How to Deal With PCOS Facial Hair
Unwanted PCOS facial hair can take a significant mental health toll. Hirsutism is a common PCOS symptom that causes dark, thick hair growth in areas where women normally have thin, invisible hair. For many women, its impact can be inconvenient, demoralizing, and even depressing. In this post, I’ll explain why PCOS causes hirsutism in the […]
How to Strengthen the Immune System After Taking Antibiotics
When you have a bacterial infection, taking antibiotics is important and life-saving, but when they’re not needed, they can be very damaging. Sometimes, doctors recommend antibiotics as a precaution when they’re not needed, like for viral infections. This practice takes a major toll on the immune system and it teaches bacteria to resist antibiotics, which […]
Birth Control for PCOS: What Naturopaths Recommend
PCOS and birth control often come hand-in-hand. Maybe you’ve had this experience: First, your doctor diagnoses you with PCOS, and then you’re immediately recommended birth control pills as your first or even only line of treatment. Or maybe you’ve had the reverse experience: You’ve been on birth control since your teen years. When you come […]
What Are the 4 Types of PCOS?
Polycystic ovary syndrome is a complex health condition that affects millions of women all over the world. The cause of PCOS isn’t clear – in fact, it’s a bit of a chicken and egg situation. With a lot of PCOS comorbidities, we don’t know if they’re the root cause or a symptom. That uncertainty is […]
How to Get Rid of PCOS Belly Fat?
You may have heard the term “PCOS belly” thrown around in PCOS communities. Maybe you’ve looked down and thought to yourself, “Is this what I’m dealing with?” If you’d like a better understanding of what a PCOS belly looks like, what it is, and what you can do about it, this post will explain. Before […]
Holistic Skin Care Tips for Healthy Skin
In naturopathy, beauty isn’t only skin deep. The appearance of your skin is intrinsically tied to a lot of different processes that happen deep within your body! From a health perspective, how your skin looks and behaves is actually an important signal of what’s going on inside you. That’s why, when it comes to holistic skin […]
5 Natural Ways to Balance Your Hormones
Is your body behaving strangely? Maybe your menstrual cycle is off, your skin is acting up, or you’re feeling unusually tired. Hormonal imbalance can affect the body in a lot of different ways. Thankfully, finding a way to regulate it doesn’t have to require medications that make you feel odd. In fact, the principles of naturopathy […]
How to Lose Weight With PCOS ?
Figuring out how to lose weight with PCOS can be quite difficult. On the one hand, those with PCOS are more likely to struggle to lose weight. On the other hand, maintaining a healthy weight often also helps mitigate other PCOS symptoms. It can even prevent some of PCOS’ worst health outcomes, like diabetes and […]
PCOS and Hair Loss
If you have PCOS, hair loss is a common symptom. While it’s not the worst physiological symptom, it can take a serious toll on women’s self-esteem and mental health. As a naturopathic doctor, it’s important that I always treat the whole person. This means I never ignore the concerns that other medical professionals might dismiss […]
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS): Diet Do’s and Don’ts
You can manage your PCOS incredibly effectively just by controlling how you eat. Fundamentally, the best PCOS diet is simply a healthy diet that consists of balanced, wholesome, low-glycemic index foods. Eating a variety of foods rich in fibers, proteins, vitamins, and minerals and low in sugars, refined carbs, and highly-processed fats is guaranteed to […]