Your PCOS Food Cheat Sheet

This simple PCOS Food Cheat sheet will help get you started on choosing the right foods for your PCOS. Pin it to your fridge or keep it in your phone for easy access when planning your meals!

The PCOS Girls Podcast: Lab Testing

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Podcast description: This week we have naturopath Dr. Samina Mitha on to talk all about tests! We get asked about PCOS tests and how to interpret them all the time so we are so excited to bring you Samina’s expertise. We also talk about treating insulin resistance. You can find … Read More

4 Causes of Fatigue in PCOS

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1. Insulin and Glucose Balance One of the major metabolic disruptions in PCOS is due to insulin and glucose. For example, insulin resistance can result in higher insulin levels. This in turn can disrupt the glucose balance. Specifically, glucose cannot get inside a cell to help create energy. We know … Read More

Top Lab Tests for Fertility

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1. Glucose Metabolism:   Diets that are high in carbohydrates can increase fasting glucose and your Hba1c. If these levels are high, it can decrease ovulation in some women, especially in PCOS. It is important to get these markers tested to make sure your insulin and glucose are in balance. … Read More

Fertility Confidence Podcast

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Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) affects the reproductive system and the endocrine system. This means that the ovaries and uterus are affected, but so are insulin and glucose production and processing. Conceiving with PCOS requires tracking and treating the body’s hormonal imbalance. Dr. Samina Mitha is a naturopathic doctor and a … Read More

Alpha Female Podcast: PCOS Warrior and Naturopath Dr. Samina Mith‪a

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Check out this latest podcast Dr. Samina did for the Alpha Female Podcast.  Dr. Samina Mitha is a licensed and registered Naturopathic Doctor. She is passionate about helping patients find true clarity and confidence in their health using evidence-based natural therapies. Dr. Samina strives to provide empowerment, support, and education … Read More

Is it endometriosis or PCOS? Find out the differences in this article

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Often times endometriosis and PCOS can get confused with one another since both of these conditions can affect the reproductive system. However, these conditions are not the same and can affect women differently.    There is one major difference between endometriosis and PCOS. PCOS is a hormonal/metabolic condition with excessive … Read More

Your Heart Health and PCOS

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February is heart health month and I wanted to talk about Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) and Heart Health. Did you know that if you have PCOS you are at a greater risk for heart disease? This is due to high levels of insulin that are found in PCOS patients – … Read More

The PCOS Nutritionist Podcast – All about Progesterone

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Long cycles? Anovulatory cycles? Heavy periods? Trouble sleeping in the lead up to your period? Recurrent miscarriages? Spotting? These all have one thing in common – they may be caused by low progesterone. This cheeky little hormone starts to rise in the second half of your cycle and is so … Read More

Sleep and PCOS

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Hopefully, we’ve all felt the experience of getting into a nice cozy bed, turning down the lights and drifting off into a sound sleep, only to wake up in the morning to discover we were in the exact same position we went to sleep in. This is the type of … Read More

High DHEAS and PCOS

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Often times we see high DHEAS levels in women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. For some women, this is the only marker in their blood work that comes back abnormal. The goal of this article is to help explain what DHEAS is, why it is important when it comes to PCOS, … Read More

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