Have you just been diagnosed with PCOS? Maybe you’re going through one (or many) of the challenges that this common syndrome can bring? When it feels that your whole life is coming apart at the seams, you might wonder if you will ever be happy again. I know, I’ve been there, too. One of the best ways to get through…
Pcos and Stress
It’s not exactly new information to discover that women often have PCOS and stress… We take on more than they can manage sometimes when trying to juggle the responsibilities of a career, a marriage, and life. We tend to overcommit to avoid missing anything and our physical and emotional wellbeing takes a backseat to volunteering at functions, taking work home…
The big question: PCOS stress and your body… Good or bad? The answer might surprise you! The stress response is a primitive survival tool that mobilises your body’s resources to fight or flee. Your adrenal glands release stress hormones in response to a real or perceived danger. This is designed to be a temporary measure to get you safely through…
PCOS and stress are common bedfellows and to get well this must be addressed. How?… Let everything go from the tips of your toes to the top of your head … Does it sound like hippy talk to you, or have you ever meditated? ( I highly recommend it!) The wellness industry continues to thrive as people all over the…
Stress and PCOS occur very commonly together. Given the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual challenges that Polycystic Ovary Syndrome presents, it’s not at all surprising. Let’s take a look at what stress is, why it may occur and what we women with PCOS can do about it. Stress is defined simply as “the non-specific response of the body to any…
What is my number 1 stress and PCOS reducing strategy? I’ll get to that in a moment, but first… As the stress ebbs away from your now relaxing muscles and your mind eases from racing to calm, you begin to release the pent up pressure, the heaviness in your heart and the strain from your body, mind and soul. Feels…
