Nutrition Science for PCOS Blog & Resources 

When life gets busy, healthy eating often feels impossible If you've ever come back from holiday feeling motivated, only to find yourself reaching for biscuits at 3 pm on your first day back at work, you're not alone. It's something I've noticed time and time again with women I support with PCOS. In fact, during a recent free 10-Day Evening Cravings Reset, I asked participants what they found hardest about staying on track. I expected them to say holidays. I expected them to

Why Eating Out Feels So Complicated with PCOS If you’ve ever felt anxious or stuck trying to make the “right” food choice at a restaurant, you’re in the right place. Eating out with PCOS can feel like a minefield - especially when you’re trying to manage blood sugar, cravings, weight or inflammation. Many of the women I work with want to eat out occasionally without undoing progress, feeling bloated for days, or spiralling into guilt. My article PCOS Meal Prep for Busy Women

GLP-1 medications have changed the conversation around weight management for many women living with PCOS. For some, these medications can make it easier to reduce appetite, improve feelings of fullness and support meaningful weight loss. Many women also notice fewer food cravings and feel less preoccupied with food for the first time in years. If you've spent years battling constant hunger, yo-yo dieting and frustration because your weight won't shift despite your best effort

When the weather is warm, the last thing many of us want to do is spend an hour standing over the cooker. But if you have PCOS, skipping meals or relying on toast, cereal or snack foods can leave you feeling hungry again within a couple of hours, making afternoon energy dips and evening cravings much harder to manage. Eating well during summer doesn't have to involve complicated recipes or meal prep marathons. With a few simple ingredients in your fridge, you can build satisf

If you have PCOS, you've probably spent years being told what not to eat. Avoid sugar. Cut carbs. Eat less. Try fasting. Follow this diet. Avoid that food. Yet one of the most common things I see in clinic is women focusing so much on what they should avoid that they overlook what they need more of. Protein is one of the most important nutrients for supporting appetite regulation, muscle health, energy levels and blood sugar balance. Yet many women with PCOS are not eating en

When women with PCOS try to improve their nutrition, fibre is often overlooked. Most conversations online focus on: cutting carbohydrates avoiding sugar fasting or following restrictive food rules. But one of the most supportive nutrients for PCOS may actually be: fibre. Fibre plays an important role in: blood sugar balance appetite regulation digestion gut health fullness after meals and overall metabolic health. Many women with PCOS are not eating enough fibre consistently,

If you have PCOS and feel like your evenings completely unravel after a “good” day of eating, you're in the right place. Many women with PCOS tell me: “I’m fine during the day but evenings are my downfall.” “I crave sugar constantly after dinner.” “I feel out of control around food at night.” “I start every Monday motivated, then end up snacking by the evening.” It can feel frustrating and confusing, especially when you are trying hard to eat well. But evening cravings with P

If you have PCOS and feel constantly hungry, tired or stuck in evening cravings, one of the most overlooked areas to look at is: how satisfying your meals actually are. Many women with PCOS describe patterns like: feeling hungry again soon after eating craving sugar or snacks by mid-afternoon relying on caffeine to get through the day feeling “good” with food all day then overeating at night constantly thinking about food Often, this is not simply about willpower. It can be l

If you have PCOS, you’ve probably heard that balancing blood sugar is important. But knowing what to do in theory and understanding how your body actually responds to food, stress and daily life are very different things. This is where functional health tests like DUTCH hormones cycle mapping, DNA and Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) can be a powerful learning tool. For many women I work with, especially those struggling with stubborn weight gain, cravings, energy crashes

How to Improve Metabolism and Support Weight Loss with PCOS Weight gain with PCOS can feel confusing and unfair. You may be eating well,...

PCOS: How Sugar Sabotages Your Hormones When it comes to managing hormone imbalances like PCOS , reducing sugar intake is a critical yet...