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PCOS Nutritionist Blog
PCOS Has a New Name: What the Change to PMOS Really Means
PCOS has officially been renamed. A new international consensus published in The Lancet, involving more than 50 organisations and input from over 14,000 women worldwide, now recommends the term: PMOS — polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome. For many women, this news may feel surprising, confusing or even frustrating. After all, millions of women have spent years: fighting for their symptoms to be taken seriously finally receiving a PCOS diagnosis learning what the conditio
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PCOS Fatigue and Vitamin D: Why Low Energy May Feel Hard to Escape
If you have PCOS and constantly feel exhausted, flat or mentally drained, it can be easy to assume: you simply need more motivation. But for many women with PCOS, fatigue runs much deeper than that. You may recognise patterns like: waking up tired even after sleeping relying on caffeine to function struggling with afternoon energy crashes feeling overwhelmed by simple food decisions craving sugar or quick energy foods feeling too exhausted to cook or exercise constantly promi
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PCOS Anti-Inflammatory Foods: What to Eat to Support Hormone Balance and Reduce Symptoms
If you feel constantly inflamed with PCOS, your diet may be playing a bigger role than you think If you’re dealing with PCOS, inflammation is often part of the picture, even if it hasn’t been clearly explained to you. You might notice: Persistent fatigue Skin flare-ups or acne Bloating or digestive discomfort Stubborn weight gain that doesn’t respond to dieting Irregular cycles Many women I work with feel like their body is “working against them”, despite trying to eat well.
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The PCOS Gut Health Guide: How Digestion May Affect Cravings, Energy, Inflammation and Hormones
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
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How to Read Food Labels for PCOS: Spot Hidden Hormone Triggers
If you’re trying to eat better for your PCOS, you’ve probably found yourself standing in the supermarket aisle, scanning a food label and wondering, is this actually OK for my hormones? It’s not just about calories or carbs. With PCOS, the real issue is how ingredients affect your blood sugar, inflammation, and hormone signalling. Certain additives, sugars and ultra-processed ingredients can quietly work against all the effort you’re putting in to rebalance your hormones and
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GLP-1 Medications and PCOS: Why Nutrition Still Matters During and After Medication
If you’ve been prescribed a GLP-1 medication like Ozempic, Saxenda, or Mounjaro for PCOS-related weight gain, you're in the right place to learn more about it from a nutritional perspective. These drugs can lead to short-term weight loss, and for many women with PCOS who’ve struggled for years, they can feel like a lifeline. But there’s something many aren’t told: without the right nutrition and hormone support, the long-term results often don’t last. I’ve worked with women w
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Seed Cycling and PCOS: Can It Really Help Hormone Balance?
What Is Seed Cycling? Seed cycling is a popular trend in the women’s health and PCOS space that involves eating specific types of seeds...
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How Environmental Toxins Disrupt Hormone Balance
If you’ve been working hard to improve your diet, manage stress and get better sleep but your PCOS hormones still feel out of sync, it...
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