Nutrition Science for PCOS Blog & Resources 

Wondering if you're ovulating with PCOS? If you have PCOS, trying to work out whether you're ovulating can feel confusing. One month you might have a period. The next month, nothing happens. Ovulation predictor kits seem to give mixed results, your cycle tracking app predicts different dates every month, and you're left wondering whether you're actually ovulating at all. For many women, this uncertainty can feel frustrating, particularly if you're hoping to conceive. But even

Do You Start the Week With Good Intentions and End Up Ordering Takeaway by Thursday? Many women with PCOS know what they should be eating. The challenge is finding the time and energy to make it happen consistently. After a long day at work, the last thing most people want to do is spend an hour preparing a healthy meal from scratch. This is often where healthy eating starts to unravel. You skip lunch because you're busy, grab snacks to get through the afternoon, arrive home

If you’ve ever been told to “just cut carbs” to manage your PCOS, you're in the right place. Many women I work with arrive frustrated, having already tried a low-carb diet, keto, or sugar detox, only to feel worse: tired, moody, bloated, or stuck at the same weight. So why does this happen? And is going low-carb really the best approach for PCOS? In this post, we’ll look at: Why low-carb diets may backfire in PCOS The link between blood sugar, cortisol and hormone imbalances

If you have PCOS and struggle with fatigue, low mood, frequent infections or difficulty losing weight, vitamin D may be one piece of the puzzle worth exploring. Vitamin D deficiency is common in the UK, particularly during the autumn and winter months when sunlight exposure is limited. Research also suggests that low vitamin D levels may be more common in women with PCOS compared with the general population. While vitamin D is not a cure for PCOS, maintaining healthy levels m

If you’re living with PCOS and feel like your body is constantly working against you — especially around cravings, energy and weight, inflammation may be part of the picture. But not in the way it’s often explained online. For many women, PCOS inflammation isn’t something you can “feel” as a single symptom. Instead, it shows up in everyday patterns like: feeling fine in the morning, then exhausted by afternoon strong cravings in the evening feeling bloated, puffy or uncomfort

Many women with PCOS reach a point where they feel like they have tried everything. Often this includes cycles of: cutting out food groups reducing carbohydrates avoiding dairy tracking calories or macros intermittent fasting or constantly restarting “healthy eating” plans. While these approaches may feel productive in the short term, over time they can unintentionally lead to a different issue: not eating enough of the nutrients your body needs consistently This doesn’t mean

Many women with PCOS struggle with symptoms that seem disconnected at first: bloating cravings fatigue digestive discomfort low energy skin flare-ups irregular appetite patterns But increasingly, research suggests that gut health may play a wider role in overall hormone and metabolic health. This does not mean gut health is the “cause” of PCOS. And it certainly does not mean you need to follow extreme gut-healing protocols. But the gut does influence several systems involved

Many women I speak to feel as if they’re constantly “firefighting” symptoms of PCOS. The stalled weight loss, sugar crashes, skin concerns, cycle changes, or exhaustion that seems to appear out of nowhere. But what often sits underneath these daily struggles is something bigger happening metabolically. One of the most important long-term considerations for women with PCOS is the increased likelihood of developing metabolic syndrome. It sounds like a complicated medical term,