Polycystic ovary syndrome or PCOS is a condition which affects a women’s hormone levels. Women with PCOS produce higher than normal amounts of male hormones. PCOD or polycystic ovary disorder is when the disorder is limited to your ovaries. When this disorder starts affecting your entire body, it is called PCOS. This hormonal imbalance causes to skip menstrual periods and makes it harder to get pregnant. PCOS can also cause hair growth on the face and body and baldness. It can also contribute to long term health problems like diabetes and heart disease. It is vital to diagnose the symptoms at the early stage and take preventive measures.
What is PCOS ?
PCOS is a problem with hormones that affects women during their childbearing years that is from ages 16 to 45 years. Almost 25% of women in this age group have PCOS. Many women who have PCOS don’t know that they have it.
- PCOS affects a women’s ovaries. The ovaries release eggs to be fertilised. This process is called ovulation.
- Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and Luteinising hormone (LH) control ovulation. FSH stimulates the ovary to produce a follicle (sac containing egg) and then LH triggers the ovary to release a mature egg
- PCOS is a syndrome that affects the ovaries and ovulation
- Many small fluid filled sacs grow inside ovaries. These sacs are actually follicles each containing an immature egg. These eggs never mature enough to trigger ovulation
- This lack of ovulation alters levels of estrogen, FSH, LH
What are the signs of PCOS / PCOD ?
- Irregular periods
- Heavy bleeding
- No periods for months
- Acne
- Unexplained weight gain
- Elevated blood pressure
- Excess hair growth
What will the Doctor advise you ?
- Improve your lifestyle
- Pills for regulated periods
- Pills for high bp / hhigh sugar
- Multi vitamins
These are the solution for curing symptoms and not necessarily the disease itself
What can you do to cure PCOS / PCOD naturally
Set a system
- It’s not about how much you do but how effectively you do it
- Be regular in whatever you do
- To be regular, you need a soild system
- Give yourself time to figureout your way
- Organise your kitchen, workout area and sleep system
- Start with minimum resources
Focus on the action plan
- Every part of your system requires a separate action plan
- Focus on how you intend achieving your goals
- Keep it simple
Diet
- Avoid packaged food
- Avoid processed food
- Try and cook your own food
- Eat fresh food
- Plan for snacks ahead
Workout
- Get to maintaining a definite workout schedule
- Set goals but don’t let the goals define your workout
- Mix up weight training with outdoor runs / jogs, meditation, yoga, cross fit etc
Reduce Stress
- Getting organised in life will help you reduce stress
- Read more
- Meditate
- Control your breathing
- Take long showers once in a while
- Indulge in self care
- Get some me time for yourself
- Get sound sleep
- Start winding up your work early, eat early dinner, avoid screens before bed, read and plan for the day ahead
Avoid chemicals
- Avoid using plastic
- Avoid reheating food
- Avoid washing with chemicals
- Instead try and use maximum home remedies
Set time for review
- Constant review of our actions is equally important
- This will give you a feedback about what and how are you doing things and if you need to make any changes
- Balancing the energies in the body is very important
- Excess of any energy in the body is bad
- Set a fixed time for your daily, weekly and monthly review
- These reviews will set you up for the next day, week or month
- Be experimental, see what works best for your mind and body