Beating PCOS: Nutrients for Women’s Health

Vitamin D and omega-3 improve PCOS What is PCOS? Polycystic ovary syndrome is a hormone imbalance—including excess male hormone levels—that changes menstruation, can impair fertility, and raises chances for metabolic syndrome and other physical and psychological conditions. Vitamin D In this study, 40 women with PCOS took a placebo or 3,200 IU of vitamin D…

Hope for PCOS: Nutrients improve symptoms in polycystic ovary syndrome

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine disorder in women of child-bearing age, with symptoms including irregular periods, elevated male hormone levels, and enlarged ovaries. Untreated, the syndrome can lead to type 2 diabetes and other health problems. According to the PCOS Awareness Association, some of the potential issues women face who suffer from…

Rebalancing Metabolism

  How might magnesium and folic acid support one of the most plaguing conditions of our modern-age, Western diet?  Read this article from Natural Insights for Well Being for the answer. Nutrients help restore healthy vital signs in men and women Magnesium Being normal weight, but carrying more fat and less lean muscle mass may…