Sunday, March 9, 2014

The Big D Word and PCOS!

The Concept of Dieting as a lifestyle tool for PCOS has often been misrepresented and misunderstood by many as an excuse to promote weight loss not as a tool for helping the syndrome....

Over the past few years, it has become increasingly evident that PCOS is not only complicated to diagnose but, treat as well. Medications have been very effective in helping women with the syndrome combat many of the symptoms associated with PCOS however for many women, the effectiveness does not always last, using medication alone.

As result, there has been an emergence of information and tools to help women and girls control PCOS through lifestyle change. Lifestyle change has been clinically proven to reduce insulin sensitivity in patients with PCOS, allowing them to alleviate many of the symptoms such as weight, acne, infertility, mood alterations and irregular menstrual cycles.

Dieting is an example of a lifestyle tool which has often been misrepresented and misunderstood by many as a tool for helping PCOS, as often it is difficult for women with PCOS to loose weight due to insulin resistance.  Diet however, should not be thought of as simply loosing weight or only for women who are obese with PCOS.  The root of the word diet means nutrition and should be thought of as feeding our bodies and offering our bodies the proper nutrition.


"With insulin resistance (IR), your blood sugar levels rise in spite of high levels of insulin. Eventually type 2 diabetes may result. Yet positive changes in diet and exercise may postpone the development of diabetes. A PCOS diet reducing the amount of sugary carbs that you eat may offer the weight-loss and/or health benefits you seek.

To make these healthy PCOS diet changes, cut out white breads, pasta, potatoes, cereals, and some fruits and snack foods. Replace those items with healthy PCOS diet options like the following:
  • Nutrient dense, high-fiber carbs 
  • Foods high in protein (lean meats, legumes)
  • Foods containing healthy fats (olive oil, nuts, fish)
Ask your doctor or a registered dietitian for a list of foods to try and a list of foods to avoid. And try to eat mini-meals throughout the day to keep your blood sugar levels even" -PCOS and Strategies Article, Attain Fertility


 “Don’t do a diet, live a diet”. Dieting itself  is a restrictive concept and a restrictive pattern that is to last for a certain amount of time and then is to be completed. Reframe your thinking to eating to live, not living to eat, it is really the lifestyle change or the everyday patterns that a person goes through that dictates what they are going to weigh and how they are going to feel!

Lifestyle changes are what ultimately dictates success and diet for PCOS is more than controlling carbohydrates and sugars, it is the development of lifestyle pattern, which will ultimately help women with PCOS live healthier lives by engaging in becoming active participants in their health.



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