Best Tips to Cure PCOS Naturally

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Diet and lifestyle changes helps to treat polycystic ovarian syndrome-PCOS naturally. Its kind of hormonal imbalance disorder, which affect many of the women. None of the symptoms of PCOS is life threatening, but definitely very inconvenient.

People who suffer with such kind of bunch of symptoms where conventional system has not any treatment, here role of natural ways to cure such kind of diseases by simple changes in your diet and life style will really helpful, let’s discuss what kind of changes you really adopt in your routine;

Diet Related Tips for PCOS

In PCOS diet can affect by two ways; in weight management and in insulin resistance. So managing insulin levels in your body by following PCOS diet is one of the best steps. 50% women who suffer with PCOS is develop diabetes or pre diabetes in their early age, so by following proper diet that fulfil one’s nutrition needs is help to maintains healthy weight and maintain good insulin control will always help people with PCOS.

1. Have Low Glycemic Index Food

A low-glycemic index foods consist of eating foods that raise blood sugar levels slowly, which helps to prevent insulin spikes, because body digest food with a low GI more slowly; results in not cause insulin levels to rise as much and as quickly as other food with high GI.

These foods are whole grains, millet, legumes, nuts, seeds, fruits, starchy vegetables and other unprocessed food.

2. Have Good Quality Protein

Include good quality protein in your diet like pulses, legumes, nuts, curd, paneer, eggs, chicken, fish; this protein will help to ovulate and rupture your ovum with help of enzymes.

3. Eat Healthy Fat;

Healthy fats will help your body to absorb like Omega 3, Omega 6, fatty acids will help to balance your hormone and improve your insulin level. Healthy fats in your diet will also help to absorb vitamins A, D, E, K; it will very helpful in mood swings, depression, so add coconut oil, flax seeds, olive oil, fish oil, ghee, walnut, sesame seeds and other seeds and nuts ( you can have soaked nuts and seeds).

4. Eat 5-6 Short Meal in a Day; eat frequently, but control portion size

Eat frequently and in small portion can promote weight-loss especially in PCOS. Eating frequent and small meals will helps to resolve your digestive related issues along with controlled your blood sugar levels.

Finish your last meal at least 2-3 hours before going to bed.

5. Avoid Food that is Overheated or Overcooked, also avoid reheating

Don’t eat anything which is either over cooked or over heated, avoid soups, slow cooked meals, and over heated or reheated meals. Stop microwaving your food, eat freshly cooked foods.

6. Have important vitamins and minerals;

Like calcium, selenium, iron, zinc, chromium, vitamin D, B12, E.

No drink and pills can replace benefits of healthy eating and living, but in PCOS; right diet supplement can help to improve. Majority female with PCOS are lacking of some important vitamins and minerals, and these nutrients will affect on fertility and insulin resistance.

Here’s the list of top nutrition supplements for women with PCOS;

• Vitamin D; 67-85% of women with PCOS are deficient in vitamin D, it play important role in health and fertility. It also plays important role in egg maturation and development, help to reduce androgen hormone.
• Magnesium help to prevent PMS, anxiety and insomnia; zinc helps o improve skin acne and hair loss; vitamin B12 and melatonin helps to improve fertility.

7. No to Conventional Dairy Products,

Milk, cheese, paneer, may be regular part of many people’s diet, but are not recommended for women with PCOS. Because women with PCOS have tendency to develop insulin resistance and this types of food lead to higher level of insulin. So if you want to have homemade curd, paneer, cheese in moderation.

8. Reduce or Avoid caffeine, processed food, soft drinks, sweets, chocolates, ice cream, shakes, no low fat store food, and no instant food.
9. Include flax seeds, methi, cinnamon, carrot, seeds, moringa, cumin seeds, Indian gooseberries, walnut, ashwagandha add in your food.

Eat food and vegetables which are seasonal, local and traditional. Always give preference to food items which are grown in your area, never run after that food or vegetables or fruits which are not grown in your area and new to you, because these kinds of food items are lacking of their nutritional properties.

1. No to Plastics; yes to steel and glass products in PCOS

PCOS body is specially struggling to balance hormones, so always be aware of that factors which directly affected to this such as Lack of sleep, stress. Avoid the hormonal disturbing things like plastic bottles, plastic containers that contains BPAs (industrial chemical which is harmful). Best alternative is steel and glass crockery so replace your plastic with it.

1. No to Toxins in form of Pesticides- PCOS

All the pesticides have xenestrogens, which replace female hormones and cause hormonal imbalance like detergent, perfumes, soaps, and all types of cosmetics; so carefully used all these products in your routine. Replace it with organic product or with DIY home made products.

1. Avoid toxins in form of artificial colours, artificial flavours, preservatives, frozen foods

Other toxins which also need to exclude from your daily routine are products which contains artificial colours, flavours, preservatives in ready to eat food products, frozen food items, these all contains pesticides and preservatives so make yourself away from all.

1. Exercise regularly and consistently

Exercise is the best way to lose weight. Women with PCOS loss less fat in compare to women without it so do exercise which especially helpful to lose belly fat, because this will help to control insulin sensitivity.

Mainly cardio and weight training help to lose belly fat, yoga will helpful, in case of sleeplessness, mood swings and for self-awareness to understand the hormonal fluctuation calmly.

Do exercise delicately and regularly, even do light form of exercise during periods. Increase your exercise intensity during follicle phase;

1. Avoid stress-PCOS

Stress will increase production of cortisol hormone, and this increased amount will interfere with your hormonal balance. Try to overcome depression by exercising, by dancing, by shopping, travel; to avoid stress.

1. Sleep well-PCOS

Sleep is directly interlinked with obesity so it will improve growth hormone production, which helps to maintain body’s energy level. Growth hormone also helps to burn fat; so good sleep is very important so avoid use of gadgets during bed times, follow regular pattern for sleeping times and rising time.

1. Use good quality cosmetics and make up;

Use organic, many cosmetics contains some harmful chemicals so better to avoid chemicals on your face and hair.

Use Ayurveda DIY for acne and hair fall and add best nutritive food in your diet for healthy skin and hair.

1. Keep a track; keep food book, track improvement in workouts, get your tests done; this will help you to be aware about your current situation, and also help to achieve your health goals.

1. Have patience and do your best; PCOS and PCOD is curable but it take time to heal so have faith and do your best; PCOS is a lifestyle disorder and you can reverse it only through lifestyle changes, so have faith and give your best and delicately. It will surly cure

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stay fit stays healthy.