Reproductive Disorders

POLYCYSTIC OVARIAN SYNDROME (PCOS): The name simply means that multiple cysts develop on the ovaries, which is just an observation of one of many symptoms of this syndrome. PCOS is a conglomeration of various symptoms arising from hormonal disorder in women, which may manifest as menstrual irregularities, excessive acne, hirsutism (excess hair growth), deepened voice, gestational (pregnancy) diabetes, premature births, miscarriage, pregnancy complications, endometrial cancer, and infertility (Glintborg). PCOS is highly associated with metabolic disorder caused by animal-based foods in the diet (insulin “resistance”) which means that PCOS is best treated the same way diabetes and “insulin resistance” are treated: with the elimination of meat, eggs, and dairy from the diet, and the adoption of a diet of whole plant foods.

ENDOMETRIOSIS: Like PCOS, endometriosis is a disease of hormonal disruption, particularly the disruption of the proper function of the female hormone progesterone. As is common to the medical industry, all current medical interventions provide only temporary relief and none are acknowledged as being really effective in the actual treatment of the disease (Vercellini, et al). Predictably, a change of diet has been the only successful treatment, because it is always most effective to treat a disease by addressing the cause. The best treatment for endometriosis is what researchers call a “low-fat diet” – minimizing or eliminating meat and animal products, as well as added fats (Nirgianakis, et al). Endometriosis is best treated by a diet of whole plant foods to restore proper hormone balance and function.

MORNING SICKNESS: Little research has been done about the association between morning sickness and diet, but there are significant anecdotal reports of women who, having had severe morning sickness (including hyperemesis) in prior pregnancies, changed their diet to whole plant foods (eliminated animal-based foods) and had no morning sickness in consecutive pregnancies. Now that’s a significant – and otherwise unexplainable – change. It seems that morning sickness is a product of “insulin resistance” that can be resolved with a diet of whole plant foods. More evidence is needed to prove this, so if you struggle with morning sickness and would like to experiment with a diet of whole plant foods, please let us know so we can help coach you through the transition and help track your results.