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How To Treat PCOS Naturally – An Inspiring Success Story



        rally was to make healthy  bohydrate in moderation. I  like your taste buds eas-
 P      diet and lifestyle changes.  particularly stopped eating  ily accommodate to less
 C      I also tried holistic rem-           grains for dinner, which             sweetness in life.

 O      edies for bloating, acne,            really helped improve
 S      gastrointestinal distress            insulin sensitivity and also  Regular Exercise

        and migraines, and thank-            helped me lose weight.
 A      fully, all of them worked.           My diet comprised of                 One of the best ways to
 W      Here is a detailed look              fresh fruits, vegetables,            improve insulin sensitiv-

 A      at what I did to reverse             whole grains, lean cuts of  ity is to exercise regularly.
 R      PCOS without medication. meat and legumes.                                My hectic lifestyle left

 E                                                                                little time for a workout,
 N      A Change In Diet                     Eliminate All Sugar                  which is why I started by
 E                                                                                changing that. A change in

 S      When my gynecologist                 I had already eliminated             job gave me time to start
 S      recommended a ‘healthy               most sugars from my diet,  daily walks in the evening.

        diet’, I wasn’t sure of              but I had replaced them              Come 6 PM, I would turn
 2      what she meant. I already  with artificial sweeteners,  off my laptop, put on my
 0      ate lots of fruits and veg-          which were way worse. I              sneakers and go out for

 2      gies, so what was I do-              stopped using these, and             a long, brisk walk. Soon,
 0      ing wrong? The simple                switched to raw honey                I noticed that a walk in

        answer – Carbohydrates.              whenever I needed to add  fresh air didn’t just do
        I found out that all carbo-          a hint of sweetness to my            wonders for my weight
        hydrates turn into sugars            green tea or oatmeal. But            but also my mental health.

        upon digestion, which                if I am being honest, I re-
        meant that a high-carb diet  trained my taste-buds to                     I enjoyed this time out-

        is a bad idea for those who  enjoy tea, smoothies and                     doors as it helped me beat
        have insulin resistance.             oatmeal without added                stress and fatigue while
                                             sugars.                              clearing up my mind. Ex-

        I gave up on all kinds of                                                 ercise has become an in-
        processed foods and re-              It’s amazing how easy it is  tegral part of my life ever

        fined carbs. I replaced              to give up sugar when you  since and I look forward
        simple carbohydrates like  completely eliminate sim-                      to my daily sessions. To-
        white bread, rice, pasta             ple carbohydrates, starch-           day, I also go for Zumba

        with their whole-grain               es, desserts and processed  classes, practice yoga, lift
        counterparts and ate car-            foods from your diet. It’s           weights at the gym, and



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