It can be ridiculously confusing living with PCOS, you're constantly reading conflicting advice. Each week, I, Clare Goodwin, will be helping to simplify this for you by sharing with you some actionable steps to take and breaking down the latest research so you can actually understand it. I'll also share some real life stories of women who've improved their PCOS symptoms to give you that weekly boost to just keep putting one foot in front of another. If you have PCOS and you want some real t ...
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Fannie's fertility journey, and how she got the answers she needed
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In this episode Clare sits down with Fannie to discuss her PCOS journey, starting from her teenage years dealing with irregular periods and uncertain diagnoses. She shares the impact of PCOS on her life, including symptoms like weight gain, sugar cravings, and insulin resistance. The conversation also delves into the significant role of understandi…
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How we're approaching New Year goals differently
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Each year when January comes about some may think that we need to create all these New Year's resolutions so that this year is going to be our best, only to run out of steam before January is even over (we've been there too). Instead we believe in setting sustainable intentions and goals that you can work towards gradually so you don't feel totally…
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Struggling to stick to your New Year's resolutions? Here's why...
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We're diving into why New Year's resolutions are setting you up to fail and how you can actually make lasting changes by building habits that embody the person you want to be. We've got Sophia Dawson, our resident licensed psychologist here at Ovie, as our special guest. She's sharing her expertise on how to set yourself up for success and build ha…
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Overcoming binge eating disorder & reducing stress: Moriah's PCOS experience
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Moriah describes herself as a 'stressaholic.' Working in a fast-paced, demanding job, she thought this was just part of her life and who she is. She had a tumultuous year with the writer strikes in 2023 and suddenly found herself with a lot of time to spare. Instead of worrying, she decided to put her time off to good use and signed up for our PCOS…
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Isabel's raw and real PCOS journey: From overcoming food obsession and missing periods to internal peace and pregnancy!
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Do you find yourself thinking about food all day long, believing it's just the norm? Isabel thought so too until she learned more about her PCOS. Isabel took part in our program to improve her relationship with food, manage her weight, and understand why all her exercising was pushing her in the wrong direction. She found inner peace through the pr…
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Rachel's Story: 20+ years of trying to lose weight and it all came down to this one thing...
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If you've felt your PCOS symptoms spiralling out of control, and no matter what you do, you just can't seem to get a hold of them, or maybe you didn't even realise all of these things were related to PCOS, this is the podcast for you. Rachel took part in our PCOS management programme after trying multiple diets over 20+ years to control her weight …
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How to be an athlete or train for a purpose with PCOS
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If you've got PCOS and you're worried about it affecting your training, or even your training affecting your PCOS - this is the podcast for you. At Ovie HQ, we're quite an active bunch with a history in high-intensity sports. Over the years, we've been listening to our bodies and figuring out what works for us and how certain types of training affe…
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Breaking down what's driving your PCOS
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In this episode we discuss and explain the main drivers of PCOS, including insulin resistance, stress, inflammation, and thyroid health, and why we can experience the symptoms we do. If you have PCOS, you've probably wondered what's truly driving this condition. With so much information available online, it can be overwhelming to figure out what ap…
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Discover your 'why' and manage your PCOS for life!
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Something we have all of our Ovie users do is to start their journey by discovering their 'why,' which we refer to as their North Star. It's the driving force that keeps you going through tough times and provides a vision of where you want to be in life. While you can't control your symptoms, you can control the steps you take. Within Ovie, we take…
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We went to our Instagram to hear what burning questions you have about everything and anything. In this episode, we cover: How to afford PCOS-friendly foods during inflation Is intermittent fasting good for PCOS? Favorite protein bars What to do at the start of your PCOS journey And much more! Thank you to everyone who sent in their questions. We m…
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Heavy periods & PCOS: What you need to know
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What defines a heavy period? Do heavy periods have to be long periods? When should I seek medical advice regarding my periods? Periods with PCOS can manifest in various ways. The great thing about them is that they can provide valuable insights into your hormonal health, which can help explain how you're feeling. If you're questioning whether your …
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Deep Dive in 5: PCOS experts answer your personal questions
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Do you have a burning question about your health or lifestyle in regards to your PCOS? Is it super specific, and you just don't know how or where to look for the information? We are all so different when it comes to our PCOS, and while navigating life with this condition is already overwhelming, having a personal issue can often leave us feeling un…
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How can I manage my PCOS acne, hirsutism and hair-loss?: Anti-androgens, lifestyle changes and more...
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Anti-androgens for PCOS - What are they? Why might we take them? Are they necessary? What are our options? If you're experiencing acne, hirsutism, or hair loss as symptoms of your PCOS, listen in for an in-depth analysis and description of your options when it comes to managing these challenging symptoms. Sometimes, drugs may feel necessary, especi…
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Dr. Samina on navigating postpartum with PCOS
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We caught up with Dr. Samina to discuss postpartum experiences and how to navigate life with PCOS after having a baby. It's a life changing experience which can also be a nerve-wracking time for many reasons, on top of that you may wonder what your PCOS symptoms will be like in this new phase of life. During our conversation, we address realistic e…
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Overcoming the fear of eating more and gaining weight: The key to sustainable weight loss
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"You need to eat more in order to lose weight" – it goes against everything you've been told about weight loss, right? Well, we're here to tell you that it's TRUE! If you've been living on an extremely restrictive diet for way too long, there are adaptations your body will make to ensure that you survive, including slowing down your metabolism. The…
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The PCOS Guidelines 2023: How to advocate for yourself with health and medical professionals
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Ever felt like you couldn't discuss something with a health or medical professional regarding your PCOS? Maybe you didn't have the tools or information to back yourself up. Well, the newly released PCOS guidelines can help you with that. In this podcast, we touch on some of the main points from the evidence-backed research and hope we can provide y…
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Training with your cycle: Can my PCOS enhance my training?
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Ever been to the gym or out for a run and just felt totally bleugh, but you don't know why, especially when you hit a personal best last week and felt amazing? That could be because of the different phases of our cycle that affect our energy levels due to changes in our hormones. Technically, we have two phases of our cycle, however when it comes t…
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How long will it take to see changes with my PCOS?: Make simple lifestyle changes and reverse your drivers
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So, you're making these lifestyle changes and may be wondering, "When will I start to see the results?" The answer to that depends on your symptoms and the severity of their drivers. The more important question is how do I know I'm on track? Depending on what is causing these symptoms, you're likely to start feeling better internally before you see…
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How to create healthy habits that last: The Ovie approach
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Have you ever tried to make several lifestyle changes all at once, only for it to become so intense that you end up getting burnt out within the first week? We've been there too. At Ovie, our focus is on developing long-term, sustainable habits that genuinely impact your lifestyle. We guide you to make 'towards' moves, leading to a better life in a…
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Trending Now: Debunking The Latest Online Trends
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Trends, you can't avoid them nowadays. They're often started via social media and can go viral within hours. This week, we are discussing current popular trends such as "Girl Plate Dinner" and "What I Eat in a Day" through a critical lens. We will uncover the positives, such as displaying creativity and forming good habits. However, we also emphasi…
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Discovering your PCOS drivers: Introducing Ovie
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It’s an exciting week at The PCOS Nutritionist as we launch our new PCOS management app, Ovie! Ovie helps people with PCOS improve their symptoms and prevent the long-term complications of PCOS by providing them with hyper-personalized health advice based on their specific symptoms. Today, we chat about how Ovie can help you discover those main dri…
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E129: Sick of feeling guilty over the holidays?
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Are you tired of feeling guilty about every single food choice you make over the holidays? Are you sick of getting grilled by your family or friends about your body and food choices? 63% of us do and we don't have to. It's time to put an end to that- life is too precious to waste your mental energy on that. In this latest podcast episode, we're tal…
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124: How to maintain a good relationship with food while improving your PCOS symptoms.
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When you were diagnosed with PCOS, was one of the first things you did go and search up changes to make to help your symptoms? And found that there were about 10,000 different diets out there that were supposedly ‘the’ way to improve all of those frustrating AF symptoms you’ve been dealing with? If you said no, lucky! But if you said yes, girl - we…
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119: The fourth trimester: preparing for birth and postpartum PCOS
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As I’m sure you can imagine having been pregnant with PCOS, I’ve had a raft of questions from other expecting mothers with PCOS and enquiring minds on how I’m preparing for birth and what the heck happens to PCOS postpartum. As you’re listening to this podcast, I’m actually right in the thick of the newborn stage. I’m sure I’ll reflect back on this…
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116: Let’s debunk “breast is best” and talk about how PCOS affects breastfeeding (because it feels like nobody does!)
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Since the birth of my sweet baby girl Flossie last month, I’ve been pretty vocal about my low milk supply and struggles with breastfeeding — not only because of my PCOS but also due to the fact that I had two failed inductions and a c-section. You’re told by your doctor, midwife and antenatal teachers that “breast is best”. I know I had this absolu…
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58: Changing your diet for your PCOS + dealing with judgement from others about your lifestyle changes
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What happens if you have gone plant based for lots of different reasons - a lot of it being ethical reasons - and then you find out that it's not really working for your health and maintaining that way of eating along with making sure your health is in check is making your diet feel very restrictive? So you’re having this internal dilemma because y…
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MINI PODCAST: What’s the best way to remove unwanted hair growth in PCOS?
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We’re starting something new here at The PCOS Nutritionist Podcast - we’re now doing a mini podcast each week! We’ll be asking questions via a question box on The PCOS Nutritionist Instagram story and answering a few of the top ones in a short but sweet 10-15 minute podcast. This week, keeping on the topic of hirsutism (unwanted hair growth), we’re…
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26: What supplements do I take to help my PCOS symptoms?
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To a lot of you, I’m sure your PCOS diagnosis left you thinking ‘okay, now what’? Visiting the doctor, specialists, the OBGYN - everyone just tells you to either go on the Pill or that there’s nothing they can really do about it, so you just have to deal with the hand you’ve been dealt. If you’ve been listening to the podcast or following me for a …
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