PCOS Nutritionist Blog

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. The good news is that eating well during summer doesn't have to involve complicated recipes or meal prep marathons. With a few simple ingredients in your fridge

If you've been diagnosed with PCOS/PMOS, you've probably been told you need to "balance your hormones." The problem is that nobody really explains what that means. Hormones don't work in isolation. They're influenced by many different systems throughout the body, including your metabolism, gut, immune system and nutrient status. This is why there isn't one magic food, supplement or diet that balances hormones overnight. Instead, small, consistent nutrition and lifestyle habit

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 often feel like eating becomes harder to manage in the evenings, during stressful periods or after trying to “be good” all day, you are in the right place. Many women with PCOS feel frustrated by patterns like: emotional eating after work constantly thinking about food snacking when stressed or overwhelmed feeling out of control around sugar or comfort foods eating well all day then overeating at night using food to cope with exhaustion or low mood Afterw

If you have PCOS and feel like you’ve tried every “quick fix” under the sun, only to end up back at square one, you are in the right place. Many women describe the same pattern: starting a strict plan on Monday cutting back food, carbs or calories feeling in control for a few days then experiencing intense cravings feeling tired, irritable or overwhelmed overeating in the evenings or at weekends feeling like they’ve “failed” and starting over again Over time, this can feel ex

Many women with PCOS experience symptoms that seem to affect multiple areas of the body at once. You may notice: bloating after meals fatigue and low energy cravings and appetite changes skin flare-ups digestive discomfort feeling puffy or inflamed irregular bowel habits or symptoms that worsen during stress. At first, these symptoms can feel completely unrelated. But increasingly, research suggests the gut may influence several systems involved in PCOS, including: inflammati

Many women with PCOS struggle with symptoms that seem to affect multiple areas of the body at once. You may experience: bloating after meals fatigue and low energy cravings and appetite changes digestive discomfort irregular bowel habits skin flare-ups feeling puffy or inflamed or symptoms that worsen during stressful periods. At first, these symptoms can feel completely unrelated. But increasingly, research suggests that gut health may influence several systems involved in P

Many women are told that PCOS only affects them in their teens and twenties. These are the years when irregular cycles, acne, sugar cravings, and stubborn weight tend to feel the most intense. But as I remind my clients all the time, PCOS doesn’t suddenly disappear once you reach your late thirties or forties. It continues to influence your hormones, metabolic health, and overall wellbeing throughout your reproductive years, including the transition into perimenopause. If you

If you’ve been told to just “eat less and move more” for PCOS weight loss , you're not getting the full picture. PCOS affects multiple...