Loved this episode. When I got diagnosed with PCOS ( insulin resistance) after blood tests and ultrasounds I was never given anymore information on it and was told to lose weight and go on birth control. Thanks for this episode!!! Very informative and helpful
Thank you for this episode!! I discovered Dr. Gottfried's book a month ago after struggling the past couple years to lose my post-partum baby weight. I am 36 yr old, diagnosed with PCOS in the past and since having my baby i am always fatigued, cant sleep through the night, constant case of candida, and flare up of eczema. Since having a baby, i feel my body is just off. My primary doctor and OB/GYN keeps saying I'm healthy and just need to exercise and eat well...which i am doing and no results. i finally had them order a hormone panel test but they never follow up with information of the results. Now i am hoping following the protocols in Dr. Gottfried's book will help getting my hormones under control and loss the baby weight.
I had low progesterone and higher testosterone and good estrogen but I had to start taking DIM to lower some of my estrogen to allow it to raise up and in 4 months I got pregnant.
I'm 36 and always had a irregular cycle. I was recently diagnosed officially with PCOS. I love kids, and want a child. This video is so jam packed with info tysm ❤😢
I wish it could have been more known when I was trying. I'm 40 now, and I got my PCOS diagnosis at 28. I saw a dietician, acupunturist...I took vitex and chromium piccolinate with no results. After a few years of not reclaiming a period still, I tried to go all in medically and was put on the highest dose of metformin and then added clomid. Horrific side effects and even burst an ovarian cyst with the clomid. I'm so happy all of this is more talked about now. I was digging through forums to find info about things like vitex. Now we have awesome people like Mari giving us specialists with the deets. Stay patient ladies, I know it's a battle.
Had the exact same scenario happen!!! Pre pregnancy trying to get pregnant the GP worked above and beyond to test me and after giving birth she refused to test hormones and said there wasn't enough to indicate a need for it. Having chronic vagina problems post birth with nothing showing on tests absolutely calls for hormonal testing!!
Absolutely love this. PCOS is so hard to find definitive answers on and it’s so true that it’s very individualized. I’m seeing an endocrinologist in a few weeks and I’m just hoping I find a doctor that will know the deeper things to look for that I may not know to ask for.
I would love to hear the same, I feel so lost with this. My doctor just recommended birth control pills and anxiety pills or something that I decided not to take. I hope there would be more information about this
@@cocowhite588 The pathophysiology of PMDD is differential and overall not understood, so treatment mostly has to do with symptom management as opposed to root causes. For me personally, a 4 month cycle of birth control actually helped loads - it regulated my period which had been abnormal for 10+ years, which for me made all the difference as I could actually predict my luteal crashes. PMDD is largely thought to be the result of hypersensitivity to changes in progesterone, the result of which have been likened to opioid withdrawals due to GABAergic effects. Again for me personally, I mitigated this effect using plant medicine with opioid like properties. This has drastically improved my symptoms.
I took inositol (ovasitol) and it completely changed my pmdd I was hospitalized for panic attacks and then it took me a year to find this solution. It’s life changing.
I’m a PCOS for 30 years and I’ve tried everything and the worst thing is high fat high protein and what has helped most is HIGH FIBER minimal protein. The fat clogs the key to let in glucose.
I've been dealing with this as well. I think moderate protein, like 0.8g/lb, carbs around 60-80g or however much keeps blood glucose around 85mg/dl with spikes less than 15mg/dl, and fats less than 30g works best. Adjust according to activity level, and increase carb and protein intake before a workout, so you're in a calorie surplus to blunt the cortisol response which plays a major role in PCOS related weight gain.
This was such an educational experience for me. I have been diagnosed with Endometriosis and other cystic diseases. However, the solution was almost always to go on birth control. I have never reacted well to birth control and now I know that there are other possiblr solutions.
LOVED this episode- I think the information here is about to change my life! I am an older bloomer, post menopausal and struggling. So many notes taken-- off to contact my physician right now!
I was diagnose with PCOS and have learned that your microbiome has an effect on your hormones. I say this bc I went to an electrologist for months until 99% of the facial hair was gone. Now I have about 3 hairs left. One that is coarse and I would just tweeze it every week. Then I started taking probiotics earlier this year and that one coarse hair did not grow back. Then if I stopped taking the probiotics, it would again start to grow. Amazing, I thought. I told my doctor who has been awarded best doctor of the city many times, but he told me probiotics have nothing to do with my hormones. Good thing I do not believe him. Ladies, there is hope. Also, it was not easy but I do have 2 daughters. I got pregnant after I ran a marathon. Your physical activity and nutrition matter.
Hey Marie! Have you ever considered histamine as the cause of your acne? I work as a micronutrition practitioner and it's the cause of many of my patients' acne!
I also had low progesterone levels when trying to get pregnant for almost a year with our third. Couldn’t complete the luteal phase. I had discovered shatavari which is an herb similar to chaste tree. I started taking it and got pregnant within that first month. A couple years later, I had mentioned it to a friend who struggled getting pregnant for 10 years and had her first through IVF. After her first she wanted to try again to have another child but what hoping to do it naturally. She had been trying for another year after her first with no success and I had shared the shatavari tincture with her and she also got pregnant within the first month of taking it.
@@radhikap2437 sorry I tried to share the info but TH-cam keeps deleting my comment. Will try one more time and be less specific and see if it works. Standard process brand called femco and the shatavari tincture at the mountain rose herbs website. Hope that helps.
I used inositol too. I suggested it to a friend that couldn't get pregnant for years and was doing IVF. She took inositol and got pregnant that month! There are herbal remedies that are amazing.
Keeping your total carbohydrate intake below 20 grams per day doesn't "just cure" PCOS. Keeping your total carbohydrate intake below 20 grams per day reverses your chronic hyperglycemia - it puts your blood sugar control on autopilot and keeps your blood sugar levels normal and steady for long periods of time. This results in the reversal of three big health problems: 1) Chronic Elevated Systemic Glycation 2) Chronic hyperinsulinemia. 3) Chronic inflammation. Once these three conditions are resolved, it's just a matter of giving your body enough time to replace all the damaged cells in your reproductive system.
@@narmingasanova5207 If you are looking only for "positive results", about four to six weeks. Your body will take about two or three weeks to adjust to the new way of eating and to detox from all the excess sugar so it will be difficult to identify positive changes. For example, you will get headaches, low energy, and incredibly strong cravings during the first two or three weeks, because your body is detoxifying from sugar. Technically, detoxifying from sugar is a positive result, but to you, it will feel miserable. But after the first three or four weeks, you will then start to see rapid improvements in all sorts of areas. For example, you will probably lose 10 to 15 pounds (7kg) in the first six weeks. Most of the weight loss will come from your body finally releasing excess water. You will probably notice that your skin is more firm and that you are less puffy. Another example of a positive result you will probably see within the first three or four weeks is that of your digestion. You will notice that you no longer become gassy or bloated after eating a meal.And your digestion will only get better and better the longer you remain on the diet. If you are diligent to stay under the 20 gram carbohydrate limit, you can expect to lose about 6 pounds (3kg) of fat per month. (If you are already fairly thin, you will not see this dramatic of a result.) If you are diligent to remain on the diet, you can expect to see regular menstrual cycles return in about three months. These are just a few of the positive results you can expect to see if you keep your carbohydrates under 20 grams per day. ⚠️⚠️ CAUTION ⚠️⚠️ Please keep in mind that this diet will have very powerful positive effects on your blood sugar levels, hormones, and blood pressure. This means you need to be paying attention if you are taking medications that affect these things. For example, you might put yourself into dangerously low levels of blood sugar if you combined this diet with high doses of blood sugar reducing medication. Also, if you are taking hormone-based birth control or other medications that alter your hormones, it might disrupt the effectiveness of the diet. I hope my response has been helpful. Please feel free to ask any other questions you might have or tell me things you might be concerned about related to the diet.
@@allisonbartlett6163 Yes; fruit is mostly sugars with fiber. And some people will point out the fact that certain fruits have a "low glycemic index" -> it doesn't raise your blood sugar that much. This is true. But what they are not telling you is that the kind of sugar in fruit (fructose sugar) bypasses the blood and goes straight to your liver and contributes to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Count all carbohydrates as the same. Aim to stay under 50g if you want to maintain the health you have. If you want to improve your health and heal, you need to reduce the total carbohydrates even more. The more you reduce your dietary carbohydrate intake, the faster and more intensely you will heal. I am happy to explain more or answer questions or address concerns.
@@narmingasanova5207 Forgive me for this very delayed response. I don't know why TH-cam just notified me of your comment here. You will see results by the end of one month. You will see MAJOR results by the end of three months. If you are diligent to stay strict for one year, you can see most, if not all of your PCOS symptoms reversed.
Agree with everything here except the HRV part. It’s well known that there isn’t really a given value that is optimal for HRV (i.e., higher isnt always better!). Some people have higher HRVs naturally, and some lower. It’s the deviation from ones baseline that is what’s meaningful. I have a high VO2 max, very fit cardiovascularly, don’t drink, and my HRV is just lower naturally 🤷♀️
Gastric bypass reduces the amount of food you eat, which in turn lowers carbohydrate intake, leading to decreased insulin levels and improved PCOS symptoms. However, it also comes with its own set of potential complications. Instead, I highly recommend prioritizing protein, not fearing healthy fats, and choosing carbohydrates from whole, unprocessed sources like fruits and vegetables. When you do this, it can have a tremendous impact on managing PCOS naturally!
I think she sounds sexy but sounds a bit strained. I hope she doesn’t have what RFK has (spasmodic dysphonia), even so, she is still so intelligent and beautiful- I wish her the best!
I’ve heard that if you have a very regular period (28 days), it can produce great results. It’s not for people who have irregular cycles. The theory behind cycle syncing is that you’re supposed to have a 28 day cycle and a lot of women actually don’t. They fluctuate naturally (28-35 days).
Please make video on lean PCos My all lab tests are normal except my FSH is little below normal range and I m having difficulty in conceiving but I m slim , normal bmi but I have some symptoms of pcos
Omg in my early 30s and having the experience, pms symptoms getting worse each year and gut issues, recurring constipation and hemeroids which I think is due to my hormones but I’m told by a couple doctors to eat fiber, workout, take Miralax and go to GI. But no one is realy taking it seriously hormones, I eat and have heathier habits now than my 20s but I have more gut and pms issues now than my 20s. And I’m not sure where to go to get tested or help managing this.
There’s a ton of different matrix that are used with HRV. So I would question the 150+ accuracy. The ring is not very accurate. It’s a heart rate at the finger which is so far from the heart. Polar monitors are the gold standard and the PEG is a lot less accurate
I struggle with acne and excess weight and I find that my body gets too acidic. Keto makes me acidic so can’t do that. Have tried fasting- makes me acidic! What’s the solution?
Myo inositol gave me waves of depression. It was very scary. I stopped. There was research I found that stated it could significantly increase the risk of developing depression
I have yet to meet a woman who says she has pcos who doesn’t have some sort of insulin resistance (based on their diet, lifestyle & body composition (even underweight girls) it’s pretty obvious). Also, a lot of these same women drink too much and don’t eat and when they do eat it’s carbs. CMON.
Loved this episode. When I got diagnosed with PCOS ( insulin resistance) after blood tests and ultrasounds I was never given anymore information on it and was told to lose weight and go on birth control. Thanks for this episode!!! Very informative and helpful
Same.
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Same.😢
Thank you for this episode!! I discovered Dr. Gottfried's book a month ago after struggling the past couple years to lose my post-partum baby weight. I am 36 yr old, diagnosed with PCOS in the past and since having my baby i am always fatigued, cant sleep through the night, constant case of candida, and flare up of eczema. Since having a baby, i feel my body is just off. My primary doctor and OB/GYN keeps saying I'm healthy and just need to exercise and eat well...which i am doing and no results. i finally had them order a hormone panel test but they never follow up with information of the results. Now i am hoping following the protocols in Dr. Gottfried's book will help getting my hormones under control and loss the baby weight.
Thanks for sharing. Do you have a functional medicine doctor you recommend? Trying to find a good one and so many are so scammy!!
I had low progesterone and higher testosterone and good estrogen but I had to start taking DIM to lower some of my estrogen to allow it to raise up and in 4 months I got pregnant.
So much hope thank you for sharing 🥹🫶🏼
could u explain what you mean by taking DIM to allow it to lowered then rise ? what is the importance of this ?
@@discocathouse it is a supplement.
Thank you ima try this!
Hey how much was your testosterone? @kelbystewart4325
I'm 36 and always had a irregular cycle. I was recently diagnosed officially with PCOS. I love kids, and want a child. This video is so jam packed with info tysm ❤😢
I was prescribed by my homeopath a remedy and my pcos was gone for good
@@AntoniettaNapolitano-eg2wr pls suggest the dr details and the remedy, thanks.
I wish it could have been more known when I was trying. I'm 40 now, and I got my PCOS diagnosis at 28. I saw a dietician, acupunturist...I took vitex and chromium piccolinate with no results. After a few years of not reclaiming a period still, I tried to go all in medically and was put on the highest dose of metformin and then added clomid. Horrific side effects and even burst an ovarian cyst with the clomid. I'm so happy all of this is more talked about now. I was digging through forums to find info about things like vitex. Now we have awesome people like Mari giving us specialists with the deets. Stay patient ladies, I know it's a battle.
Have you tried Inositol? Worth researching
@@glowholistictherapies I did. For years. No noticeable results for me personally.
Had the exact same scenario happen!!! Pre pregnancy trying to get pregnant the GP worked above and beyond to test me and after giving birth she refused to test hormones and said there wasn't enough to indicate a need for it. Having chronic vagina problems post birth with nothing showing on tests absolutely calls for hormonal testing!!
Absolutely love this. PCOS is so hard to find definitive answers on and it’s so true that it’s very individualized. I’m seeing an endocrinologist in a few weeks and I’m just hoping I find a doctor that will know the deeper things to look for that I may not know to ask for.
Functional medicine practitioner can help in great detailss
Also channel PCOSweightLoss
Anshul Gupta or any other practitioner of functional medicine can help
I would like to know what she thinks/recommends regarding PMDD.
I would love to hear the same, I feel so lost with this. My doctor just recommended birth control pills and anxiety pills or something that I decided not to take. I hope there would be more information about this
@@cocowhite588 The pathophysiology of PMDD is differential and overall not understood, so treatment mostly has to do with symptom management as opposed to root causes. For me personally, a 4 month cycle of birth control actually helped loads - it regulated my period which had been abnormal for 10+ years, which for me made all the difference as I could actually predict my luteal crashes.
PMDD is largely thought to be the result of hypersensitivity to changes in progesterone, the result of which have been likened to opioid withdrawals due to GABAergic effects. Again for me personally, I mitigated this effect using plant medicine with opioid like properties. This has drastically improved my symptoms.
I took inositol (ovasitol) and it completely changed my pmdd
I was hospitalized for panic attacks and then it took me a year to find this solution. It’s life changing.
I’m a PCOS for 30 years and I’ve tried everything and the worst thing is high fat high protein and what has helped most is HIGH FIBER minimal protein. The fat clogs the key to let in glucose.
I don’t do good with heavy protein I
Do great with healthy carbs tho and some healthy fats ,
I've been dealing with this as well. I think moderate protein, like 0.8g/lb, carbs around 60-80g or however much keeps blood glucose around 85mg/dl with spikes less than 15mg/dl, and fats less than 30g works best. Adjust according to activity level, and increase carb and protein intake before a workout, so you're in a calorie surplus to blunt the cortisol response which plays a major role in PCOS related weight gain.
What's an example of what you would eat?
What a great episode! I first came across Dr. Gottfried on Huberman Lab and I was an instant fan ❤
This was such an educational experience for me. I have been diagnosed with Endometriosis and other cystic diseases. However, the solution was almost always to go on birth control. I have never reacted well to birth control and now I know that there are other possiblr solutions.
LOVED this episode- I think the information here is about to change my life! I am an older bloomer, post menopausal and struggling. So many notes taken-- off to contact my physician right now!
I was diagnose with PCOS and have learned that your microbiome has an effect on your hormones. I say this bc I went to an electrologist for months until 99% of the facial hair was gone. Now I have about 3 hairs left. One that is coarse and I would just tweeze it every week. Then I started taking probiotics earlier this year and that one coarse hair did not grow back. Then if I stopped taking the probiotics, it would again start to grow. Amazing, I thought. I told my doctor who has been awarded best doctor of the city many times, but he told me probiotics have nothing to do with my hormones. Good thing I do not believe him. Ladies, there is hope. Also, it was not easy but I do have 2 daughters. I got pregnant after I ran a marathon. Your physical activity and nutrition matter.
You are such a hope❤
Hey Marie! Have you ever considered histamine as the cause of your acne? I work as a micronutrition practitioner and it's the cause of many of my patients' acne!
can you please briefly describe how to fix the problem is histamine is indeed the case?
Would love more information please
Could you recommend a list of foods to eat or avoid that commonly show up in your clients that contribute to acne ?
Please elaborate on this. Could be useful😮
I just ordered a histamine supplant from Paul Saladino
Omg! Thank you for this episode. ❤ Taking my notes ☕✍🏼
This episode is truly eye opening!
Can we get someone to talk about endometriosis?
There's a book called My body in balance I believe.. and they talk about endometriosis in there and it's pretty awesome..
Great questions, great conversation.
I also had low progesterone levels when trying to get pregnant for almost a year with our third. Couldn’t complete the luteal phase. I had discovered shatavari which is an herb similar to chaste tree. I started taking it and got pregnant within that first month. A couple years later, I had mentioned it to a friend who struggled getting pregnant for 10 years and had her first through IVF. After her first she wanted to try again to have another child but what hoping to do it naturally. She had been trying for another year after her first with no success and I had shared the shatavari tincture with her and she also got pregnant within the first month of taking it.
Can you please share the information of the Shatavari you had? Thank you so much for sharing this.
@@radhikap2437 sorry I tried to share the info but TH-cam keeps deleting my comment. Will try one more time and be less specific and see if it works. Standard process brand called femco and the shatavari tincture at the mountain rose herbs website. Hope that helps.
I used inositol too. I suggested it to a friend that couldn't get pregnant for years and was doing IVF. She took inositol and got pregnant that month! There are herbal remedies that are amazing.
Keeping your total carbohydrate intake below 20 grams per day doesn't "just cure" PCOS.
Keeping your total carbohydrate intake below 20 grams per day reverses your chronic hyperglycemia - it puts your blood sugar control on autopilot and keeps your blood sugar levels normal and steady for long periods of time.
This results in the reversal of three big health problems:
1) Chronic Elevated Systemic Glycation
2) Chronic hyperinsulinemia.
3) Chronic inflammation.
Once these three conditions are resolved, it's just a matter of giving your body enough time to replace all the damaged cells in your reproductive system.
For how long would you say one needs to be on low-carb diet (below 20 grams) to see positive results?
@@narmingasanova5207 If you are looking only for "positive results", about four to six weeks.
Your body will take about two or three weeks to adjust to the new way of eating and to detox from all the excess sugar so it will be difficult to identify positive changes.
For example, you will get headaches, low energy, and incredibly strong cravings during the first two or three weeks, because your body is detoxifying from sugar.
Technically, detoxifying from sugar is a positive result, but to you, it will feel miserable.
But after the first three or four weeks, you will then start to see rapid improvements in all sorts of areas.
For example, you will probably lose 10 to 15 pounds (7kg) in the first six weeks. Most of the weight loss will come from your body finally releasing excess water. You will probably notice that your skin is more firm and that you are less puffy.
Another example of a positive result you will probably see within the first three or four weeks is that of your digestion. You will notice that you no longer become gassy or bloated after eating a meal.And your digestion will only get better and better the longer you remain on the diet.
If you are diligent to stay under the 20 gram carbohydrate limit, you can expect to lose about 6 pounds (3kg) of fat per month. (If you are already fairly thin, you will not see this dramatic of a result.)
If you are diligent to remain on the diet, you can expect to see regular menstrual cycles return in about three months.
These are just a few of the positive results you can expect to see if you keep your carbohydrates under 20 grams per day.
⚠️⚠️ CAUTION ⚠️⚠️
Please keep in mind that this diet will have very powerful positive effects on your blood sugar levels, hormones, and blood pressure.
This means you need to be paying attention if you are taking medications that affect these things.
For example, you might put yourself into dangerously low levels of blood sugar if you combined this diet with high doses of blood sugar reducing medication.
Also, if you are taking hormone-based birth control or other medications that alter your hormones, it might disrupt the effectiveness of the diet.
I hope my response has been helpful.
Please feel free to ask any other questions you might have or tell me things you might be concerned about related to the diet.
Does this include like low fruit consumption too?
@@allisonbartlett6163 Yes; fruit is mostly sugars with fiber.
And some people will point out the fact that certain fruits have a "low glycemic index" -> it doesn't raise your blood sugar that much.
This is true.
But what they are not telling you is that the kind of sugar in fruit (fructose sugar) bypasses the blood and goes straight to your liver and contributes to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
Count all carbohydrates as the same.
Aim to stay under 50g if you want to maintain the health you have.
If you want to improve your health and heal, you need to reduce the total carbohydrates even more.
The more you reduce your dietary carbohydrate intake, the faster and more intensely you will heal.
I am happy to explain more or answer questions or address concerns.
@@narmingasanova5207 Forgive me for this very delayed response. I don't know why TH-cam just notified me of your comment here.
You will see results by the end of one month.
You will see MAJOR results by the end of three months.
If you are diligent to stay strict for one year, you can see most, if not all of your PCOS symptoms reversed.
What brand do you recommend for Chase Tree?
Amazing episode
Agree with everything here except the HRV part. It’s well known that there isn’t really a given value that is optimal for HRV (i.e., higher isnt always better!). Some people have higher HRVs naturally, and some lower. It’s the deviation from ones baseline that is what’s meaningful. I have a high VO2 max, very fit cardiovascularly, don’t drink, and my HRV is just lower naturally 🤷♀️
Marjoram tea is very helpful for PCOS too
LOVED this episode ❤
Is amazing that doctors don't want to test for hormones even with symptoms have gone to many doctors and they don't want to test my hormones
So interesting. An extreme but people are talking about curing PCOS through gastric bypass surgery. What are her thoughts?
Gastric bypass reduces the amount of food you eat, which in turn lowers carbohydrate intake, leading to decreased insulin levels and improved PCOS symptoms. However, it also comes with its own set of potential complications. Instead, I highly recommend prioritizing protein, not fearing healthy fats, and choosing carbohydrates from whole, unprocessed sources like fruits and vegetables. When you do this, it can have a tremendous impact on managing PCOS naturally!
Great episode!
Her voice has change I’ve noticed, I wonder what that’s about.
I've noticed that as well 🤔
I think she sounds sexy but sounds a bit strained. I hope she doesn’t have what RFK has (spasmodic dysphonia), even so, she is still so intelligent and beautiful- I wish her the best!
Would love to know thoughts on cycle syncing and if it would be ok for pcos
I’ve heard that if you have a very regular period (28 days), it can produce great results. It’s not for people who have irregular cycles. The theory behind cycle syncing is that you’re supposed to have a 28 day cycle and a lot of women actually don’t. They fluctuate naturally (28-35 days).
Please make video on lean PCos
My all lab tests are normal except my FSH is little below normal range and I m having difficulty in conceiving but I m slim , normal bmi but I have some symptoms of pcos
At times, the episode felt like a personal diagnosis session for the host.
Omg in my early 30s and having the experience, pms symptoms getting worse each year and gut issues, recurring constipation and hemeroids which I think is due to my hormones but I’m told by a couple doctors to eat fiber, workout, take Miralax and go to GI. But no one is realy taking it seriously hormones, I eat and have heathier habits now than my 20s but I have more gut and pms issues now than my 20s. And I’m not sure where to go to get tested or help managing this.
There’s a ton of different matrix that are used with HRV. So I would question the 150+ accuracy. The ring is not very accurate. It’s a heart rate at the finger which is so far from the heart. Polar monitors are the gold standard and the PEG is a lot less accurate
I struggle with acne and excess weight and I find that my body gets too acidic. Keto makes me acidic so can’t do that. Have tried fasting- makes me acidic! What’s the solution?
Try going on a high fibre diet. Lots of fresh fruit and stages veggies
Please make video on lean pcos
Myo inositol gave me waves of depression. It was very scary. I stopped. There was research I found that stated it could significantly increase the risk of developing depression
i did not know that thank you!
Would love if you could address the benefits of the no meat, no dairy diet while treating pcos
Meat is good
Need meat. Avoid dairy.
Is she okay? It sounds like shes upset
😂
Has metformin actually helped anyone ?
Yes. It helped me to fall pregnant. One gynecologist prescribed me Metformin for suspected PCOS.
Hmmm I wonder why autoimmunity has increased 9 fold since the pandemic 🧐
you need doc mark hyman!!
I have yet to meet a woman who says she has pcos who doesn’t have some sort of insulin resistance (based on their diet, lifestyle & body composition (even underweight girls) it’s pretty obvious). Also, a lot of these same women drink too much and don’t eat and when they do eat it’s carbs. CMON.