80: Why Women with PCOS Don't Need to Torture Themselves with Diets

PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome) is a metabolic and hormonal disorder that, in many cases, wreaks havoc on the entire body. The cause is unknown and the treatments are far from well-established and/or completely grounded in science.   Common advice from medical practitioners is to lose weight. Unfortunately, however well-intentioned the advice may be, the pursuit of weight loss through diets more often than not leads to even more pronounced and worsened disease state in the body. Women with PCOS are in a rock and a hard place: they're told to lose weight to help treat the condition, but attempting weight loss only makes behaviors and mental health worse off than they were initially.   So what should women with PCOS do with their diagnosis? Listen in as I speak with PCOS expert, Julie Duffy Dillon, RD, about what women with PCOS can do to pursue health in the face of their diagnosis.   Links mentioned: Julie's PCOS and food peace FB group Julie's PCOS and food peace website