Insulin is a hormone that controls how the food you eat is changed into energy, or stored as fat for later use. Women with PCOS don’t respond normally to insulin. Resistance to insulin increases the body’s insulin levels which affects normal ovulation by preventing the body from ovulating or limiting the maturation process of the […]
CHASTE TREE (vitex agnus cactus) to balance you hormones and nourish your ovaries. Women with PCOS have more of the male hormone ‘androgen’ than estrogens. Estrogens are also called ‘female hormones’. Higher than normal androgen levels in women can prevent the ovaries from releasing an egg (ovulation) during each menstrual cycle, and can cause extra […]
As weight loss seems near impossible when you’re living with PCOS, CINNAMON could be of help. Over the last 10 years it has been used to aid women with insulin resistance associated with PCOS and those with type 2 diabetes. One study suggests cinnamon may also reduce insulin resistance by slowing the movement of food […]
Around 1 in 10 women of child bearing age suffer with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. That’s a lot right? The symptoms are awful – irregular or absent periods, infertility, weight gain, insulin resistance, facial hair, baldness, acne, skin tags , dark skin around the creases of your neck, breast and groin, and mood issues like depression […]
ANTI-INFLAMMATORY Smoothie – for arthritis, eczema, headaches, frozen shoulder, tendonitis, endometrioisis, migraines, menstrual difficulties and other inflammatory conditions. To reduce inflammation even faster – include Lifestreams ‘Chlorella’. Rich in Vitamin D and, know as the great cleanser. Perfect coming into Spring when our livers likes a bit of a clean out.
Article: Janella Purcell’s Healthy Habits For Thyroid Health thyroid |ˈθʌɪrɔɪd| noun 1 (also thyroid gland) a large ductless gland in the neck which secretes hormones regulating growth and development through the rate of metabolism. [ as modifier ] : thyroid function. thyroid hormones. It’s a small gland with big responsibilities, yet the thyroid”a butterfly-shaped gland […]
It doesn’t have to be your normal though. I was diagnosed with Endo’ at 18, some 30 years ago now. I’m happy to report it hasn’t given me any trouble at all for many years now. It’s possible to beat it. Yes it is! Since writing the below excerpt, I now have added some wonderful […]
Arthritis affects women 3 times more than men. Arthritis, like other conditions that end in ‘itis’ – sinusitis, laryngitis and colitis – is an inflammatory condition. Avoid Refined and highly processed oils also need to be avoided. These are the type that usually come in big plastic bottles labelled vegetable, palm or canola oil, and […]
No it’s not your hormones that make you cry when you watch this trailer, they’re tears of empathy. Many of us women know exactly how she feels. (Or maybe it is our hormones…) The film will be released this year. What a woman Taryn Brumfitt is! Click here to watch trailer
Article: Wellness in perspective JANELLA PURCELL talks us through her health predictions and tells us how we can make 2016 your year of healing and health. Beating STRESS, ADRENAL FATIGUE, FOOD INTOLERANCES, FERTILITY ISSUES. Beating stress: Cortisol is the main stress hormone released by our adrenal glands when we’re in a state of ‘flight or […]
