By Edward Jones


Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome is a disorder of the endocrine system that causes infertility in some women. Women who are in their child-bearing years are most likely to develop PCOS but women of all ages can be affected.

In most serious cases, ovarian cancer can develop if this disease is not treated properly.

Other health complications that can occur are hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and menstrual cycles that are irregular.

Conventional methods are usually the treatment of choice when trying to cure a woman's ovarian cysts. These methods often cause side effects that often cause more health problems or surgical procedures that are commonly ineffective.

Although drug therapies and surgical intervention are aggressive treatment methods, ovarian cyst symptoms can still persist. For these reasons, some women seek out homeopathic methods to get rid of their cysts.

Research studies and clinical trials have shown that consuming certain types of foods can help to dissolve ovarian cysts. This is a side of holistic medicine that most women opt for.

If a woman's insulin levels are abnormal and she adheres to a strict diet designed for PCOS sufferers along with taking the proper minerals and vitamins, she can begin to reverse the discomfort and painful symptoms of PCOS.

Here are some PCOS diet foods that will give you some relief.

If you have the money for them, purchase organically grown fresh vegetables and fruits. Organically grown foods are without preservatives, pesticides, and other unhealthy chemicals.

You should eat at least three meals a day and in that meal there should be fresh vegetables and fruit. These plant-based foods are providing your body with essential nutrients and antioxidants that is needed to maintain healthy brain, skin, and liver cells.

Frozen or dried fruits are also good for you too. Frozen or dried fruits are a great alternative to organic foods, even though organic foods are the better choice.

These foods last for a long time and they retain their freshness longer. Artificial ingredients and preservatives are not in abundance with dried or frozen fruits and vegetables.

You should add more whole grain foods to your diet like whole grain bread made with whole grain flour not enriched flour, steel cut oats, quinoa, whole wheat pasta, and brown rice. When you eat whole grain foods, it helps to maintain normal blood glucose levels.

You should avoid at all costs foods that are high in saturated and trans fats such as, margarine, butters, Bisquick, cake mixes, Ramen noodles, fast food, and frozen foods such as, waffles, frozen pizza, and breaded fish sticks.

Some healthy fats to eat are Pacific or Atlantic mackerel, tuna, salmon, olives, olive oil, and avocados Fish is an excellent source of omega3- fatty acids and avocados help to raise your good cholesterol.

When you eat these types of foods, you will begin to feel better as well as reverse your PCOS. Eating healthier and staying away from animal fats keeps you from introducing extra animal hormones in your body. This is the last thing you need since you are already experiencing hormonal imbalance.

You will also be able to keep your weight to a normal level. By keeping your weight down for whatever is healthy for you, a healthy blood pressure is maintained and your HDL raises while your LDL lowers.

You will be able to maintain a healthy weight that is right for you by eating the right foods for your PCOS condition and doing some exercise to burn off excess weight gain. This can be accomplished by walking on a treadmill or power walking around your neighborhood. Do some activities that will get your heart rate up to burn some of those extra calories you have.

Sweets are some other foods you should eat sparingly or avoid all together. Foods that are made with refined sugars are mayonnaise, non-diet sodas, canned soups, spaghetti sauce, donuts, ice cream, and candy will cause your insulin levels to spike. Soft drinks and other beverages with sugar added to it should also be crossed off of your menu.

You also want to minimize your intake of simple carbohydrate foods like jellies, jams, breakfast cereals with added sugars, white bread and white rice. Simple carbohydrate foods are also made with a lot of starch and sugars and should be avoided.

The best foods to add to your pcos diet are mushrooms, broccoli, turnip greens, cinnamon, sunflower seeds, wheat germ, sesame seeds, tuna, licorice root, and poppy seeds.

You should also add these vitamins to your diet as well, Vitamins, E, C, A, B, and D

Maca Root, DIM, and Vtex are some herbs that will help to shrink ovarian cysts. DIM helps your liver to convert the hormone estrogen into a form that is more healthier.

Saw Palmetto is an excellent herb for regulating estrogen levels and Dandelion root is also a fantastic herb for promoting liver health. It does this by helping to remove the build up of toxins in the body.

After you have done your research about holistic therapy for PCOS, take this article and other findings to a licensed physician or licensed holistic clinician to find out what are the best treatment options for your condition.




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