Continuing in our series on digestion, today we discuss gut microbiome and assimilation in PCOS. We take a look at why women with PCOS don’t absorb the nutrients that they really need and suffer from poor gut health. In this episode, you’ll hear about how the inflammation, insulin resistance, fat accumulation, and hyperandrogenemia in PCOS is associated with endotoxemia and what studies say about the relationship between the two. We also break down Five R Principle to explain how to go about addressing this condition. To better understand how the hormonal changes associated with PCOS actually alter your gut microbiome and vice-versa, tune in today!

Key Points From This Episode:

• Today’s topic: gut microbiome and assimilation and why women with PCOS don’t absorb the nutrients that they really need.
• The hypothesis that endotoxemia is associated with the inflammation, insulin resistance, fat accumulation, and hyperandrogenemia in PCOS.
• A definition of the gut microbiome. 
• Studies that support an association between the gut microbiome and obesity in humans. 
• What endotoxemia is and how it can affect you.  
• How the hormonal changes associated with PCOS actually alter your gut microbiome and vice-versa. 
• What it’s like to have insulin resistance.  
• The Five R Principle to address this condition. 

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Dr. Minni Malhotra Email

Anchor Wellness Center

The Institute of Functional Medicine