Healthy PCOS

 According to a study by Gynecology Endocrinology, women with  polycystic ovarian syndrome  (PCOS) are 19 times more likely to have a magnesium deficiency. There are a number of reasons why magnesium deficiency is so common among women with PCOS. But it’s likely to be due to some combination of poor soil concentrations of magnesium that lead to magnesium-deficient foods, stress, lack of fruits and vegetables, certain medications such as birth control, and insulin resistance. To learn more about magnesium deficiency, check out my video below. WHAT IS MAGNESIUM? Magnesium is the fourth most abundant mineral in the body. It is naturally present in many foods, added to other food products, available as a dietary supplement, and present in some medicines. Its importance is demonstrated through its involvement as a cofactor in more than 600 enzyme systems that regulate important reactions in the body. Notable reactions with which it is involved include: • Blood gluc...

  Can PCOS Go Away? PCOS is the most common endocrine (hormonal) condition among females in the world. It’s a condition that deeply affects around 150 million women worldwide. That’s not a typo either - 150 million worldwide! It’s a condition that can have an immense impact on your physical and emotional well-being. It’s also the leading cause of fertility issues among women. The first issue is that PCOS is a medical diagnosis, but there’s no surgery to ‘fix’ PCOS, there’s no medication that fixes PCOS so, getting the medical diagnosis simply informs you that your PCOS, it will most likely do little to help you treat it. Even now, 85 years after the first cases of PCOS were first diagnosed, there’s no PCOS-specific medication, not one. Metformin is primarily used to control blood glucose (sugar) levels in people who have type 2 diabetes. Spironolactone, often prescribed to women with PCOS to reduce excessive hair growth is actually used to treat high blood pressure and heart failur...

  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, 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 you are someone who is fortunate enough not to have a condition that impacts ...