Fresh Leaf Forever
Women's health and managing PCOS
This episode is a very insightful conversation with renowned Ob-Gyn and book author Dr.Nitu Bajekal. She has written a wonderful book "Living PCOS free", co-authoring it with her daughter and nutritionist Rohini Bajekal. To anyone looking to manage PCOS or to get answers to puzzling aspects of women's health, this episode is for you!
Dr.Bajekal has been practicing for over 35 years & has helped several women find answers to commonly faced gynecological issues. Her book is full of evidence based information to address the stigma associated with a woman's menstrual cycle, PCOS, or in general hormonal health.
In this delightful chat with her, I was able to uncover several intriguing aspects pertaining to women's health.
Here are some focus areas from this conversation:
- About PCOS and the how, why of it
- PCOS & the hormonal connection
- Symptoms that would warrant care & seek medical help
- Rotterdam criteria, periods as fifth vital sign
- Insulin resistance and PCOS - does one cause pre disposition to another
- Social stigma & breaking the barriers
- Reproductive, metabolic and psychological symptoms, including body image issues
- Mental health & PCOS
- Genes vs lifestyle
- Men & PCOS.
- Premature Ovarian Insufficiency.
- Lifestyle medicine for managing PCOS.
- Pill and PCOS; weight management, residual bleeding.
- Gut health , role of fiber.
- Intermittent fasting, & any possible impact on hormones.
- Soya and impact
- 21 day program, all about the book and much more ....
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DISCLAIMER: THIS EPISODE IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR IN PERSON MEDICAL ADVICE. PLEASE CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR FOR CASE TO CASE NEEDS.
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