Do you experience period pain? Cramping, nausea, and vomiting? Dysmenorrhoea, the technical term for period pain, is one of the most common experiences in reproductive-aged women. Twenty percent have such bad pain that it seriously affects their lives. Incapacity, being ill from work or school, nausea, vomiting, and being unable to cope even with strong medication. Maybe that sounds a…
Natural Pcos Treatments
Did you hear that resistance training is one of the best forms of exercise for PCOS, but are still not convinced or ready to commit? Women often avoid resistance training in fear of becoming too muscular and favour aerobic exercises. But here is the thing: All women should work on building muscle, especially women with PCOS. In this post, you…
Hey, there. It’s Dr. Rebecca Harwin from Conquer Your PCOS Naturally. I’ve been thinking about giving away my best-selling book, Conquering Your PCOS Naturally. When I was diagnosed, I couldn’t get any information. I really struggled with my weight. I didn’t have a period for 15 years. I had excessive hair growth, acne, basically, I was a PCOS poster…
What makes the Western view of wellness and nutrition so different from traditional systems? Here, ‘Western’ refers to the contemporary evidence-based system of scientific investigation that predominates in the West and is widely used around the world. Traditional refers to ancient methods of maintaining health that are still in use in much of the world, especially less industrialised countries. Ayurveda…
Can herbal medicine make a major difference for obese women with PCOS? It’s something I and other natural health experts have been successfully incorporating over countless years. In fact, Vitex, for example, is a supplement I take daily as part of my natural PCOS treatment approach. Let’s take a look at this recently published study: Scientists from the Western Sydney University…
Ovarian drilling in PCOS… What is it, what does it do, and why has it been used traditionally to help? Laparoscopic ovarian drilling (LOD) is a surgical procedure sometimes used in the treatment and management of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). While it is used to trigger ovulation in women who experience anovulation (a lack of ovulation) even following weight loss…