PCOS: DIET TREATMENT PLAN

 

PCOS as it implies in full POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME, is a hormonal disorder by excessive produce of the male hormone (testosterone) and less of the female hormone (estrogen)resulting in the enlargement of the ovaries and protruding cysts out of it in a woman’s body. The cause of this hormonal disorder is yet to be unveiled, but it has been discovered that 80% of women with PCOS have discovered to have embodied it through genetic and environmental factors.

The most identifiable symptoms of PCOS include:Acne, Irregular menstrual flow, Weight gain, hirsutism (especially growth of hair in visible parts of the body)and on the long run, infertility. These symptoms can be visible at an early age of adolescence.

Fortunately, A good number of women diagnosed with PCOS have been luck enough to discover this syndrome early and were advised by medicals on how it could be controlled, especially through their diet.

Dieting is one of the best treatment plan to PCOS. If you have been diagnosed with PCOS one especial advice given by medicals is to cut down carbohydrates. Carbohydrates e.g. noodles, pasta,sugary processed foods are one of the triggers of a blossoming PCOS.

Broken down carbohydrates gives an end product of glucose which creates higher levels of insulin in the body. Insulin nurtures PCOS,resulting gain.

In the reduction of carbohydrates, high fiber foods are the best replacements for women with PCOS.

High fiber foods include:

Fruits;especially berries, oranges and pears.

Vegetables;especially spinach, broccoli and peas.

This is a simple diet plan for a PCOS patient. It has proven to have assisted numerous women control their PCOS level.

Miranda wrote-‘Ever since I’ve been diagnosed with PCOS, I cut down carbs which decreased my PCOS level drastically and my eggs were able to be fertilized’

Dieting is the best measure to evading the growth level of PCOS.