You may be more familiar with the name we use in the UK - black treacle. It’s the storecupboard ingredient that adds sweetness, but also does you good. Black treacle is easy and cheap to buy, and it’s simple to use. Use it as a sweetener, in cooking, or take a teaspoonful or two a day on its own or as a drink in hot water.

Containing significant quantities of minerals like iron, iodine (good for the thyroid) and calcium, as well as many others, blackstrap molasses is a great natural supplement for women with polycystic ovaries or irregular periods. It helps balance hormone levels and can increase energy too.

So why not replace your usual sugar or artificial sweetener with blackstrap molasses, or take it daily as a supplement? You’ll be boosting your body’s supply of vital nutrients naturally, which will improve your overall health, as well as your reproductive health.