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…
stress and pcos
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…
So many women have stress and PCOS… This common syndrome can be so very stressful in itself; the weight gain, infertility, acne, excessive hair growth, and other PCOS signs and symptoms. We know that stress can be a trigger, a cause, for depression and anxiety, which women with PCOS are more at risk of. And stress and PCOS both have…
Stress and PCOS have a common bond… Many women with PCOS experience stress because of their PCOS syndrome, but did you know that stress can also aggravate PCOS, hormones and weight gain, PCOS and infertility, and more? Let’s take a general look at stress and what you can do in managing PCOS signs and symptoms related to stress… Are Stress…
“Every stress leaves an indelible scar, and the organism pays for its survival after a stressful situation by becoming a little older.” Dr. Hans Selye Stress and PCOS often go hand in hand. However, stress can impact each and every one of us. And stress causes changes in the body very similar to those which occur in PCOS. I believe…
