Posts Tagged ‘insulin resistance’
Healthy Smoothie Recipes for PCOS
Smoothies can be a refreshing meal or snack in the hot weather. But they can also be packed with sugar, carbs and calories. Some smoothies at popular juice chains contain over 500 calories and 60 grams of carbs. due to the jumbo portions of fruit and fruit juice. Hello blood sugar and insulin spikes! Not…
Read MoreIs HIIT Good for PCOS?
HIIT or high intensity interval training has become very popular in the past few years – and for good reason. You can exercise for less time and get more benefits. Not enough time is the number one reason why people claim they don’t exercise. But is HIIT good for PCOS? The info you read on the…
Read MorePCOS and Heart Disease: What You Need to Know
Heart disease is the number one killer of women. It kills about 1 woman every 60 seconds. Having PCOS increases your risk of heart disease. This is because PCOS is a metabolic disease. February is American Heart Health Month as well as the 5thAnnual #Heart4PCOS Campaign to spread awareness of awareness of PCOS and heart…
Read MoreFree PCOS Meal Plans and Recipes
If you have PCOS, you know how confusing it can be to know what to eat! Not only is the internet is loaded with conflicting information, but who has time to plan meals and find recipes? My patients with PCOS always ask “what should I eat”? While there no one-size-fits-all diet for women with PCOS,…
Read MoreHow to Test for Insulin Resistance
Insulin resistance is a hot topic and for good reason. It’s estimated over 50% of adults have it, as well as up to 70% of women with PCOS. If you don’t know what insulin resistance is, you should! It’s a silent condition that can lead to prediabetes, diabetes and increased risk of heart disease. Could…
Read MoreThe Best Foods for PCOS
When you think of diet and PCOS, I bet you think of what you should NOT eat instead of all the healthy foods you CAN eat. The good news is that certain foods can help heal your PCOS by several mechanisms, including lowering insulin and androgen levels, decreasing inflammation, and decreasing risk of diabetes and…
Read MoreHow Lindsay is Beating PCOS with Diet, Exercise and Mindset
We know how difficult it can be to accomplish certain goals such as exercising more, improving your diet or losing weight. At times, it seems like no matter how hard you try, it just doesn’t happen. Now think about what it would be like if you had a medical condition that can cause weight gain,…
Read MoreAlzheimer’s Disease is the New Type 3 Diabetes: Are You at Risk?
We all know someone that has suffered from or has had a family member suffer from Alzheimer’s or Dementia. It’s often considered to be part of aging or due to bad genes, but what if some Alzheimer’s and Dementia can be prevented by a healthy lifestyle? Think about how much suffering would be relieved. Well folks,…
Read MoreWhy Prebiotics are Important for PCOS and Where to Find Them
I usually recommend that most of my patients with PCOS eat a moderately low carb, low glycemic diet. Some women take their carbs even lower by following a very low carb diet, and others go as low as to be on a ketogenic diet. The outcome – your diet ends up being low in an “overlooked”…
Read MoreHow Exercise Helps PCOS Symptoms
I’m excited to stare this guest blog post from PCOS & exercise expert, Erika Volk. Managing your weight is just one of the many reasons why women living with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome should workout. Time and again, women living with PCOS are told that losing weight will improve their symptoms. It is true losing even just…
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