100% Healthy-ish

BEYOND WEIGHT: On PCOS with Laura Burns and Julie Duffy Dillon

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Making peace with chronic conditions and working WITH the body.

It’s the fifth episode of Beyond Weight - a NEW series that asks the question “how can we manage health concerns without focusing on weight loss, food restriction, and body shame?”.

Today, Jill's talking with Laura Burns and Julie Duffy Dillon of @pcosbodyliberation. These two powerhouses have teemed up to bust PCOS myths and fight for a more compassionate, joyful, truly healing approach to the long-term management of PCOS. They have so much experience and knowledge to share. Enjoy!

In this episode, we discuss:

  • PCOS as a diagnosis of exclusion - and why that's important
  • Tips for advocating for yourself with your healthcare professional
  • The biggest PCOS myths
  • Managing the reality that there is no cure for PCOS
  • A completely alternative approach to managing this chronic condition
  • The power of community when it comes to rejecting diet mentality and managing a health concern
  • The PCOS connection to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and diabetes
  • Why dieting doesn’t help with insulin levels
  • Several (non-food related!) things that increase inflammation in the body
  • Putting the PCOS and low-carb argument TO BED, once and for all
  • Why health is a tricky word and why we need to define it for ourselves

    • Find Laura and Julie on Instagram: @pcosbodyliberation

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    100% Healthy-ishBy Dr. Jillian Murphy, ND (she/her)
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