Something you’ve probably heard in your research on PCOS is that many women with PCOS are also Insulin Resistant or IR. As someone who has been diagnosed with PCOS since I was 17, IR is not something new to me, in fact, I have struggled with severe weight fluctuations my whole life. When I wasContinue reading “What is Insulin Resistance?”
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How Does CBD Work In The Body?
When I was first using CBD years ago, it was super important to me to know why what I was putting in my body was actually working. I feel like this is the main difference between someone who uses cannabis recreationally and someone who uses it medicinally. Often times recreational users will use cannabis purelyContinue reading “How Does CBD Work In The Body?”
How The Moon Affects Your Period
With the upcoming full moon this weekend, I thought now would be as good a time as ever to discuss the way that our menstrual cycles are related to the Lunar Calendar. When I first began researching cycles, PCOS and what it all means, one thing I came across often was the mention of theContinue reading “How The Moon Affects Your Period”
Top 7 Things You Can Do to Reduce Inflammation
It’s no surprise that PCOS is a naturally inflammatory disease that affect 1 in 10 women in the United States. Many women experience symptoms from PCOS that present as painfully chronic afflictions. These things can present in the forms of: Joint Pain Muscle Pain Stiffness IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) Chronic Migraines Upset Stomach No OvulationContinue reading “Top 7 Things You Can Do to Reduce Inflammation”
The Role of Excess Androgens in PCOS
Androgens are an important aspect of PCOS that often gets overlooked. However, if you are here, you are likely digging into how to PCOS works and what you can do to help correct it. Androgens are defined as any natural or synthetic steroid hormone that regulates the development and maintenance of male characteristics in vertebratesContinue reading “The Role of Excess Androgens in PCOS”
Excess Hair Growth and PCOS
One of the most common and embarrassing aspects of PCOS is the hirusitism or excess hair growth on the body. Often, it will present on the face in the mustache and under chin areas, side burns, and even eyebrow areas. The cause of this can be linked to the excess androgen, testosterone that is oftenContinue reading “Excess Hair Growth and PCOS”
Vitamin D and PCOS
People with PCOS often realize that their path to recovery is filled with tons of information about what is going wrong in their body and the supplements they should take to make them feel better, make their bodies do what they need to do, help them lose weight, etc. Unfortunately, there are multiple routes toContinue reading “Vitamin D and PCOS”
Five Things Women With PCOS Need to Stop Doing Right Now
1. Stop consuming inflammatory foods ASAP Dairy has proven to be a highly inflammatory food for women with PCOS. Since PCOS roots itself in causing havoc on our bodies beginning with the gut microbiota, it might be an easy solution to reduce some of the inflammation experienced with PCOS by avoiding dairy products (1). ThisContinue reading “Five Things Women With PCOS Need to Stop Doing Right Now”
Insulin Resistance and Inositol
You might have heard the PCOS buzzword, “Inositol,” in your recent research regarding PCOS. What is it? What does it do? Could it actually help you? The answer is – it might! When I was looking into natural alternatives for Metformin, I came across this research study on the effect of the “inositols” on PCOS.Continue reading “Insulin Resistance and Inositol”
PCOS Symptoms
Think you might have PCOS? Unfortunately, PCOS is an affliction that 1 in 10 women in the United State face. It is one of the most common causes of infertility and recurrent miscarriage on record to date. Chances are that if you’ve found this post, you probably are experiencing what you might be thinking areContinue reading “PCOS Symptoms”
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