PCOS

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Have you been diagnosed with PCOS or suspect PCOS and unsure what to do next? Or have you seen the doctor with your condition and was recommend to go on the pill which masks your symptoms not treat the cause?

PCOS stands for polycystic ovaries syndrome. This is not a disease but a hormonal condition. This hormonal condition includes the following symptoms

  • excess body and facial hair

  • thinning hair on head

  • acne

  • irregular or absent periods

  • light periods

  • fertility issues

  • weight gain or obesity

This condition is best defined as the condition of androgen ( male hormone) excess, however ultrasound of the ovaries is also use to diagnosed the condition. Ultra sound alone isn’t adequate to diagnose this condition.

What can drive PCOS?

A number of factors can drive this condition and they need to be considered in the diagnosis and treatment.

  • post stopping the pill

  • high androgens and male sex hormones

  • insulin resistance

  • inflammation

What can help with PCOS?

Finding the driver of your PCOS is key and then dietary intervention is required.

Diet – what you eat – plays an important role in the management of PCOS. The most important focus of diet is weight management: first, preventing weight gain then, over time, losing some excess weight if you are overweight. This helps with the regulation of hormone levels, which in turn helps to improve symptoms such as acne, excess hair growth, cycle regularity, ovulation and fertility.

Two of the primary ways that diet affects PCOS are weight management and insulin production and resistance.

However, insulin plays a significant role in PCOS, so managing insulin levels with a PCOS diet is one of the best steps people can take to manage the condition.

Many people with PCOS have insulin resistance. In fact, more than 50 percent of those with PCOS develop diabetes or pre-diabetes before the age of 40. Diabetes is directly related to how the body processes insulin.

Following a diet that meets a person’s nutritional needs, maintains a healthy weight, and promotes good insulin levels can help people with PCOS feel better. This where professional dietary advice from a nutritionist helps with your symptoms and manage PCOS.

How can a nutritionist help with PCOS?

A nutritionist can help get an understanding of what is driving your PCOS and then work together in a collaborative manner on your current symptoms and formulated a treatment plan based on your health goals. You will see symptoms ultimately reverse!!!

Diet, lifestyle and supplements are fundamental in treating and reducing PCOS symptoms which will all be covered in a consultation with your nutritionist Vanessa.


Vanessa will teach you how to be in control of your own health and empower you. Book in a consultation