How can you Balance Your PCOS Hormones?
This is a crucial question, and the answers may surprise you.
Why?
It may not be as hard as you think to make a change that can significantly shift your hormonal balance.
I remember many years ago seeing a patient with endometriosis, which has many similarities to PCOS.
She had pain that would literally keep her bed-bound for three days each and every month… Pain that completely disrupted her life and even her ability to go to work. Pain that resulted from a hormonal imbalance.
There were lots of PCOS treatment medications she’d been advised to help her pain. Painkillers, anti-inflammatories, hormone-altering pills, and even surgery (she had this previously and had been recommended to have more).
After taking a thorough history, I recommended two simple steps to begin her treatment for PCOS…
Go gluten-free and take a potent daily dose of a quality fish oil.
That’s it.
The changes were profound!
Within a couple of months, she was pain-free. No massive lifestyle upheaval, no drastic and potentially damaging surgery, no medications and their side effects. Although this is my area of expertise and I’ve been helping people for many years, I am still amazed by the incredible shifts that can occur with simple strategies.
PCOS can make you sleepless, tired, moody and irritable. It can reduce your fertility and increase your waistline. The effects are not just physical, but emotional, mental and spiritual. So this stuff matters.
So here are five ways to begin to balance your PCOS hormones.
For those of you who prefer to read, here are the steps I recommend:
1. Follow a healthy PCOS diet plan. Substitute processed red meats, gluten, and dairy products with rich nutritional sources, such as fresh fish, free-range eggs, nuts, seeds, organic fruits and vegetables, and some gluten-free whole grains and legumes.
This significantly reduces the levels of excess testosterone in your body. When you bring your wayward testosterone under control, you not only lessen excessive hair growth over time, but you also improve your chances of being happy and overcoming your PCOS.
2. Exercising and practising oriental moving meditation techniques like Yoga, Tai Chi, or Qi Kung will help you balance your energy. Practising yoga and meditation will also help you to deal with stress and negative emotions. Exercise is a natural treatment for PCOS and produces “happy hormones” that both boost positive emotions and foster a healthy body image. Exercise also helps to improve insulin sensitivity and decrease cravings.
3. Cut down on processed and sugary foods like bread, cakes, pasta, sweets and baked goodies. The lack of fibre and nutrients, plus sugar, unhealthy fats, additives and preservatives, causes a myriad of problems that can give you more PCOS symptoms, from oestrogen dominance to insulin resistance, gut issues, and cravings.
4. Cut down on your coffee and alcohol and give up smoking. These adversely affect your health and fertility, your ability to heal, detoxify and de-stress.
5. Your food may not be providing your body with all its required nutrients, so I often recommend supplementation. For example, when it comes to your emotional and psychological health, ensuring a steady supply of nutrients is essential. Theanine helps you relax while improving brain alertness and sharpness. This can be taken as an inexpensive supplement, but it is also found in green tea. B vitamins, zinc, magnesium, and calcium are also essential for calming crabbiness.
Remember also, my secret key. Have fun and enjoy life! You only get one.
From PCOS to perfect health, with love,
Dr. Rebecca Harwin
The PCOS Expert
Chiropractor & Bestselling Author of
Conquer Your PCOS Naturally
www.ConquerYourPCOSNaturally.com
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