It’s the season for pumpkin spice everything! That glorious mix of cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg that makes everything smell warm and autumnal. Adhering to a PCOS diet doesn’t mean that you have to miss out on all the deliciousness this season has to offer. This fabulous breakfast dish tastes like a rich, creamy pumpkin spice …
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Are you familiar with the phrase “food is medicine”? Most people don’t consider that everything they eat affects their overall health. The general idea is that food stops hunger, rather than being healing and nourishing in its own right. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is characterized by inflammation and insulin resistance. Women who live with this …
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You’ve probably heard of flavonoids before, since they’ve been mentioned so often in health circles. If you’re unfamiliar with them, flavonoids are powerful antioxidants that have anti-inflammatory properties.Quercetin is a flavonol-type antioxidant(a class of flavonoids) that exists naturally in many foods. It’s present inapples, tea, red wine, onions, mustard, grapes, and berries, and has shown …
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I spoke with Dr. Ben Weitz about how to reverse Polycystic Ovary Syndrome with diet and lifestyle changes. Listen now!
Certain foods in the standard American diet have been found to cause inflammation. Although some of these inflammatory food triggers are already known, it’salways interesting to learn new information about which nutrients may be causing the most problems. As more research is completed, we learn how we can improve the lives of women with PCOS …
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Thyroid disorders are common in women, and in my practice I have consistently seen them associated with subfertility, poor egg quality, and miscarriage. These conditions have often thought to occur because of the embryo’s dependence on its mother’s thyroid hormone for its own metabolism. Until the embryo reaches 12 weeks of age, it can’t make …
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It has long been believed that healthy women produce sterile urine, but a new study has debunked that idea. Groundbreaking new research from the physiciansand scientists at Chicago’s Loyola University and Loyola Medicine shows that women’s bladders have a microbiome similar to that of the vagina. These results can mean a great deal when it …
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Chamomile is one of the most ancient medicines in the world, and with good cause. Its many healing properties have been recognized the world over for centuries, and we’re also seeing its benefits in calming PCOS symptoms. So many herbs have effects on hormones, and many of those same herbs also haveeffects on the stress …
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Did you know that 75 percent of people affected by autoimmune (AI) diseases are women? It has long been thought that there is a strong link between female hormones (namely estrogen) and autoimmunity. A new study’s findings support that link. This study found that T cells, which are involved in AI responses,have estrogen receptor alpha …
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