In episode 19 of the PCOS and Nutrition podcast I had the honor of interviewing Martha McKittrick, one of the pioneers in the PCOS community. With over 25 years' experience in the field of nutrition, Martha is a Registered Dietitian, Certified Diabetes Educator, Wellcoach®-Certfied Health, and Wellness Coach.
Find out
How Martha's interest in PCOS came about.
Reasons why women with PCOS struggle to lose weight
The difference between the metabolism of PCOS women and non-PCOS women.
Women with PCOS have a lower postprandial thermogenesis and what this means.
A possible link between PCOS and appetite dysregulation.
How insulin resistance causes weight gain.
Why women with PCOS report more carb cravings
Emotional eating and weight gain.
How inadequate sleep has an impact on weight gain.
Whether there is a best diet for PCOS
Dietary changes women with PCOS should make to help overcome this symptom?
Why following a diet doesn't help.
The importance of listening to your body.
Focus on small wins.
How to make dietary changes less restrictive, overwhelming and complicated.
Practical ways to ease into the changes in diet and nutrition.
The importance of healthy lifestyle changes, including sleep and exercise.
Will women with PCOS always struggle with their weight or is it something that they can fully manage and overcome.
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Mira
This episode is brought to you by Mira, a company that helps women track their actual hormone levels so they know exactly when their fertile and infertile days are.
As a woman with PCOS who has previously suffered from irregular cycles, I know how difficult it can make tracking your cycles.
Not only this, some PCOS women have constantly high luteinizing hormone (LH) levels that can be as much three times the normal range. This can in turn lead to false readings when using things like Ovulating Predictor Kits because they might not detect a surge in luteinizing hormone as levels are constantly high. But not with Mira. Mira is an Artificially Intelligent-driven fertility device that has been designed with irregular cycles and PCOS women in mind, so it is able to detect the surge in LH above your high baseline. This is because we are all unique and Mira gathers data about you and tailors it's predictions to you. Whereas OPKs are designed around what is 'average'. Mira will record your actual hormone levels each month and it's complex learning algorithm will predict your fertile days every cycle.
The more data Mira gathers about you each month, the smarter it gets and the more accurate it will be at making predictions for your following cycle.
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Let'sGetChecked
I talk a lot about getting to the root cause of your PCOS on this podcast and hormonal testing is one of the most important ways of understanding your condition. Without testing your hormones, it is very difficult to know what type of PCOS you have.Now, many women do not get the PCOS testing they need, whether it is because they're healthcare provider is not very supportive or because they purely do not have the time to visit their doctor. That is why I am excited to announce a new partnership with Let's Get Checked!
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So the way it works is super simple, you choose a test kit online, Let's get checked then delivers it to you in discreet packaging, with next day delivery.You then activate your test, collect your sample in the morning and return it using the prepaid shipping label provided. From there Lets Get Checked reviews your sample in their lab and shares your results with you, via your secure online account within 2 to 5 days. It is super qu
