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Nov 2021
27m 12s

E23 - Nutrition for PCOS

Aidan Muir and Leah Higl
About this episode

PCOS is a condition that affects roughly 12-18% of women of reproductive age, although it is hard to tell exactly since a lot of people go undiagnosed. Nutrition can play a significant role in managing the symptoms of PCOS. In this podcast, Leah and Aidan discuss options that can help, while also highlighting what things are worth prioritising and what options are not. 

(0:00) - Intro

(0:21) - Prevalance & Symptoms

(4:14) - Management Through General Dietary Intake

(5:09) - Weight Management

(8:51) - Anti-inflammatory Style Diets

(10:16) - Low-Carb Diets

(16:14) - Diary & Gluten

(18:56) - Inositol

(21:01) - Magnesium

(22:14) - Omega-3s

(23:07) - Zinc

(25:02) - Chromium

(25:31) - Vitamin D

25:58) - Summary & Outro

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