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Your eggs are produced in your ovaries, inside tin

Your eggs are produced in your ovaries, inside tiny fluid-filled sacs, called follicles. As the egg grows, the follicle builds up with fluid. Upon maturation, the follicle breaks open, releases the egg, and the egg travels through the fallopian tube to the uterus for fertilization.

With PCOS, the ovaries don't receive the correct hormonal messaging necessary for an egg to fully mature. The follicles may start to grow + build up fluid; however, ovulation does not occur + as a result, the body does not produce progesterone. Without progesterone, a woman’s menstrual cycle is irregular, sometimes even absent.

no ovulation = no egg to fertilize for pregnancy.

In addition, many women with PCOS exhibit symptoms of insulin resistance + metabolic syndrome, risk factors that raise the risk for heart disease + other problems like diabetes + stroke.

𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚎𝚊𝚝 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚑𝚘𝚠 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚕𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚍𝚒𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚕𝚢 𝚊𝚏𝚏𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚜 𝙿𝙲𝙾𝚂 𝚜𝚢𝚖𝚙𝚝𝚘𝚖𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚊𝚋𝚒𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚢 𝚝𝚘 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚌𝚎𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚜𝚞𝚌𝚌𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚏𝚞𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚊 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚝𝚑𝚢 𝚏𝚞𝚕𝚕-𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚖 𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚐𝚗𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚢.

The most important dietary change for women with PCOS is the complete avoidance of sugar or anything that turns into sugar in the body (bread products, cereals, granola, energy bars, baked goods, pasta, crackers, chips, chocolate, sweets, etc.) This will decrease excess insulin levels, helping to prevent the many symptoms of PCOS.

Instead, focus on eating real, whole, fresh food that you cook yourself. You want to eat lots of clean proteins, healthy fats, + tons of vegetables.

Incorporate the following into your daily diet:
〰 wild-caught fish and seafood
〰 100% grass-fed and grass-finished meat
〰 fats and oils
〰 fruits
〰 vegetables
〰 supplements

A PCOS diagnosis doesn't have to mean your TTC journey comes to an end! There are so many things that you have control over. You have the power to naturally treat your PCOS symptoms + increase your chances of a successful, healthy full term pregnancy.

Looking for additional 1:1 support? Link in bio to schedule with me!

#sarahjanesandy #TTC #PCOS

𝚠𝚑𝚢 𝚊𝚖 𝙸 𝚜𝚘 𝚘𝚋𝚜𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚍 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚑𝚘𝚛𝚖𝚘𝚗𝚎𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚏𝚎𝚛𝚝𝚒𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚢?

Because I've been there.

I've experienced hormone imbalances, too.

By 16, I was having horribly painful periods every 2 weeks accompanied by the classic PMS nightmare.

By 19, I was eating too little, exercising too much, staying out too late, anxiety-ridden, stressed, and pretty much a mess. My cycle remained elusive, never staying around for long + disappearing for months + years at a time.

By 22, I was at a total loss for how to fix my body. I saw a naturopathic doctor, and she was the first person to ask me about my diet, lifestyle, and emotional health. Within four weeks of working with her to tweak my diet, I had my first spontaneous menstrual cycle in years.

This experience fuelled my fascination with food and its ability to heal.

Around this time I left my corporate journalism job and enrolled at the Nutrition Therapy Institute in Colorado to complete the graduate program in nutrition therapy.

I spent the next year studying, personally applying the research, and understanding everything there was to know about how to restore hormonal flow and improve fertility.

I studied with various well-respected practitioners.

I took courses on how to use functional medicine to restore optimal fertility + hormone health, how to optimize thyroid function, how to improve male fertility health, and numerous other topics relating to fertility + hormones.

My research revealed that food + lifestyle changes were the most powerful tools to address the underlying issues of hormonal chaos.

Now my energy is high, moods are stable, food cravings gone, skin is clear, hair is healthy, and my sexual energy + weight are easy to maintain.

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#sarahjanesandy #balancedhormones #fertilitynutrition

𝚏𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝙿𝙼𝚂 𝚜𝚢𝚖𝚙𝚝

𝚏𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝙿𝙼𝚂 𝚜𝚢𝚖𝚙𝚝𝚘𝚖𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚗𝚘𝚋𝚘𝚍𝚢 𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚔𝚜 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝

Bloating, moodiness, irritability, acne, junk food cravings—you're likely very familiar with the usual symptoms of PMS.

The closer you get to your period, the worse you feel.

Until, BOOM, you bleed, and then you feel better, and the previous week's symptoms make sense.

PMS is a combination of physical and emotional symptoms usually caused by an imbalance of estrogen and progesterone after ovulation. When these female sex hormones are in balance, you feel calm, happy, and in control.

When they aren’t, you often feel a little ... unpredictable.

But, did you know that PMS symptoms can go way beyond bloating and cramps?

Here are just a few PMS symptoms that are rarely talked about, but are not uncommon:

😮‍💨 𝚎𝚡𝚎𝚛𝚌𝚒𝚜𝚎 𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚕𝚜 𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚍𝚎𝚛

💪 𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝚒𝚜 𝚕𝚘𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛

🦷 𝚖𝚘𝚞𝚝𝚑 + 𝚐𝚞𝚖 𝚙𝚊𝚒𝚗

💩 𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚘𝚍 𝚙𝚘𝚘𝚙𝚜

🍈 𝚋𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚝 𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚜

What uncommon PMS symptoms do you experience?

#sarahjanesandy #functionalnutrition #PMS #periodhealth #balancedhormones

This video always makes me smile 🥰. Today espe

This video always makes me smile 🥰.

Today especially remembering how precious this life is ❤️

so, you just got a positive pregnancy test, huh?

so, you just got a positive pregnancy test, huh?

These next nine months might be a bit of a rollercoaster, but it's ALL worth it!

Here's my favorite suggestions to offer my clients how to thrive during the next nine months, supporting the growth + development of that sweet babe in your womb:

𝚎𝚊𝚝 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕 𝚏𝚘𝚘𝚍 𝚊𝚜 𝚘𝚏𝚝𝚎𝚗 𝚊𝚜 𝚙𝚘𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚋𝚕𝚎
Stick to real, whole, high-quality ingredients as often as you can. If you have a craving, choose the highest quality version of it.

𝚎𝚊𝚝 𝚙𝚕𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚢 𝚘𝚏 ...
organic high quality protein, healthy fat sources, fiber-rich carbohydrates, and organic colorful fruits + veggies.

𝚊𝚟𝚘𝚒𝚍 …
conventional animal products, refined sugar, refined grains, non-organic dairy, industrial vegetable oils, non-organic corn or soy, and highly processed foods.

𝚝𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚑𝚒𝚐𝚑 𝚚𝚞𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚢 𝚜𝚞𝚙𝚙𝚕𝚎𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚞𝚙𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚝 𝚊 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚝𝚑𝚢 𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚐𝚗𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚢
Real, whole foods should always come before supplements, but there are certain nutrients that you won't be able to maximize through food alone. Targeted supplements will help you get everything that you and babe need to thrive, specifically: Prenatal, Fish Oil, Vit D, Phosphatidylcholine, + Magnesium [link in bio for all].

𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚜𝚞𝚛𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞’𝚛𝚎 𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚎𝚗𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚎𝚒𝚗
Protein needs while pregnant are 1.7 grams of protein/kg of bodyweight. As your body weight changes throughout pregnancy, your protein needs will change too.

𝚍𝚎𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚎 𝚎𝚡𝚙𝚘𝚜𝚞𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚘𝚡𝚒𝚗𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚎𝚗𝚟𝚒𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝
Always choose organic foods, replace toxic body care products + cleaning supplies with clean, non-toxic alternatives, filter your water, and avoid unnecessary chemicals.

𝚖𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚋𝚘𝚍𝚢 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝚍𝚊𝚢
Get at least 45 - 60 mins daily of moderate aerobic exercise + full-body functional movements. No excessive running or multiple days of high intensity exercise.

𝚍𝚎-𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚜
Breathe deep into your belly, meditate, quiet your mind.

And finally, enjoy every moment, even the tough ones. Know that the heartburn, nausea, pelvic pain and tender breasts don't last forever.

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