Diet Tips for Women with PCOS

 


Insulin resistance (IR) is one of the root issues of PCOS and impacts as many as 70% of all women with PCOS. IR drives many of the unwanted symptoms of PCOS, from high testosterone levels, and therefore acne, hair growth, hair loss, and irregular menstrual cycles, fertility issues, unexplained weight gain, poor energy levels, dark skin patches, and increased risks of metabolic syndrome.

Popularly prescribed medications for women with PCOS such as Metformin are designed to reverse insulin resistance by improving your cells insulin sensitivity. Just think of it like this; Insulin resistance causes many issues but, insulin sensitivity is the opposite, so you want to be doing everything you can to reduce insulin resistance, therefore, improve insulin sensitivity.

When 99.9% of people talk about losing weight, weight loss, and diet, they only ever refer to calories, and if your someone who is fortunate enough not to have a condition that impacts your hormones or metabolism, only focusing on calories will work perfectly for you if you are doing everything correctly.

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