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May 2023
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PCOS: Understanding the Most Common Endo...

NURSE DOZA
About this episode

In this episode Nurse Doza identifies PCOS, a disorder affecting over 5 million women, as a form of insulin resistance. Through his podcast, Nurse Doza offers advice for combatting PCOS symptoms such as sleep issues, energy levels, and fertility cycles by regulating insulin levels.

 

Timestamps:

00:00 Start

04:19 Manage insulin to improve PCOS.

10:15 Eat real food.

11:46 Avoid processed carbs and sugar.

19:30 Support your liver and adrenals.

24:16 Make healthy brown fat.

25:36 Regulate insulin for PCOS.

33:36 Improve PCOS with supplements.

 

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REFERENCES:

Reference: 1997: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9408743/ (1) 

 

2023: Insulin resistance in polycystic ovary syndrome across various tissues: an updated review of pathogenesis, evaluation, and treatment https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9832677/ (2) 

https://www.yourhormones.info/hormones/luteinising-hormone/?ref=letsgetchecked-blog.ghost.io(3) 

 

Reference: 2023: Insulin resistance in polycystic ovary syndrome across various tissues: an updated review of pathogenesis, evaluation, and treatment https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9832677/ (1) 

 

Reference: 2023: Insulin resistance in polycystic ovary syndrome across various tissues: an updated review of pathogenesis, evaluation, and treatment https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9832677/(1) 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Androgen (2)

 

Reference: 2023: Insulin resistance in polycystic ovary syndrome across various tissues: an updated review of pathogenesis, evaluation, and treatment https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9832677/(1) 

 

Reference: Effects of Resveratrol on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27754722/ (1) 

https://physicians.dukehealth.org/articles/resveratrol-reduces-serum-testosterone-women-pcos (2)

Role of taurine in the correction of metabolic dysfunctions in reproductive-aged women with polycystic ovary syndrome https://en.aig-journal.ru/articles/Rol-taurina-v-korrekcii-metabolicheskih-disfunkcii-u-jenshin-reproduktivnogo-vozrasta-s-sindromom-polikistoznyh-yaichnikov.html (3) Impact of myo-inositol treatment in women with polycystic ovary syndrome in assisted reproductive technologies https://reproductive-health-journal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12978-021-01073-3 (4)

“NIH scientists identify nutrient that helps prevent bacterial infection” https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-scientists-identify-nutrient-helps-prevent-bacterial-infection (5)

Modulatory effects of alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) administration on insulin sensitivity in obese PCOS patients https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29090431/ (6)

Myoinositol combined with alpha-lipoic acid may improve the clinical and endocrine features of polycystic ovary syndrome through an insulin-independent action https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28434274/ (7)


Extra ref: autophagy https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8526011/





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