| Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) affects 5-10 | | | | “Good” Carbs |
| percent of pre-menopausal women, making it the | | | | All women with PCOS can benefit from adopting |
| most common female endocrine disorder. PCOS | | | | healthy eating habits. By eating a diet low in |
| wreaks havoc on hormones: excessive amounts of | | | | carbohydrates and refined sugars you can help |
| insulin stimulate the ovaries to produce large amounts | | | | reverse the imbalances of glucose and insulin in your |
| of testosterone. The result can be irregular periods | | | | body. Avoid “bad” carbohydrates like |
| and infertility, along with symptoms such as | | | | sweets, white bread, pasta and rice. Replace these |
| male-pattern baldness, fatigue, excess body hair, and | | | | with “good” carbohydrates that stabilize |
| obesity. The long term health risks for women with | | | | blood sugar like brown rice, quinoa, and whole wheat |
| PCOS include diabetes and cardiovascular disease | | | | bread. |
| among others. | | | | 3. Exercise: Part of Your Daily Routine |
| Stanford University has clearly identified the | | | | Although everyone should find time to exercise, it is |
| existence and effects of insulin resistance, a | | | | especially important for women with PCOS to fit |
| metabolic disorder and the major underlying cause of | | | | some form of exercise into their daily routine. |
| PCOS. Treating insulin resistance will help you to | | | | Whether it is a 20-minute walk, playing outside with |
| manage or reverse PCOS symptoms. Most | | | | your kids, or going to a Pilates class, exercise has |
| importantly, this can be done naturally, without the | | | | proven to boost metabolism and burn calories which |
| use of prescription drugs. | | | | helps to control insulin levels and, in turn, results in |
| 1. Nutraceuticals: Nature’s Medicine | | | | weight loss. Exercise can also help to stave off |
| Metabolic change cannot be achieved with a single | | | | diabetes, a health risk for women in PCOS. |
| ingredient. But the right combination of disease | | | | 4. Food Addiction: Break the Cycle |
| specific herbs, vitamins and minerals can help restore | | | | Consuming “bad” or simple carbohydrates |
| your body’s metabolism. Minerals such as | | | | and sugars can create a vicious cycle of ups and |
| chromium, magnesium, and zinc work to control insulin | | | | downs. Eating sweets and chips may give you a |
| and glucose levels. Vitamin C and folic acid promote a | | | | temporary high by causing a surge in blood sugar and |
| healthy circulatory system. The herbs fenugreek and | | | | serotonin, but the crash is sure to follow, leaving you |
| milk thistle also help to control insulin and glucose | | | | craving more. By weaning yourself from simple sugars |
| levels. Guar Gum can reduce bad cholesterol and | | | | and carbohydrates and replacing them with complex |
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| are formulated to reverse insulin resistance and | | | | you can maintain stable glucose and insulin levels and |
| PCOS. | | | | break the cycle of food addiction. |
| 2. Nutrition: Swap “Bad” Carbs for | | | | 5. |