to be a great read! Please, please, please take advantage of all these free eBooks. Remember, you don't have to have a Kindle to read eBooks! Amazon allows you to download them to your computer! Maybe you'll need it or maybe you will find someone in your life needs it! I hope that all of you share this with your fellow sisters! The original price of this eBook is $2.99. I know it isn't a lot but it's more expensive than free! ^_^

This eBook is no longer free!

What do you think about this eBook? Did you enjoy it? (If it is only free for a limited time) Would you recommend it fellow Cysters (to buy)?

My Heart Has Been Opened & Two Lies That Women Believe Part One.

Yesterday, I went to church that both of my sisters have went to previously and we were joined with our mom. I was honestly nervous. I have been to church with my mom a few times in the past years, but I haven't had a home church in way too long. I have prayed that God would give me the guidance and heart to find a church that speaks to me not just with words, but God's Word. I admit that I have been to church where I get lost and I don't understand. Now, I think I have found a church that will not only teach me the Word of God but also walk with me through the Word of God. I thank God for opening this door for me!

Now, here is where I tell you things that just excite me about this church. Firstly, they post videos of every sermon on their website. If someone is sick, the can still hear and see what is going on! Secondly, the pastor is doing a series. For a few weeks, he will preach about a certain topic and God had me go this church at the perfect time. Though the church is already in the middle of the series, I'm catching up with the sermons online. The current series is called Eve and Adam. The reason for the switch-a-roo is to focus on what is a woman of God, how she should view herself, how a man should see a Godly woman, and so much more.

Honestly ladies, the sermon last night had me fighting tears. Mostly because I could relate to it because of my life with PCOS and how damaging the negativity can be! I would post last night's sermon, but it won't be available online till Tuesday.

I just finished watching the first sermon of the Eve and Adam series, and my heart is open. I can't even explain how much more I love God right now because how much more understanding I am.

So ladies, I'm going to share the links to the sermons with you. I know God wants your heart to open as much as mine did.

The first sermon of the series is Two Lies That Women Believe Part One. Here's the links to the sermon and to the study guide. What is even more amazing, you can download the sermon as a video or audio file so you can listen to it while you are driving in your car, working out, or whatever! Please ladies, take advantage of this! I pray that God brings you to hear how important you are!

If you have any questions or have a prayer request, feel free to comment or even email me at kristenprocopio@ymail.com.

Salted Pumpkin Seeds.

Since I was sick with pneumonia the week of and prior to Halloween, I didn't get to carve my pumpkin and make salted pumpkin seeds. Well...., I finally did it today! I grew up making pumpkin seeds every year around Halloween. I was always sad that I had to wait a whole year to do it.

If you remember from a previous post (Foods That Can Boost Fertility), pumpkin seeds are a great source of zinc!

Anywhooo... I'm going to share my way of making them.

Salted Pumpkin Seeds

Ingredients:
Pumpkin seeds
Salt

Directions:

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
2. After you pick out all the seeds from your pumpkin, give them a quick rinse. Don't worry about them being extremely clean of pumpkin guts, we'll get to that.
3. Boil a pot of water on high heat. Add some salt to the water so the seeds can absorb it. Boiling the seeds also helps get the pumpkin guts off of them.
4. Once the water has reached a rolling boil, add the seeds and let them boil for five minutes.
5. After five minutes, reduce the heat to medium-high heat for another five minutes. 
6. Strain the seeds from the water and rinse off any leftover pumpkin guts.
7. Put aluminum foil over a baking sheet and spread the seeds on there.
8. Sprinkle as much salt as you want (or none at all) and carefully mix the seeds and re-spread the seeds on the baking sheet.
9. Put the seeds in the oven for fifteen minutes. 
10. After fifteen minutes, take the seeds out. Sprinkle more salt (if you want) on the seeds, mix, and re-spread them. Stick them back in the oven for fifteen minutes. Repeat this step two more times so that the seeds have been in the oven for forty-five minutes!
11. After the seeds have been in the oven for forty-five minutes, take them out and let them cool. Try a few seeds from different place on your baking sheet to make sure that they are crunchy. If some are still a little soggy/wet, put them back in the oven for another fifteen minutes.

If you're not a salt fan, you can try different flavors:

• Cinnamon and Sugar
• Parmesan and Garlic
• Honey
• Spicy (using your favorite spices or hot sauce, never tried with hot sauce)
• Ranch

The possibilities are absolutely endless.

What are some of your favorite pumpkin seed flavors?