PCOS, Hormone Health & Cycle Blog

Gut health and PCOS are closely linked, but are fermented foods always the answer? If you’ve been trying to manage PCOS through nutrition, chances are you’ve come across advice to “heal your gut” or “eat more fermented foods.” From kefir to kimchi, they’re everywhere, and often sold as the fix for everything from bloating to brain fog. But when it comes to PCOS, things are rarely that simple. Gut health absolutely matters in PCOS. The state of your microbiome, the trillions