From PCOS Health E-News
PCOS Health & Nutrition Centre
October 2008
Lifestyle changes, including diet and exercise, can significantly improve all or most of the symptoms of PCOS. In fact research has shown that losing as little as 5% of your weight through diet and exercise can restore ovulation, improve fertility and reduce many of the symptoms of this condition. And if you have PCOS, eating well and exercising regularly also helps regulate your blood glucose levels, improve your energylevels and reduce your risk of diabetes and heart disease.
PCOS Made Easy is an audio CD designed specifically for women with PCOS, to help them in making the lifestyle changes needed to manage their condition. It will provide you with:
- an explanation of PCOS and its symptoms
- information on the link between PCOS and insulin resistance and why this is important
- an understanding of the importance of lifestyle changes in managing PCOS
- everything you need to know about eating well with PCOS, including practical
- tips you can implement right now
- a 6-point exercise plan for managing insulin levels
- tips on getting started with exercise
- the truth about those common exercise myths
- a comprehensive range of fact sheets covering all the main points in the audio CD
For further information:
www.pcoshealth.com.au
By Dr. Nancy Dunne and Bill Slater
PCOS Health Review
Oct. 2008
www.ovarian-cysts-pcos.com
In Chapter 3.4 of our book, we explain that the
water content of your food plays an important role
in weight loss and in having a feeling of satiety
after a meal.
We said that the water in the food itself is more
effective at controlling appetite and losing weight
than low-moisture food accompanied by a glass of
water.
This concept has now been verified by a study of
1,136 women conducted by the University of
Tokyo. The women consuming the most water in
their foods were the leanest. The women
consuming foods with the least water were the
most overweight.
The researchers also reported that drinking water
from beverages with meals had no impact on body
mass index or waist circumference. Only the
water within the foods was effective.
This is why we emphasize wholesome, high-
moisture foods in our recommended PCOS diet,
such as soups, salads, fresh vegetables and fresh
fruit.
Not only will you be able to better control weight,
you will also be a lot healthier!
Read the full article here.
www.ovarian-cysts-pcos.com/news66.html
Learn about our Healthy PCOS diet book:
www.ovarian-cysts-pcos.com/book
By Heather Bishara
Getting married is a wonderful right of passage for a woman. Many of us wait to establish our careers, find the right person with the same life goals, and take immense joy in planning our “perfect” day. And the best part is that we can finally stop hearing the dreaded question “So when are you getting married?”
Unfortunately, that question is immediately replaced with “So when are you going to have children?”
Time and time again I’ve heard brides recount the fact that they didn’t even get out of their wedding reception without someone, or multiple someone’s, asking them when they were going to start a family. And whether they wait to start trying or want to have children right away, getting pregnant is often not as simple as planning a wedding; there can be complications, set backs and an emotional toll that even the best planner is not prepared to deal with.
To most, pregnancy seems like the most natural process in the world. If you stop using birth control, you’ll get pregnant within three months right? Wrong. More and more, women are struggling to get pregnant. And the frustration builds when you are told by your OBGYN that you have to wait a year to formally be diagnosed with an infertility problem before receiving any kind of infertility counseling and/or treatment.
What women and some OBGYN’ s do not realize is that there are signs that show up way before a woman tries to become pregnant that could signal a problem with their reproductive systems. Some questions to ask yourself if you feel you might have a problem:
- Do you suffer from missed periods?
- Do you have excess fat around your middle?
- Do you crave carbs?
- Do you suffer from depression or have emotional ups and downs?
- Do you suffer from adult acne or have thinning hair?
Some or all of these symptoms could mean that you have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), a common problem for women in childbearing years that can severely inhibit their chances of becoming pregnant.
PCOS is the cause of an alarming variety of conditions in women today, but its symptoms are among the most widely misdiagnosed. What’s worse is that women with PCOS often suffer through one ineffective and frustrating infertility treatment after another – and still not get to the root cause of your infertility or get pregnant.
The good news is that women with PCOS can improve their health and chances of becoming pregnant just by making a few changes to their daily lives. From adopting a low carb, healthy diet to exercising daily and taking vitamins, women can decrease the symptoms caused by PCOS and increase their chances of becoming pregnant naturally. And there are many support groups out there to help you. For example, many women use Insulite Labs’ 5 Element System to help them reverse PCOS. The Insulite Labs PCOS System helps you get the nutrients and supplements your body needs, helps you change your eating habits, and works with you on getting the exercise and emotional support to deal with PCOS.
For more information on PCOS, please visit:
- Insulite Labs (http://pcos.insulitelabs.com/)
- PCOSupport.org
- Soulcysters.com
About the Author:
Heather Bishara lives in South Riding, VA, is a mother of two boys ages 1 and 4 and works as a business consultant for www.tricalyx.com part-time from home. She continues on her journey for relief from her PCOS through a low carb diet, exercise, and the use of herbs and dietary supplements such as those found in the Insulite PCOS System.
Kent, Sarah C.; Gnatuk, Carol L.; Kunselman, Allen R.; Demers, Laurence M.; Lee, Peter A.; Legro, Richard S. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 63(10):646-647, October 2008.
Abstract:
Both hyperandrogenism and insulin resistance are heritable family traits that may cluster in children whose mothers have polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). This case control study compared reproductive and metabolic abnormalities in 32 healthy “PCOS children,” 17 girls and 15 boys, and 38 children whose mothers did not have PCOS. The children ranged in age from 4 to 14 years. There were no differences between PCOS and control children in the length of gestation or birth weight.
Urinary levels of luteinizing hormone were significantly lower in Tanner IV-V PCOS girls than in control subjects. Urinary testosterone levels were significantly greater in Tanner II-III PCOS boys than in controls. No significant differences in levels of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) or DHEA sulfate were observed. Fasting insulin levels did not differ significantly between PCOS and control children of either gender, whether saliva or blood samples were analyzed. Nevertheless, mean area-under-the-curve salivary insulin levels were significantly higher in Tanner IV-V PCOS girls in the later stages of puberty than in control children. Five of 15 PCOS children met the de Ferranti criteria for metabolic syndrome, compared to only one of 12 control children. No children in either group met criteria for abnormal fasting blood glucose. Although ovaries tended to be larger in PCOS girls, none of the children examined by transabdominal ultrasonography had evidence of polycystic ovaries based on morphological criteria.
This study suggests that hyperinsulinism may be a familial feature of PCOS children - at least girls - but it does not emerge until the later stages of puberty. It is possible that reproductive abnormalities characteristic of PCOS will develop later in life.
C) 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.
http://www.obgynsurvey.com/pt/re/obgynsurv/currenttoc.htm
